Relays should auto delete all posts from npubs that have not posted in 2 years
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Agree. And maybe let users also specify if they want their notes deleted. This would be a huge improvement.
It must be a default setting. Otherwise nobody will set it up
I mean 2 tiers: one for all inactive and one for active. It could be part of initial note drafting UI (dismissible into settings). Do we have note expiration? Can this be done now?
nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s was talking about the idea of ephemeral messages/notes a few weeks ago. Not sure if he’s done much with the idea yet
Yes.
Maybe.
But there are historic posts like Running bitcoin. I think those are cool to have around.
So maybe a historic relay(s) for archiving certain things the community deems worthy? The only problem is that it can sometimes take more than 2 years to figure that out.
How can you provide receipts when people double talk on nostr after 2 years 😆. Being able to quote post from 10 years ago would be amazing.
Nah, every 6 months. Get rid of old shit, make room for new shit.
yes
Archives not your Jam?
how would that impact, E. g. Assange?
Strong agree
Who will build the screenshots?
no
you can delete stuff off your relay whenever you like guy.
you haven't given even a small justification for why nostr should be "forced" to have amnesia.
would be more useful to have people like you saying "relays should honor delete requests" but i think there's some memes you guys follow about "you can't stop people from spreading it around" lol. it's my fucking relay subscription. whether my relay subscriptions keep my data after i unsubscribe is entirely a business decision. a blanket rule delete over 2 years inactive accounts depends on whether your business policies require scrooging over a miserable few megabytes.
my own collection of events from the last year totals to about 100mb. lol.
actually, i think it's only about 20mb. i think one time i estimated how many words i write per day on average, something like 5-6000, at 6 characters (av. 5 plus a space per word).
i'd rather see people talking about specialist relays that just scrape and sync everything forever and charge for access to the archive. which can then be a value add for relay operators offerings.
Sure. That can also exist. Buy majority or relays have no business in storing things forever. Archival relays should be less than 1% of relays. Purging is good.
"good" is meaningless without a specification of the purpose.
... To get rid of inactive accounts
Storage is real, but inactivity isn’t irrelevance. Offer retention tiers and TTL tags, with Lightning pin-to-keep. Market decides what lives on, not a 2 year timer.