Seems that if we delay deleting content to after July 1st it might be nigh on impossible. As traffic from goggle to old posts will still benefit reddit should we delete or not?

EDIT just spotted this

  • Vaggumon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I deleted two accounts, and all comments, votes, and posts. One 8 and one 12 year old. With over 100k Karma combined. I’d recommend it to anyone who cares about the situation.

  • Restaldt@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Theyll just restore it.

    Delete the account and move on stop giving them clicks

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    1 year ago

    I know I may be in the minority, but I’ve decided to not delete anything from my account. None of my posts or comments have a massive amount of karma and Reddit was really the only social media that I actively participated in. Call me sentimental or stupid but I don’t want that record to completely go away.

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    1 year ago

    Done my part. deleted all post and then deleted my account. No need to get attached to those post/comments.

    We start a new life in lemmy o7

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    I just think the mass deletion of content is such a loss for the internet as a whole. I wish instead of people supporting deleting Reddit comments, there was a way for individuals to upload a history of their comments onto a Lemmy instance. I just think deleting all of your reddit contribution is a massive loss for the Internet, regardless of the significance of the contribution.

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      1 year ago

      Doesn’t mean much without the context.

    • abff08f4813c@kbin.social
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      This is exactly what I am doing. Saved all my comments and posts with a script, now slowly reposting my own original content into the fediverse.

      There are a lot of guides on how to do this in the RedditMigration magazine on kbin.social

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      Totally agree. Would be so nice if there was a way to mirror our Reddit past into the fediverse.

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    1 year ago

    My decision is to contribute here, and leave Reddit. I’m not deleting anything, but fully understand those who do.

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      1 year ago

      The billing cycle for many using the API, which is also when many developers will simply be shutting down their apps/software to not incur costs.

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        1 year ago

        Ah this affects the delete my comments tools?

        • Elle@lemmy.worldM
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          1 year ago

          I think so, and that seems to be the mentality those discussing whether or not to do so share.

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    1 year ago

    I’ve actually done it in the past that every once in a while I just purge my comment history entirely. I’m gonna be pretty pissed off if I can’t do this in the future…

  • NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Definitely was my preference to delete all my past comments and posts, ended up using a chrome plugin that changes all the comments to blank, and then deleted them. Pretty straightforward.

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    1 year ago

    I am deleting my messages and posts right after I receive my requested data and information from reddit. Even If i have to do it manually. You can do the same by following these instructions

    • Omega@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Thanks! I just deleted every comment available on my profile. But I can see there’s more. Hopefully this makes it easier

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        1 year ago

        They have 30 days to comply so it wouldnt necessarily burn their servers but its still a nice middle finger before saying goodbye. Also I am truly curious what data about me they have managed to produce

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    I’m thinking hard about it, and I’m leaning towards delete.

    If it was just monitization I don’t think I’d care much, but Reddit is also treating mods and contributors with contempt and I don’t think they deserve the chance to reward themselves for it.

    • Omega@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s the thing for me. Complete disdain for contributors. So if they don’t want my 180k Karma worth of content, then so be it.