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#1 2010-07-17 16:35:58
- Darkchocolate
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-07-21
- Posts: 38
Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
That would be cool if you could delete comments you made on other people's projects, because sometimes you make comments that sound really lame because you didn't read the project notes very well, or if you said something really harsh. I know you can just reply, but I think it would be easier if you could delete them.
Bye!
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#5 2010-07-17 17:37:18
- ScratchReallyROCKS
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-04-22
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
coolstuff wrote:
This has been suggested a number of times in the past, and I was shocked when I saw the Scratch website didn't already have this! I support 100.1%
Yeah? Well I support 100.100000000000001%! Beat that 
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#6 2010-07-17 17:39:27
- gettysburg11
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2008-06-14
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
I support this too. I have some n00by comments from when I first joined that I'd rather have deleted than stay.
Off topic: Well, I support 9001%! What about that?
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#8 2010-07-17 18:24:42
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
I agree about 100.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001%.
I was so tempted.
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#9 2010-07-17 18:45:10
- scratch_yoshi
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2009-06-12
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
You just got support'd!
Retired from Scratch, but just the language itself. Not the forums.
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#11 2010-07-18 04:35:25
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
I support 100%! *summons Paddle2See* Fix this!
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#13 2010-07-18 13:22:42
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
Ah - the reason we can't do this is that Scratch relies on an open security model. Everyone can see everyone else's comments. If we allowed people to delete their comments directly after posting them, then it would be possible to have private conversations by commenting when one person was on, and then deleting the comment directly after they read it (before anyone else might have the chance to flag it). Unfortunately, it's likely some people would use this power to cyberbully.
So - sorry guys, I can see that this would be nice, but its just not practical.
But even if you have old noobish comments that are still visible, I think it's likely that people will understand and forgive you. Everyone has to start somewhere!
Help Scratchers make the leap to 2.0!
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#14 2010-07-18 13:27:33
- gettysburg11
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- Registered: 2008-06-14
- Posts: 1000+
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
I guess that makes sense. Thanks for explaining!
Last edited by gettysburg11 (2010-07-18 13:27:43)
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#17 2010-07-18 15:19:14
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
Lightnin wrote:
Ah - the reason we can't do this is that Scratch relies on an open security model. Everyone can see everyone else's comments. If we allowed people to delete their comments directly after posting them, then it would be possible to have private conversations by commenting when one person was on, and then deleting the comment directly after they read it (before anyone else might have the chance to flag it). Unfortunately, it's likely some people would use this power to cyberbully.
This is actually quite easy with what is currently given anyways, if not easier than the method you suggested, simply by posting on old projects to exchange the messages, and once you receive the message you can delete it and post on one of theirs.
I can understand the want to limit private messages, but not being able to delete your own comments is going a bit far. After all, way back when we could, and I don't recall anything bad happening from that...
"Boinoinoi is the only person on the forums that I expect to be wearing a monocle all the time behind that screen, so I'm sure being as classy as he is, he knows what he's doing"
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#18 2010-07-18 22:29:02
Re: Delete Your Comments On Other's Projects
Hmmz i agree.
I agree [insert over 9000! project here] percent!
Actually, i support [insert over 9000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000] here
Back in my day.... there were no laws that censored the internet... now, there are.... nah.
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