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Ask HN: Why am I unable to delete my submissions after a period of time?

6 points by workerdee ↗ HN
Does anyone know the reasoning behind this?

8 comments

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hobs
Just like most things on HN, once you have submitted it (either comment or article) it becomes the record. You have a limited time to edit things, but after some time you could go back and "rewrite" the conversation, this type of thing prevents that.
anc84
Deleting content disrupts conversation, see eg [deleted] on Reddit where people can delete their posts anytime.
cJ0th
yeah, but if you could delete a post that received 0 upvotes [i.e. nobody values it] and not a single comment then deleting it wouldn't annoy anybody.
DanBC
Some people game the system.

Allowing people to delete and resubmit articles is another opportunity for people to game the system.

milankragujevic
I used to do that before, not knowing that it's against the rules. I don't do that anymore.
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masters3d
Think of it like sending an email. You can't edit it once you send it.