Fediverse

Internet points aren't the only reason people delete their posts/comments, though?

I think people should think seriously about deleting posts, but comments that don't contribute to the discussion for whatever reason definitely have a shelf life.

And that's aside from the old "a comment you made 10 years ago in another life gets you fired/cancelled" issues due to times changing, some shitlord quoting you out of context, etc, etc.

Not that I care about it, but mBin definitely does have a lifetime reputation score you can find on someone's profile if you really care to see it

I delete posts older than two days if they didn't contribute something worth looking up again later

On one hand, yes I find it irritating the way people treat their profile like some kind of extension of their personality and only post comments that will be well received.

One the other hand, I don't really see much "knowledge" being removed from the fediverse. I don't really understand how this behavior is devastating to communities.

I figured it was just instances culling old posts without a lot of engagement. I’ve had posts or comments that I’ve made get deleted and I didn’t request them

Don’t tell me what to do. Also, thanks for the info!

I've deleted multiple posts for different reasons:

• answers were crap (mostly offtopic, missing the point, simply attacking me instead of the question, etc.)
• mbin doesn't support muting notifications from topics, so I'd just keep getting them, so it was simpler to delete than wait for people to stop talking
• I got my answers and it wasn't that important

I don't give 2 shits about "points". You could make this the most downvoted comment on the planet and I would leave it up (if I didn't get notifications)

People delete their posts because they aren't getting karma? That's kinda sad.