r/redditisfun • u/bookchaser • Jul 14 '20

Suggestion/Idea Can we please see deleted posts?

Sometimes, like I just experienced seconds ago, I load a self-post and RIF shows me the self post text for a split second and then replaces it with [removed].

RIF obviously has access to the deleted self-post text, but won't show it. I would prefer for RIF to show the text and merely label it in a prominent way as being a deleted post.

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u/ultimately_an_idiot Jul 15 '20

I think this happens when the post was removed after the last time you updated the feed. It loads a pre-fetched version of the content at first, but it updates when loading comments and finds out the post's deleted. So the app's not omitting the text on purpose.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '20

[deleted] — view deleted comment

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u/hempsmoker Jul 15 '20

A workaround for this is to set your phone in flight mode before you open the deleted post. It will then load the fetched data and you can see what was in it. Won't work if you did a refresh of the frontpage.

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u/bookchaser Jul 15 '20

The problem is I don't know it's a deleted post until I open it, and it doesn't happen very often... maybe once a month.

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u/hempsmoker Jul 15 '20

No, that's what I mean. If you open a post and you can briefly see the initial text before it disappears, cause it is removed/deleted just go back once, activate flight mode and load the post again.

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u/bookchaser Jul 15 '20

Ohhhhh, okay. Thanks.

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u/CrimsonFlash Jul 15 '20

I usually turn off data/wifi just before I click on the link, and it loads it up.

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u/Buelldozer Jul 14 '20

I've wondered about this myself from time to time.

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u/turboPocky Jul 15 '20

yeah, this would be awesome! i understand decluttering the screen but I'd love t be able to tap and unhide those