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
    11·
    6 days ago

    True. But the fact that a removed comment in a post is displayed as “deleted by creator” is a choice of the Fediverse protocol, isn’t it?

    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      19·
      6 days ago

      That’s because you can’t truly delete a comment in a chain without breaking it.

      If others replied to your comment, you deleting your comment would break the thread.

      So a placeholder gets left behind.

      • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        Wait hows that different than reddit? I know they arent federated so the server explanation doesnt apply but as for what is seen when deleted, didnt reddit always just say deleted, instead of deleted by owner? Its been a hot minute but didnt they also display removed when something was removed by mod or for breaking rules?

        • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          Yeah at least on old Reddit it shows something different depending on why the comment is no longer visible. So for example it says Unavailable if someone blocks you.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      6 days ago

      That display is dependent on your view into the fediverse. If it was deleted on your instance, yes. If viewed from a different instance, not necessarily…