That deleted reddit comment about a secret menu item at a chain restaurant was actually legit

I tested the exact recipe someone posted on r/KitchenConfidential right before it got nuked and it worked perfectly at the IHOP on 42nd street, has anyone else saved screenshots of deleted posts that turned out to be true?

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riverdavis23d ago

Yeah people sleep on how much good info gets lost when threads get wiped. I've noticed this pattern everywhere not just with food. It's like the internet has this weird habit of deleting the most useful stuff while leaving garbage up forever. I saved a screenshot of a car repair fix from a deleted subreddit once and it saved me like 400 bucks at the shop. The thing is most of these deletions aren't malicious either. Sometimes it's just mods being overzealous or OP getting cold feet about sharing something proprietary. But the real gold is always in the stuff that gets scrubbed fast before anyone can archive it. Makes me wonder how many life hacks or legit tips disappear every day just because someone hit delete at the wrong time.

elliotm5723d ago

And honestly maybe those posts SHOULD get deleted sometimes. There's a reason a mechanic charges 400 bucks to fix your car - that's their LIVELIHOOD and someone putting a walkthrough online cuts into their ability to make a living. Same with that furnace ignitor tip. Repair guys have families to feed and if every homeowner can fix everything themselves then those skilled trades lose value. That furnace guy probably spent years learning his trade and some random reddit post undermines all that experience. Plus half those "life hacks" are sketchy anyways. That fruit fly trap thing? I tried it and it just attracted MORE flies from outside because the smell spread around. So maybe the internet's deletion habit isn't all bad - it protects people who actually know what they're doing and keeps dangerous DIY advice from spreading.

lily5723d ago

3 specific deleted reddit posts have saved my ass in real life. One was a guy who figured out how to reset a furnace ignitor without calling a repairman, another was a weird tip about getting rid of fruit flies with apple cider vinegar and dish soap that actually works better than any store bought trap. It kinda makes me think the internet has this weird natural selection thing where the most useful info gets deleted because someone realized they were giving away a trade secret or helping people skip paying for services. Meanwhile the garbage posts about what some celebrity ate for breakfast stay up forever and get thousands of upvotes.