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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by phil299 to c/general
 

Seems that if we delay deleting content to after July 1st it might be nigh on impossible. As traffic from goggle to old posts will still benefit reddit should we delete or not?

EDIT just spotted this

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[–] SPOOSER 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I just think the mass deletion of content is such a loss for the internet as a whole. I wish instead of people supporting deleting Reddit comments, there was a way for individuals to upload a history of their comments onto a Lemmy instance. I just think deleting all of your reddit contribution is a massive loss for the Internet, regardless of the significance of the contribution.

[–] phil299 5 points 1 year ago

I would be really happy to learn if this is a viable option

[–] Drunemeton 5 points 1 year ago

This tool, that I’ve not used yet, allows you to export your content, then edit it, then delete it.

https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite

I’ve read that a deleted comment can be restored but an edit first wipes out the backup. Use at your own pace.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is exactly what I am doing. Saved all my comments and posts with a script, now slowly reposting my own original content into the fediverse.

There are a lot of guides on how to do this in the RedditMigration magazine on kbin.social

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Doesn't mean much without the context.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Totally agree. Would be so nice if there was a way to mirror our Reddit past into the fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have my Reddit GDPR export and could upload it somewhere, but it's almost entirely meaningless without context. I think there were some threads on r/DataHoarder about grabbing context as well, shortly before blackouts.

I thought about using one of the shredder utilities to edit my comments and mention where they could be found, but a lot of subreddits apparently watch for that kind of thing and remove comments with links.