I've deleted a few comments where I read further in the thread and realized somebody already said what I said, or I interpreted the topic incorrectly and my comment was meaningless, or some other reason I thought it just didn't add anything. I think I deleted an Ask Lemmy question one time because I almost immediately found the answer myself or decided the question really didn't make any sense.
this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2025
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I've done it once asking a question. However once I got my answer and I edited my post with "solved with (insert reply from one of comments)" and people still replied with the same answers for a few days with slight variations. I got fed up with notifications and deleted the post.
you should delete this post
To prevent annoying trolls from digging through my post history, mostly. I've seen people do this on Lemmy, one person even had a stalker that would go server to server to reply angrily to their posts because he felt "wronged" somehow. Plus, nobody is reading this stuff after a month anyway, the only readership of old comments is AI scrapers trying to steal my words for their algorithm.
Of course, deleting stuff on Lemmy doesn't mean actually deleting anything. You can trivially ignore deletion requests as a server and some seem to keep old copies of deleted content.
There's no automated way to do it with Lemmy so I've written my own automation tool that occasionally runs.
5mb tool to delete comments. Also available as an .exe
Feels like smashmouth_heynow.mp3.exe all over again lol
I've seen people do this on Lemmy, one person even had a stalker that would go server to server to reply angrily to their posts because he felt "wronged" somehow.
those need to be reported and banned, their replies mass deleted.
Plus, nobody is reading this stuff after a month anyway,
Because we don't have a proper (or any) system for subscribing to threads. but if I have saved a link for myself for future reference, it'll be gone!
I'm just saying, don't be surprised if people start running instances that disobey deletions
I gotta be honest. Idk how there isn’t a removededit for lemmy yet.
Personally the app I use sucks, so I realize I commented on the wrong thread and I delete the duplicate
Me reading my posts from a week ago: "Fucking hell, I used to be so cringe back then!"
It's that quick for you? I either immediately cringe, or it takes years to fester in my brain and then suddenly it's my brain tripping me up with "remember that stupid comment you made to this person years ago? CRINGE! CRINGE FOR ME, MINION!"
Yeah I'm not sure why
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My feelings exactly.
I tend to do the much more efficient system of writing an entire essay to then decide to delete it before posting.
I recognize that strategy. I'd be typing out an entire epistle, only to delete it all in the end, because I figure I wouldn't add anything to the discussion, or I don't feel good enough to comment on something :)
Half the time, it’s because I don’t read the original comment closely enough and realize that my point no longer makes sense, but I usually only do this if it’s less than a minute or two after posting.
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I always assumed it was because either deleted because it was a bot post, or they self-deleted because they got down voted and got mad about it.
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Often, they just spin up a disposable account, post, and delete the whole account w/content after they're done. It's annoying AF and incredibly selfish. For a while, it was the same person doing it, though not sure if that's still the case.
Regardless, those people have ruined things for everyone (especially legit new users) and I will not engage with accounts newer than 30 days. Lemm.ee evacuation notwithstanding, I kinda wish other people took a similar stance and maybe these people will knock that off.
I agree. It's annoying and selfish. I often go back to older threads I've participated in to see other people's points of view, to see if maybe I missed something. But to then see "permanently deleted" or words of that effect, that's just sad. I can't learn from those. No one can.
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Sometimes I'll submit a comment that's too jaded and cynical that I don't want to expose others to after some hindsight.
Idk why but when I see deleted by creator I think it's funny to imagine God personally zapping it from existence but they still leave that so everyone knows it was them
the divine voice of the lord booms down from the heavens: "CRINGE"
a clap of thunder vaporizes the blasphemer where they stand, leaving nought by a smouldering pile of ash
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