Comment 13 for bug 80895

Hi, all.

So a few things spring to mind here:

1) You can already delete attachments. Look for the "(edit)" link next to the attachment name in the "Bug attachments" and "Patches" sections on the right-side of a bug page. Once you click through, deletion is possible.

2) I'm not sure I agree that we should fix this bug. I'm not convinced by the arguments in favor of this feature.

If you leak private data on a public web site, there is literally no way to ensure some other site or search engine hasn't picked up this data. It's unfortunate, but you need to be careful and paranoid when sharing data on the web. We already allow you to file a question against Launchpad to get comments removed if this happens, too, not that I consider that ideal either. I fear removing or editing comments will undoubtedly lead to weird or broken conversations at some point, no matter how careful we are with the implementation. This solution assumes we keep the 5 minute window for notifying users, which could change obviously. I don't know of a site or tracker that does comment editing well, too. Certainly, I'm open to recommendations for sites/trackers to consider that do this well.

3) If you just want to "+1" or "me too" this feature request, you can click the "Does this bug affect you?" green link above the "Affects" table on the bug. This is enough to record your desire for the feature, and we do track these numbers. These numbers also affect the heat of a bug, which can bring attention to it. This is better than adding a comment only to bump or call attention to the bug.

Thanks for your interest in this feature and for taking time to respond to the bug!

Cheers,
deryck