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Re:Blocking Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, but Will Erase W... by nikisweeting on Sunday March 22, 2026 @04:37AM (#47475567)
Doesn't HN prevent that? I thought edits lock upon the first reply.
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Re:Blocking Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, but Will Erase W... by martey on Sunday March 22, 2026 @04:55PM (#47482033)
Unfortunately, no. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27395320.
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Re:Blocking Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, but Will Erase W... by nikisweeting on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @02:43PM (#47507291)
Weird, I dont have any edit option on my comment after you replied.

Maybe it's a karma-gated feature?

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Re:Blocking Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, but Will Erase W... by philipkglass on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @02:44PM (#47507307)
I don't think that it is karma-gated, but you can only edit the comment for two hours after it's posted. Then it's frozen.
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Re:Blocking Internet Archive Won't Stop AI, but Will Erase W... by nikisweeting on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @03:55PM (#47508175)
Ah that makes sense.
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