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How can I view my deleted posts?
I made some questions and/or answers which I later learned were apparently preposterous and were downvoted, so I deleted them. As their author, I should be able to view them so long as I have a direct link to them, but is there any way I can find a list of all my deleted posts?
They are not shown even when I click the "See all" button in my profile.
I know I can track some of them down by clicking "See all your notifications" but that only works if someone replied to them at some point.
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I've just tested a small change that would always show your deleted posts on your own profile. Other users (without sufficient privileges) can't see them, as now.
Should we always show you your deleted posts, or should we provide a show/hide option? I would want to see all my stuff, but I've been told that sometimes people would rather not have reminders of deleted posts pushed in their faces all the time. This isn't a matter of secrecy -- as you note, if you have the URL you can see the posts. It's about having those red backgrounds jumping out at you on your profile.
I know how to do the easy thing (always show), but that might not be what people want. I'd like some feedback before I submit that PR.
Update: Comments suggested showing deleted posts only on the "all posts" view and not on the main profile change. I have a branch that does that.
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