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Why do people do that?

Gives them a sense of anti-accomplishment.

@Hagredion said in #1:
> Why do people do that?

Because Lichess lets them.

Seriously, this is the only site I'm a member of where you can pretty much delete any post you've ever made at any time. Most sites only allow you to do that for a short while after you post.

So, a better question would be - why does Lichess let people delete their posts at any time? It sure messes up discussions.

@borninthesixties said in #5:
> Because Lichess lets them.
>
> Seriously, this is the only site I'm a member of where you can pretty much delete any post you've ever made at any time. Most sites only allow you to do that for a short while after you post.
>
> So, a better question would be - why does Lichess let people delete their posts at any time? It sure messes up discussions.
Well I think -

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The real question is, why doesn't Lichess simply remove a comment or post the way the poster intends, rather than making sure everyone knows that something was taken down.