QUOTE(LaraLove @ Thu 16th July 2009, 7:36pm)
I don't see the point of refactoring. It's still there. They still said it. How does strikethrough change anything? I'll tell ya: It doesn't. I can understand the desire to receive an apology, but refactoring? Don't waste the edit.
The whole point of striking through "offensive" conduct is to draw attention to them. Removing it entirely leaving no trace can sometimes quell disruption in the long term, but merely striking it through or replacing it with "(offensive remarks deleted)" or similar such teasers just draws attention to, and thus perpetuates, the drama.
Durova, of course, knows this, and does it (and encourages others to do it) for that reason. Plus, she doesn't want an apology. She wants attention, and playing the victim card is a great way to get attention.