I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. I was recently drawn into a support conversation with a user after I'd forgotten this change to the comments. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
Edit (2025年03月07日): I've only soured more on this change over time. I just flagged a 6 year old question and had the comment pop up. I had forgotten about the comment change and did not want to suggest OP change their comment.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. I was recently drawn into a support conversation with a user after I'd forgotten this change to the comments. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. I was recently drawn into a support conversation with a user after I'd forgotten this change to the comments. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
Edit (2025年03月07日): I've only soured more on this change over time. I just flagged a 6 year old question and had the comment pop up. I had forgotten about the comment change and did not want to suggest OP change their comment.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. After being away for a while and forgetting this change happened, I was unexpectedlyrecently drawn into a support conversation with a user after I'd forgotten this change to the comments. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. After being away for a while and forgetting this change happened, I was unexpectedly drawn into a support conversation with a user. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. I was recently drawn into a support conversation with a user after I'd forgotten this change to the comments. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally.(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. After being away for a while and forgetting this change happened, I was unexpectedly drawn into a support conversation with a user. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally.
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
I am not a fan of users having their comments changed without prior warning.
(削除) Personally, I'm ok with the new wording for my own comments. It more-or-less serves the same goal I have when voting to close, (let users know a question may have been answered somewhere else). But this only applies to me personally. (削除ここまで)
Unlike post notices, comments are inherently displayed as coming from a specific user. Users reasonably expect to have control over the content of their own comments.
When I VTC a question, I almost never want to enter into a conversation with the OP about whether their question is a duplicate. - Raedwald
This change should have been announced officially beforehand, similar to the post notices.
Edit (2021年08月12日): As time has passed, I've soured more on this change. After being away for a while and forgetting this change happened, I was unexpectedly drawn into a support conversation with a user. It set an expectation I wasn't ready for.