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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by emmelaich on Monday July 10, 2023 @09:52AM (#36666443)
Try asking them to type in "i understand this cannot be undone" in a text box before they confirm.
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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by dingaling on Monday July 10, 2023 @10:06AM (#36666664)
"Undone" is a travesty of a word, though. Pedantically it should mean "not done", in the manner of unencrypted or unwanted or unfeeling.

The correct construction should be "dedone", but that's so awkward that "revert" is probably a better option.

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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by Aloha on Monday July 10, 2023 @10:12AM (#36666747)
undone is easier to understand to native speakers who do not have a great grasp on language than reverted.

Also "you need to unencrypt first" is closer to the common use of language.

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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by Sohcahtoa82 on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:26PM (#36668654)
Should "unzip" be "dezip" then?

Should "unbuckle" be "debuckle"?

Unlock, untie, unplug, unfold, I could go on.

Sorry, but your pedantry is simply incorrect. "un-" as a prefix to mean reverting the action is perfectly valid and very common.

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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by gowld on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:43PM (#36671901)
My brother in Strunk&White, that ship sailed 100years ago, and can't be unsailed.
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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by YeGoblynQueenne on Monday July 10, 2023 @10:06AM (#36666658)
@User :types Iunnerstan that cant be udon
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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by marcosdumay on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:13PM (#36668438)
No problem, this error is not irreversible.
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Re:Idiot Customers Will Accidentally Cancel Their Subscripti... by gowld on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:44PM (#36671913)
Can't be udon pasta 30day window.
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