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One of the most frustrating things on the SO sites is, when I'm typing a large comment (or answer), and then it won't post, because the Q or A has been deleted. How about warning the deleter that someone is commenting (or answering) on his post?

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    This is a feature request. Is it status-completed or declined? I was going to ask a similar/related question today, but searched and found this.
    – Krishnabhadra
    May 30, 2013 at 6:36

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+1 This has happened a couple times to me in the past, and it definitely is rather frustrating.

Perhaps a 30 second interval while editing to check the status, and pop in our favorite orange-bar when there's a major change in status...

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  • Yep, just happened to me on your last question.
    – Lance Roberts
    Feb 4, 2010 at 5:32
  • @Lance: Sorry about that. Turned out it was a dupe, so I deleted it with haste! :)
    – Sampson
    Feb 4, 2010 at 5:34
  • But it looked like edits were still possible as you were deleting your post.
    – random
    Feb 4, 2010 at 5:40
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This could be handy, but only if I can see what they're typing. If it's just a comment telling me what I already know (and what prompted me to delete the post in the first place...) then there's no reason I should wait around for them to finish writing it.

Such a feature would also allow me to preemptively respond to comments. Which could be fun.

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    Rename comments to blips and you might have something there.
    – random
    Feb 4, 2010 at 5:45
  • @random: blips you say? Brilliant! Now we just need a hip new name for posts...
    – Shog9
    Feb 4, 2010 at 5:49
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    There's a wave of inspiration coming across here. Just can't quite... JavaScript failed to load
    – random
    Feb 4, 2010 at 5:50

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