It’s about using Reddit Enhancement Suite to delete data
Interesting that it’s possible with RES. But it requires the user to copy paste some code.
A better automated approach:
PowerDeleteSuite. Smooth process, can recommend. AMA if you have troubles or questions.
Also allows you to replace posts/comments with another text, for example hints where to go instead.
It’s what I used to erase my account. Worked flawlessly to delete 8 years of comments and threads.
Wish people wouldn’t do this, though I do understand the motivation. IMO it ends up punishing other Internet users (who are the ones getting value from years-old comment threads) vastly more than it punishes the owners and employees of Reddit, Inc. (who get most of their value from people participating in active discussions and seeing ads along the way).
The end result is that you search for “how to fix a broken curtain rod” on Google and the search results are full of comment threads like
- Anyone know how to fix a broken curtain rod?
- [deleted]
- Oh, that’s a good idea. How do you unscrew the end if you do it that way?
- Hello! I have removed my comment from reddit because I don’t like the way they’re running their company. You can find me on Lemmy.
- Thanks! That worked.
- Hello! I have removed my comment from reddit because I don’t like the way they’re running their company. You can find me on Lemmy.
- Oh, that’s a good idea. How do you unscrew the end if you do it that way?
- [deleted]
Reddit still gets the revenue from the ad at the top of the page, so the only person you’ve successfully stiffed is the person who was looking for an answer.
We are not punishing internet users like you wrote, we are punishing reddit users.
Yes, people get frustrated when reddit is not good anymore and that’s exactly what reddit deserves. A frustrated user will look for other places and not use reddit.
There has been many sites before reddit alienating it’s user base. Many are forgotten now by young people. Reddit won’t die over night, it’s a slow process of just losing more and more popularity.
Yeah, the idea is that that user might be less likely to return to Reddit after this frustrating experience, and over time user numbers dwindle.
What if goal is to make reddit search results a frustrating experience that people start doing - reddit
- Anyone know how to fix a broken curtain rod?
Don’t bother, they’re restoring them.
Someone on Hackernews coined to use AI to generate random text and replace existing comments with that, which I find really interesting. They won’t be able to restore those comments
WHAT?! That is a new low, even for steve
Seems like there’s some cages being rattled at Reddit HQ regardless of what spez claims.
I’m still going to do it. If nothing else to cost Reddit the time and expense of restoring from backup.
