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		astrodust on May 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stack Overflow users deleting answers after OpenAI... It is nearly impossible to delete an accepted answer you don't want to have any more. I've had several which are wildly out of date and incorrect now and I don't want to update them, but the mods refuse to remove them.

jazzyjackson on May 8, 2024 | [–]

can't you just comment on the post informing people who land there that its out of date? id prefer that over following a cached link and hitting a 404

leumon on May 8, 2024 | [–]

You can request to dissociate them from your account. (better then nothing)

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