I saw some moderator actions that included purging something. How is this different from removing and banning things?

  • Netto Hikari@social.fossware.space
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    1 year ago

    Removing means things are only flagged as deleted and can be restored. Purging means things are actually deleted.

    Banning is denying someone access to a community or instance, temporarily or permanently.

  • fubo@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    A quick look over some of the backend code tells me that “purge” means “remove a thing, and remove any linked images from the image store”. E.g. purging a user removes not only their account, posts, and comments, but also any images they’ve posted, plus their account banner and avatar.

    https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/tree/main/crates/api/src/site/purge

    In contrast, banning a user doesn’t delete things they’ve posted.

  • BrikoX@vlemmy.net
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    1 year ago

    According to the docs, purge is admin action that deletes everything associated not just the comment/post itself.