Have you ever deleted a post on Nostr, but it still shows up on your profile? 🤔
In response to your query @wickedsoul


Imagine you mailed a letter to many different post offices across the country.
Later, you decide, "I want to delete that letter." So you send another message saying, "Please throw it away."
Some post offices receive your delete request right away and remove the letter. Others are offline, slow to update, or simply don't honor deletion requests. Those copies remain there until they sync—or they may never disappear at all.
That's how Nostr works.
Your post isn't stored in one central server. It's copied to multiple relays. When you delete a post, you're actually sending a deletion request to those relays.
If a relay accepts and processes that request, the post disappears. If it doesn't, the post may still be visible on that relay or in some Nostr clients.
So if you still see a deleted post sometimes, it doesn't necessarily mean the delete failed. It usually means different relays are showing different versions of your data.
🟠 Think of deleting on Nostr like asking every post office to remove a copy of your letter. Some do it immediately, while others may take longer—or not do it at all.
That's one of the trade-offs of a decentralized network. 🌐