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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

So if someone replies to a post and then someone replies to the reply then the original replier deletes their comment that might explain the duplication and spinny thing ๐Ÿ’ก . Have I just solved the problem? Quick test it out.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I vote we officially name the spinny thing the Spinny Wheel of Deletion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'm ok with that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Better than the Beachball of Doom on a mac.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Deleted my original reply. Spinny boi showed up. Testing to see if a separate reply will show up

E: whoops. Looks like another reply to the parent erases the spinny wheel from the now deleted comment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Spinny showed up here too

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I swear the spinny thing used to show up more regularly when there were a large number of comments, and not just with deleted comments (I'd view the same thread while logged in on a desktop browser and be able to see more). Never mind, that must be a relic now...

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think what happens is when comments collapse after 300+ and someone in the chain deletes a comment it shits its self. ๐Ÿ’ฉ

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does suck when it's so easy to accidentally delete comments on mobile at least when you open the editing interface - but then, if that happens you can actually undelete your comment from the same interface for a bit afterwards by clicking on the bin button again

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think what we need to do now is find out why comments collapse after 300+. If that could be fixed then if someone does delete a comment spinny thing comes out but doesn't fuck with chain.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does - I erased the spinny from my comment below. Good detective work.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oops. Went into my other account to check it looked the same, and accidentally posted from there. It's like a visit from my Reddit self ๐Ÿคฃ

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would incur the wrath of the Spinny Wheel of Deletion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's ok. It's all in the name of science.