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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by 0xmohit on Friday November 25, 2016 @11:42AM (#13037907)
Funny. They site says that they don't do that.

Quoting from Reddit Help: Will you remove something defamatory about me or my friend? [0]:

  The best way to deal with incorrect information on the Internet is to post
  the correct information next to it. The reddit community is usually very
  supportive of such a response, and will likely vote to give the correction
  greater prominence than the original post. Redditors love a good
  counterpoint.
[0] https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204528069-Will-...
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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by oneeyedpigeon on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:29PM (#13038302)
That quote heavily suggests that it's talking about a one-off post rather than a foaming-at-the-mouth mob spamming libellous abuse.
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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by 0xmohit on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:46PM (#13038456)
In that event, wouldn't it better to pull down the post? Better than edits, no?
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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by oneeyedpigeon on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:51PM (#13038498)
Of course, but like I said in another post, human beings are not 100% rational 100% of the time, particularly when suffering from a barrage of abuse.
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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by meowface on Friday November 25, 2016 @03:54PM (#13039752)
Sure, but he should resign. Pizzagate is ridiculous, "spez is a pedo accusations" are ridiculous, but a CEO of a massive (user-wise) company silently and childishly editing their comments in a confusing way is also ridiculous.
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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by siidooloo on Friday November 25, 2016 @12:24PM (#13038272)
Witch hunts and brigading are also against their rules.
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Re:Deleting the golang subreddit by user5994461 on Sunday November 27, 2016 @09:59AM (#13049448) 

    The reddit community is usually very
  supportive of such a response
No they're not. They prefer trolling or upvoting whatever sounds cooler.
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