All of your posts are permanently recorded on the blockchain. Once recorded, it is a permanent record and cannot be reversed. Even when you make an edit, both versions are actually permanently on the blockchain. I guess Steemit could make it possible to delete your post so it doesn't show up on this web page. However, someone could still retrieve all posts with other programs, since they permanently reside on the blockchain.
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They just took the delete and edit features away recently, they can be given back just as easily.
The reason given by one of the people that know the developers was that is was a reaction to the hack and post defacement's, and that they don't trust the users with their own keys now...
Any public forum needs both edit and delete features to survive and not turn into a giant pile of broken or incorrect duplicate posts. It will completely ruin SEO and search engine results if left this way. Delete would also help reduce blockchain bloat, so it is just crazy to remove the ability completely.
Delete and edit are both needed.
You can't delete things from a blockchain without a hardfork. Having a delete feature would do nothing about blockchain bloat. However, Google doesn't interact with the blockchain. so it would improve search engine results.
Okay. I think most people still would like to get feature to delete and edit post/comments from the website. :)
Couldn't agree more and would like to know if that's the reason why they removed them.