OK (tongue firmly in cheek)

[Mr. Evil]

I had a really tough day at work. I'm home and I've already started my personal Friday festivities (2 shots of Beam and 4 beers so far). So, I'm going to poke the DU bear.

Why is it that when someone deletes their own post (for whatever reason) it shows as "this post was self-deleted by its author?" That's redundant. It should read as, "this post was deleted by its author" or "this post was self-deleted."

I just notice things like that. It's a quirk. Sorry... I'll, uh... leave now.

[Yonnie3]

1. After some thought and a strong gin and tonic ...

I believe that it is worded that way because self-deleted could mean the post deleted itself and we need to know it was the author that deleted it.

[Mr. Evil]

4. But, if it was deleted any other way

it says "this post was deleted."

Self-deleted is self explanatory. By it's author is not necessary.

I was just trying to inject a little levity as a distraction from the horrific shit in Ukraine and all the mass shootings here.

[Yonnie3]

8. Well ...

after another G&T I'm not so sure. I guess a post is unlikely to pass the Turing test so it couldn't realize self in order to self-delete but by adding the author we can be certain.

The phrase is indeed redundant, repetitive, and duplicative to name a few.

[Mr. Evil]

12. Wow!

If you're a female I respect you and want to marry you. If you're a male I respect you.

[Harker]

2. Can I self-delete yours?

Not that I would...

[Mr. Evil]

5. No, you can't.

Self-deleted automatically means that it was deleted by its author.

With everything that is going on in this incredibly stupid world, I was just trying to be humorous. By definition, it is redundant.

Your reply, "Not that I would" signifies that you get it and you're just poking me... Ouch!

[Enter stage left]

3. It's kinda' like the signs that say "FOR SALE BY OWNER"!

Maybe there should be signs that say;

FOR SALE BY NEIGHBOR

FOR SALE BY THIEF

FOR SALE BY RELATIVE


Feel free to add more.

[Totally Tunsie]

13. I'm always irked by VIN Number.

[dweller]

10. AHA !?!

n/t


✌🏻

[Martin Eden]

7. Redundancy is your pet peeve?

Mine is "looser" or "loose" when it should be loser or lose. I see the misuse of "oo" so often in this context that I don't believe it's a mere typo.

Loose rhymes with juice.
Lose rhymes with booze.

More of the latter, please.

[Enter stage left]

9. Well, redundancy wasn't my pet peeve...

until they implemented the "Department of Redundancy Department".

Thanks Monty.

[Mr. Evil]

11. You are so on the right plane.

loose rhymes with noose.
lose rhymes with booze (which I know all about!)

My pet peeve is that yea rhymes with nay. Rhymes with bay.
Yay is technically not a word. It's accepted but, not technically a word.

Thanx for having a sense of humor!

[LuckyCharms]

14. It's not fair to single out DU.

Every single website MUST comply by the rules established by "Bureau of Internet Redundancy Bureau".

Not just DU, but EVERY website must comply.

The founders of this legislative body, in the 1990's, established the "Internet Constitution of the Internet" in the 1990's.

As documented in this document, violation of any of any rules contained in this document can result in various form forms of punishment that will apply punishment to the violator.

Forms of punishment that are available to the Bureau include many different forms of punishment including:

1) Very high monetary fines that are monetarily very high.

2) Imprisonment and confinement of the website owner, who may be imprisoned or confined.