ahartell comments on Farewell Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) - Less Wrong

75 Post author: Kawoomba 12 January 2013 10:09AM

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Comment author: ahartell 13 January 2013 11:20:40PM *  8 points [-]

I would just like to register my preference that those who retract comments leave the original text in place. In most cases, I believe the retraction itself serves the purposes of retraction pretty well, whereas replacing the text is sort of overkill and detracts from the conversation.

Comment author: [deleted] 14 January 2013 05:53:12PM *  2 points [-]

I generally agree, but I can see the point of making an exception in cases such as disclosure of confidential information, potential basilisks, etc.

Comment author: ahartell 14 January 2013 09:38:02PM 2 points [-]

Agreed.