What would I like?

I would like comments that can self destruct after a set amount of time.

Why?

I often add a comment that doesn't need to stay around, like saying thanks to a user, or telling them I edited according to their suggestion.

How?

A button above the "help" would be nice. I guess it would take the userID of the person who added it, ask for a time (days / hours) and then register that (local storage?) then each hour run a check and delete any comments to be removed at that time.

I have no idea how to program this, however. I'd be interested if this can be done. I'm also interested in learning, so if someone does make it, I'd like to be able to look at the code, and maybe some simple explanation of how it works. Of course I don't need that and you guys here are volunteers, and busy.

###Inspiration

I asked about there being a "instant delete" word, whereby someone can flag it and it's instantly removed - in the same way a comment can be insta removed if it contains the words "accept rate". However, ᔕᖺᘎᕊ suggested there could be a self destruct, to achieve the same thing:

What would I like?

I would like comments that can self destruct after a set amount of time.

Why?

I often add a comment that doesn't need to stay around, like saying thanks to a user, or telling them I edited according to their suggestion.

How?

A button above the "help" would be nice. I guess it would take the userID of the person who added it, ask for a time (days / hours) and then register that (local storage?) then each hour run a check and delete any comments to be removed at that time.

I have no idea how to program this, however. I'd be interested if this can be done. I'm also interested in learning, so if someone does make it, I'd like to be able to look at the code, and maybe some simple explanation of how it works. Of course I don't need that and you guys here are volunteers, and busy.

Inspiration

I asked about there being a "instant delete" word, whereby someone can flag it and it's instantly removed - in the same way a comment can be insta removed if it contains the words "accept rate". However, ᔕᖺᘎᕊ suggested there could be a self destruct, to achieve the same thing:

What would I like?

I would like comments that can self destruct after a set amount of time.

Why?

I often add a comment that doesn't need to stay around, like saying thanks to a user, or telling them I edited according to their suggestion.

How?

A button above the "help" would be nice. I guess it would take the userID of the person who added it, ask for a time (days / hours) and then register that (local storage?) then each hour run a check and delete any comments to be removed at that time.

I have no idea how to program this, however. I'd be interested if this can be done. I'm also interested in learning, so if someone does make it, I'd like to be able to look at the code, and maybe some simple explanation of how it works. Of course I don't need that and you guys here are volunteers, and busy.

###Inspiration

I asked about there being a "instant delete" word, whereby someone can flag it and it's instantly removed - in the same way a comment can be insta removed if it contains the words "accept rate". However, ᔕᖺᘎᕊ suggested there could be a self destruct, to achieve the same thing:

What would I like?

I would like comments that can self destruct after a set amount of time.

Why?

I often add a comment that doesn't need to stay around, like saying thanks to a user, or telling them I edited according to their suggestion.

How?

A button above the "help" would be nice. I guess it would take the userID of the person who added it, ask for a time (days / hours) and then register that (local storage?) then each hour run a check and delete any comments to be removed at that time.

I have no idea how to program this, however. I'd be interested if this can be done. I'm also interested in learning, so if someone does make it, I'd like to be able to look at the code, and maybe some simple explanation of how it works. Of course I don't need that and you guys here are volunteers, and busy.

###Inspiration

I asked about there being a "instant delete" word, whereby someone can flag it and it's instantly removed - in the same way a comment can be insta removed if it contains the words "accept rate". However, ᔕᖺᘎᕊ suggested there could be a self destruct, to achieve the same thing: