They store the current edit and one previous version back, and deletion does not count as an edit as it only hides the latest version from showing on the front end and through the api.
This was found out by people trying to edit and delete comments in mass during the api exodus.
So you’d want to edit the comment to garbage twice before deleting it, and hope they aren’t willing to restore shit from deeper backups they surely have for system safety (speaking as a systems engineer) that they haven’t pulled from yet.
over_clox@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Still, I just edited my comment from like 2 years ago, under my banned account, under a deleted post…
I got 7 years worth of Reddit comments I can edit! I could make my own custom fragmented Base64 filesystem with my old comments LOL!
Evotech@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Good luck :p
over_clox@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I just tried editing another old comment to drop in the entire Bee Movie script.
Reddit gave me an error that said it must be under 10,000 characters. Welp, now we know the limits!
FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 4 months ago
We’re pushing the system on what is possible
I believe it was in gurren lagan where they said “reject common sense to make the impossible possible”
Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 4 months ago
Make sure you use those 10000 characters as wisely as possible to thwart good compression.
over_clox@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s still just a fresh idea that’s only been bouncing around in my head for the past few days.
Had to get confirmation others can see it first before considering how to proceed.
I’m not exactly in any rush, but it’s a proof of concept…
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
Back when i left reddit after the 3pa fiasco I used a browser side script to sift through all my comments and posts, edit them to a fuck spez message, and then delete. Made the whole process very convenient.
It is called power delete suite