@Egroegw said in #9:
> @boilingFrog That's actually a good point ...
>
> I'm reminded of Lichess games, actually: they say they can delete your profile, posts, etc. but they can't delete your games. Because your games also belong to your opponent, and they're not private data. What if our forum posts are also public?
Games become fundamental elements in the lichess system ... the way granite rock might be called 'bones of the earth' ...
If you delete even a single game, then large portions of the system would need to be regenerated from scratch, and time is money ...
Plus everybody's ratings would be in steady state scintillation ...
Now you get it, right ?
> @boilingFrog That's actually a good point ...
>
> I'm reminded of Lichess games, actually: they say they can delete your profile, posts, etc. but they can't delete your games. Because your games also belong to your opponent, and they're not private data. What if our forum posts are also public?
Games become fundamental elements in the lichess system ... the way granite rock might be called 'bones of the earth' ...
If you delete even a single game, then large portions of the system would need to be regenerated from scratch, and time is money ...
Plus everybody's ratings would be in steady state scintillation ...
Now you get it, right ?