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I really like lemmy and have stopped using reddit months ago. My only real gripe with lemmy is the title: when a conversation gets going in the comment section, that gets killed when the post is deleted, for whatever reason. I can't even go back to a conversation and have a look at the comment threads to "dwell in nostalgia" (or whatever) if the post to the comment section gets deleted. Piecing the threads together from the inbox and my comments on my profile, and continuing a discussion via direct messages is cumbersome and kind of antithetical.

So, feature request, I guess: Enable retrieving comment sections of deleted (removed from community) posts. Bonus points if new comments could be added after the deletion (/removal) of a post.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I find that problematic from an ethical perspective.

You are not entitled to the moderation you want, host your own instance, it's their club.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It seems you completely missed the point. I made no comment on moderation in any way, shape, or form.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The point is i think it is a moderation decision to do that, you are welcome to host your own instance with a modified version of lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The scenario I laid out clearly doesn't involve mods or admins. Though mods' or admins' intervention has the same effect. As pointed out by at least one mod here in the comments, it is problematic from their perspective too, because nuking entire threads by deleting one comment or post is a technical limitation, not a moderation issue

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

That comic is so full of shit. Anyway, enjoy brown nosing mods forever because the moment stop toeing that line, you're gonezo