The Abilene paradox - Wikipedia

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[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

A+++

Recent example: /s/Comics/comments/3f9x/marvel_comics_introduces_new_nonbinary_superhero/

[–]One_Jack_Move 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Here's a short video (no real audio) that explains it well too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwFUkm-p404

(oops, this was supposed to be a 1st level comment, not a reply. Oh well.)

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (7 children)

Much appreciated nonetheless. BONUS! I would have missed it otherwise. Thanks.

That's an inherent flaw of Reddit/SaidIt. On the CorbettReport.com forum you can comment and choose to 1) get zero notifications, 2) get notifications about responses to your comment, 3) get notifications about all comments on that OP.

[–]One_Jack_Move 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I thought about deleting the comment and reposting it top level. But if I remember correctly, here on Saidit if you delete your post it stays there and just changes the poster to [deleted]. So I decided we didn't need the comment twice.

[–]JasonCarswell 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I did not know that. I assumed that was from admins deleting or someone deleting after someone had commented on it. I know there's a user named "[deleted]" who is always using different aliases and then deleting them but somehow able to keep the posts and comments up.

Maybe /u/magnora7 and/or /u/d3rr can clarify?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

deleting a link post just hides it from everyone, deleting a text post replaces the text with deleted, deleting your account replaces your username with deleted. and something for comments..

[–]One_Jack_Move 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks for clearing that up!

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

So it's all kinda permanent? Maybe kinda like a blockchain but not? I kinda gleaned it was kinda like that as the wiki is very similar. Just stacking immutable versions. I wonder how many corrected comments I've made are buried.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

yes, from a user perspective the stuff is permanently gone. our db still has it but it won't be shown.

[–]Stankmango 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

"Where in hell are we?"

"I don't know. I was just following you."

"What? But I was following you!"