Dead links are common on this type of site, but I've noticed a lot more of them recently. I try to go through old posts and update my links every few months, and I've just realized I'm no longer able to do that because the edit/delete functions have been disabled for them. I saw the other thread suggesting to report posts with new links, but I'm not going to do that, and I know most others won't either.
I understand that problem users have gone through and nuked content out of spite or whatever, but can you not just un-delete, or revert their edits? Is that really outweighing legitimate users who need to be able to edit their posts, or delete certain things for legitimate reasons? If we're the ones posting it, should we really not be able to do that at our own discretion, so long as it's not causing problems?
I understand that problem users have gone through and nuked content out of spite or whatever, but can you not just un-delete, or revert their edits? Is that really outweighing legitimate users who need to be able to edit their posts, or delete certain things for legitimate reasons? If we're the ones posting it, should we really not be able to do that at our own discretion, so long as it's not causing problems?
