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It's convention to be extremely transparent about edits because of irritation with people who change their comments after being replied to, making the replies l

It's convention to be extremely transparent about edits because of irritation with people who change their comments after being replied to, making the replies look irrelevant or incorrect. The only way for people to know about an edit is to see that comment changing. Sometimes you'll see allegations posted about surreptitious comment editing. It's just easier to always say you've edited.

hanniabu 7y ago
I understand that, but was curious about typo edits in particular. A typo fix doesn't change the meaning of the comment in 99% of cases.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  It's a habit. I sometimes do that too, without thinking much about it.
- Semaphor 7y ago
  I usually mention edits because I'm used to it. Unless I edit right after posting, I keep a log. The same on reddit and tildes.