Reddit CEO admits to altering user comments that were critical of him

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668 points wildmusings | 2 comments | 24 Nov 16 00:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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intopieces ◴[24 Nov 16 01:18 UTC] No.13027159[source]▶

Usernames on Reddit do not require even an email address. For that reason, I find it hard to muster up even a modicum of concern for the sanctity of 'authorship' and 'attribution' for individual users. For all I know, every comment on Reddit but my own are generated by a very clever computer.

That congress sees fit to investigate Reddit comments and news websites find credibility in re-posting them are separate issues that absolutely deserve discussion. But the editing of "Fuck [username]" posts...

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1. gottam ◴[24 Nov 16 02:21 UTC] No.13027509[source]▶

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do you think the same about HN? your email isn't even asked for here.

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2. intopieces ◴[24 Nov 16 02:50 UTC] No.13027631[source]▶

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Yes. Authorship, "karma," etc do not concern me. Discussion that makes me think, that challenges my preconceptions, that enriches my understanding of technology or that links me to new skills to learn -- those concern me.

Which is why I can't really feel outraged that a nonsense comment was changed into another nonsense comment. Nothing of value was lost.

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