When I delete a comment on Lemmy, people can still see that there used to be a comment by me that I later deleted. What’s the reasoning for that?

Edit: changed “post” to “comment”.

    • 712@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      I can understand it if the comment is part of a thread. But I think comments without replies should be fully deletable.

      • velma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        24·
        5 days ago

        Then go back to Reddit, I guess? I swear I’m not saying that in a snarky way. But nothing is ever truly deleted even if you can’t see it on your profile anymore.

        • 712@discuss.tchncs.deOPEnglish
          3·
          5 days ago

          I don’t wanna go back to Reddit. I know what you mean when you say “nothing is ever truly deleted”, but there is a difference between a comment being displayed as “deleted by creator” and the comment not being displayed at all while still existing under the hood.

          • velma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            41·
            5 days ago

            There are some instances that allow you to hide your deleted comments and posts, but it’s really just hiding it from yourself. Because of the way different instances are federated, your comments may still appear in other places even after you’ve deleted it. Smarter people than myself can explain it better.