Ask HN: What is the best edit/delete setup for Internet forum content?

2 pointscodingclaws1 comment

I'm building an Internet forum with posts and nested comments like HN. What do you think is the best edit/delete policy for posts and comments?

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Editing should be allowed for an hour or so in order to fix spelling mistakes, reformat text for easier flow, or even as a recovery after pressing "post" by accident. But long-term deleting and editing will hurt the content. This, for example, is visible on reddit where older threads sometimes have these big piles of deleted comments. Instead maybe I would try something new:

1) Ability to post anonymous comments 2) Instead of deleting a comment a user can choose to make it anonymous so that it is no longer associated with his/her account

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