Post · bonfire.cafe

I see why people may want to auto purge posts on Mastodon but that is unfair to people who reply or quote post, which leaves orphan replies and interactions with no context. It also leaves database entries and media that may come with interactions on servers.

I think one option to be fair would be to create a post setting that marks a post with an icon or something warning people that it is subject to auto purging, giving people advance notice who then can decide to interact or not

Post not made with the auto purge option can still be deleted but must be deleted manually.

It would be great if manually deleted posts had a user panel that users could see and then manage their orphaned interactions.

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Michael Downey :notAI:

@downey@floss.social · 5 hours ago

@paul And what about manually-deleted posts?

Paul Chambers🚧

@paul@oldfriends.live · 3 hours ago

@downey Not sure if you read under the "read more", but "Post not made with the auto purge option can still be deleted but must be deleted manually.

It would be great if manually deleted posts had a user panel that users could see and then manage their orphaned interactions."

Michael Downey :notAI:

@downey@floss.social · 3 hours ago

@paul Yes, but, do you think that manually deleted posts are also "unfair to people who reply or quote post"?

Paul Chambers🚧

@paul@oldfriends.live · 2 hours ago

@downey , Re is it fair to manually delete a post, generally, I think it is unfair to remove a record of a conversation and other people should have the option to not engage instead of phantom posts of half a conversation without context.

I understand some people may need to delete a post, but yeah, I think it is unfair to do this and users should have a UI section or other notification, that shows orphaned replies

If a software is capable of deleting a post, it should have the capability to notify people who have replied that the post is no longer there and their comments are lingering forever without context.

Note, I am putting this on the software not the user who deletes their stuff, whether on a recurring schedule or manually. Just let me know before I engage, esp for accounts that use automatic purging. I may reply but I may add extra context to my reply, like I did at the start of this reply