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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This should be a pretty basic feature, just not having a private message be there anymore. But for some reason that does not work here?

I tried searching for this. I found a year old open issue on GitHub and some reddit users complaining about this very issue.

Talking with some people in the comments here, it seems like some people don't understand that one might not want a message to be in their face. Or the idea that just because something could be recovered doesn't mean we should treat it as an absolute

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

this platform really is not well put together

investment in better planning

Do people not realise that a software application does not just pop into existence with every conceivable feature implemented on day one?

Each dev only has so much effort they can put in, and being volunteers they have every right to prioritise working on whatever parts they care about most.