#wordpress 2018-03-05

2018-03-05 UTC
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[pfefferle] I implemented delete Webmentions in the latest version in master, perhaps some of you will be able to test a bit... [dshanske] already discovered it 😉
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[pfefferle] Good morning 😊
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[mrkrndvs] What do you mean be 'delete Webmentions'? They are comments which can be deleted, what have you done?
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GWG When a site takes down a URL, it will delete the webmention
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[mrkrndvs] Thanks GWG
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GWG I built a hook in to support this ages ago, but pfefferle just added a function.
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[pfefferle] [dshanske] you already head that and kept it for you 😳
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[pfefferle] 😁
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GWG What?
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GWG As I said, had thought of doing that but didn't
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[pfefferle] only kidding
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[pfefferle] GWG Ah, now I understand! You talked about the hook you implemented in the Webmention plugin... I misread that and thought you implemented the functionality in a custom using the hook 😊
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[pfefferle] GWG I have to read more carefully!!!
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GWG pfefferle, I tried to think ahead. I just never built it. You did. Kudos.
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chrisaldrich Is there a pathway for sites that want to keep webmentions (and not delete them) for archival purposes? I'd hate for someone to have control over deleting content on my own site.
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chrisaldrich I'm game for people sending edit wms to change/fix typos, but there should be a mechanism for approving/denying these right?
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[colinwalker] Agreed.
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GWG chrisaldrich, you want tombstone posts then?
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GWG Where it goes to private?
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chrisaldrich moving it to private could be a worthwhile replacement, yet.
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chrisaldrich I'd be more worried about having a copy of an interesting conversation and then half of it disappearing at some point.
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tantek it's up to the independent site owner what to do when they receive a delete webmention. yes, deleting the response is the preferred thing to do, but there are other alternatives for things like comments (e.g. keep but show strikethrough, or keep private)
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tantek but for reactions like likes, reposts etc. what's the point of keeping them? might as well just delete them. especially something like a like, if it was an accidental like, no need to keep it when you get the delete for it
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