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”.

  • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    18·
    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
      31·
      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.