Comment by turkeypedal on 22/02/2024 at 01:20 UTC

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No, but delete and destroy aren't the same thing. A deleted file isn't removed from the file system, either. Heck, the concept of undelete wouldn't make sense if deleting meant destroy.

Delete just means remove, and they did in fact remove the poster.

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Comment by Mathias_Greyjoy at 22/02/2024 at 05:06 UTC

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Read this comment chain again. In this context, delete absolutely *does not* just mean remove. It's being equated with destruction of the comment, obliterated from the archives of the website. These users are whining about how *"mods are deleting (read destroying) my comments!!! MUH FREEDOM!"* 😭😭😭

Factually untrue, demonstrably disprovable. That is not the definition of the removal function in Reddit moderation. The content is being obscured from view within that mod's space. The content is fully visible in that user's profile. Nothing is deleted or destroyed.

The above user is trying to illustrate that if someone slapped a poster on a wall, where they had no right to do so, and the security for that private property removed the poster and returned it, that does not constitute destruction of the poster. And neither does removing a comment constitute destruction of the comment.

Try it this way.

If I hide a piece of paper in a drawer, have I destroyed it? It can still be found if you look hard enough.
If I throw the piece of paper into the fireplace, have I destroyed it?

Only one of these options is an example of *"deleting"* something.