Add Delay Post=n minutes setting to user settings. The post is visible in the user's client, but delays publishing to AT until n minutes #1674
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feature-request
A request for a new feature
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We're planning to do this but it may be a bit
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The problems that this issue resolves are related to me being a dumb user. Sometimes I don't notice the following things until I see my post in the context of the published UI:
Editing is coming, but via the AT protocol, all of my idiot mistakes would still be set in stone to the public, even after editing. Sometimes this is annoying, but in some extreme cases this is a safety issue.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add a user setting to the client which is called "Delay Post" with a UI similar to "Reply Filters."
Delay Posts
Enable this setting to delay publication for a set amount of minutes. Only you will see the post until the end of the delay. This allows you to delete (or eventually edit) prior to the post being made public to the world.
(Slider with 0 to 5 minutes as the scale)
In the thread UI, the age of post would display a negative value, maybe with a different color, until the delay has expired.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Editing and deleting, but neither of those ideas address the fact that the original mistakes are still visible in things like firesky.tv
Additional context
This feature is implemented on HN, and has saved me from public mistakes, back when I used to use that site.
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