A screenshot, taken way before rexxit, of two comments on reddit, dated “1 year ago”.

The first comment is by a deleted user and the comment has been removed. The second comment is a reply to the deleted comment and it says: “That solved it. Thanks!”

Edit: added temporal context.

  • @[email protected]English
    15•2 years ago

    I’m really torn by this. Should all this data be preserved for the betterment of society, or is that what Reddit should get for killing their goose that laid golden eggs…

    • @ProximaChadEnglish
      9•2 years ago

      Mass deleting comments is something that just makes us feel better. Reddit still profited off the post with people clicking on it. They just see a deleted message instead of an answer.

      • @arvereEnglish
        6•2 years ago

        but won’t it eventually fade from search results due to SEO?

        • @ProximaChadEnglish
          2•2 years ago

          I think as long as the original post is up it would hit enough key words but I could be wrong. Deleting the actual post is more effective than the comments.