I agree that some users would probably abuse this privilege. Maybe users could have the ability to delete their own comments within the first few minutes of it being posted. That way they have a chance to get rid of their comment if they decide they don't want it on there with a decreased likelihood of people seeing it. After that, they'd have to go to an admin/mod/editor to get it deleted.
I say this because I think if someone posts something offensive, realizes it, and decides they don't want it on there, they have a chance to take it off before someone else sees it. While it shouldn't have been posted in the first place, they may have decided their comment wasn't worth the potential consequences. If it's deleted within the first one or two minutes of it being posted, the likelihood of it being seen is really slim.
I say this because I think if someone posts something offensive, realizes it, and decides they don't want it on there, they have a chance to take it off before someone else sees it. While it shouldn't have been posted in the first place, they may have decided their comment wasn't worth the potential consequences. If it's deleted within the first one or two minutes of it being posted, the likelihood of it being seen is really slim.
December 26th, 2013 at 05:46pm