diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
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* increased frequency of refresh jobs
* version number in footer now links to changelog instead of commit log
+* updated about page. less negative, more succint, clarifies that forget is not a purging tool
## v1.5.3
diff --git a/templates/about.html b/templates/about.html
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{% include "lib/greet.html" %}
- Forget is a service that automatically deletes your old posts that everyone has forgotten about. Shouldn't databases forget too?
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-Features
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- - Delete your stale bad posts without even having to look at them again!
- - Set it and forget it. Once you set up an post age limit and/or a post count limit, posts will be considered for deletion as soon as they age past these limits.
- - Choose your pace: delete one post every minute, one post a day, etc...
- - Optionally mark posts that you want to keep, by giving them a favourite.
- - Optionally keep posts with media.
-
+ Forget is a service that automatically deletes your old posts. Shouldn't databases forget too?
{% if not g.viewer %}
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{% endif %}
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+
+Features
+
+ - Delete your posts when they cross an age threshold.
+ - Or keep your post count in check, deleting old posts when you go over.
+ - Preserve old posts that matter by giving them a favourite.
+ - Set it and forget it. Forget works continuously in the background.
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+
+Non-features
+
+ Forget is not a one-time purging tool.
+ It is designed to prune your account continuously, not quickly.
+ If you need a lot of posts gone fast, you may want to look for another more-suited tool.
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+
+
{% endblock %}