Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hostile redesign killed it

Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by constantcrying on Monday June 12, 2023 @04:48AM (#36290296)

> (removing extreme TOS stuff - racism, hate speech etc)

Why would you edit these? Deletion seems far superior, do you want people to go around editing out the racism of peoples posts? Seems absurd.

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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by JumpCrisscross on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:07AM (#36290468)

> Deletion seems far superior, do you want people to go around editing out the racism of peoples posts?

The generous argument for would be it preserves any redeeming value in the offending comment. The practical answer is he wanted something to rail against.

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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by smcl on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:30AM (#36290652)

Can't really see how my comments suggest I'm "rail[ing] against" something

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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by JumpCrisscross on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:44AM (#36290781)

> how my comments suggest I'm "rail[ing] against" something

Sorry, clarified. Spez wanted something to attack.

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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by smcl on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:46AM (#36290799)

Ahhhh sure, no worries!

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Re:Before Reddit and Digg, there was Fark. Then a user-hosti... by smcl on Monday June 12, 2023 @05:00AM (#36290390)

I'd personally hide or delete them. But I can see why someone might argue for this functionality, it's not totally absurd.

What's absurd is a CEO editing posts to troll people

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