Why do so many people comment and then delete their message? (piefed.ca)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Pratai@piefed.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I know this is a thing on Reddit where idiot kids will circumvent ToS and subreddit rules by deleting their commment because it remains as a notification, while removing any reportable trace, but that’s not how Lenny works. Deleted comments show that a person commented but does not show they comment.

So, why is this so common?

(If this isn’t the place to ask, my apologies. I just don’t know what the right pace to ask it is if this isn’t the one. Also. I’m blocking all the clowns that think it’s funny to comment and delete.)

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[-] Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

because it remains as a notification, while removing any reportable trace

This.

It's a chickenshit hit & run tactic for hate speech.

Used mainly by those who decry hate speech online.

Go Figger. .

[-] Pratai@piefed.ca 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, the issue is these dumbasses think it works like Reddit here. It doesn’t.

[-] Felis_Catus_Domesticus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

maybe the culture will adjust and change over time.

the internet didn't always suck like it has for the past 10-15 years.

it went from what is was in the 90's to what it is today.

maybe the pendulum will swing back in the other direction eventually, as is the trend in most things.

either because people simply move on, or because people begin to see the error that is present in the current way of doing things.

life is tough. people are assholes. deal with it.

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