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I was the mod who deleted the comment - thanks for bringing this up. The main reason I deleted it was that I figured that the comment was primarily for the benefit of the poster, rather than the co...
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2020-09-23T14:14:57Z (over 4 years ago)
- I was the mod who deleted the comment - thanks for bringing this up.
The main reason I deleted it was that I figured that the comment was primarily for the benefit of the poster, rather than the commenter. Given that there's an edit history, even if you didn't remember the exact request you'd made, the formatting change was the only modification, so I assumed it would jog your memory if need be. It's not easy to judge when a person is likely to have seen a comment, but waiting more than a day before I delete would probably be a good rule of thumb in the future.- A secondary reason I deleted it was that it was . . . a little bit rude. Saying "Currently, this post is too annoying to read" is not really a constructive way of putting things. The use of "ridiculous" was also a bit over-the-top. Particularly given the fact that this was the user's first post, I think that it's a good idea to avoid be abrasive. First impressions of a community can have a huge impact, particularly for a community as young and small as ours.
- I was the mod who deleted the comment - thanks for bringing this up.
- The main reason I deleted it was that I figured that the comment was primarily for the benefit of the poster, rather than the commenter. Given that there's an edit history, even if you didn't remember the exact request you'd made, the formatting change was the only modification, so I assumed it would jog your memory if need be. It's not easy to judge when a person is likely to have seen a comment, but waiting more than a day before I delete would probably be a good rule of thumb in the future. Apologies for the inconvenience.
- A secondary reason I deleted it was that it was . . . a little bit rude. Saying "Currently, this post is too annoying to read" is not really a constructive way of putting things. The use of "ridiculous" was also a bit over-the-top. Particularly given the fact that this was the user's first post, I think that it's a good idea to avoid be abrasive. First impressions of a community can have a huge impact, particularly for a community as young and small as ours.
#1: Initial revision
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2020-09-23T14:14:40Z (over 4 years ago)
I was the mod who deleted the comment - thanks for bringing this up. The main reason I deleted it was that I figured that the comment was primarily for the benefit of the poster, rather than the commenter. Given that there's an edit history, even if you didn't remember the exact request you'd made, the formatting change was the only modification, so I assumed it would jog your memory if need be. It's not easy to judge when a person is likely to have seen a comment, but waiting more than a day before I delete would probably be a good rule of thumb in the future. A secondary reason I deleted it was that it was . . . a little bit rude. Saying "Currently, this post is too annoying to read" is not really a constructive way of putting things. The use of "ridiculous" was also a bit over-the-top. Particularly given the fact that this was the user's first post, I think that it's a good idea to avoid be abrasive. First impressions of a community can have a huge impact, particularly for a community as young and small as ours.