5 ms·
HN does not have an edited tag Huh, wow! Somehow I had the idea that it did. I might be mixing it up with some other forum, or the edit to add: tag that many p
by iainmerrick 5y ago
HN does not have an edited tag
Huh, wow! Somehow I had the idea that it did. I might be mixing it up with some other forum, or the edit to add: tag that many people here add manually.
and doesn't allow editing past a brief window
Right, that’s precisely the kind of obvious balancing restriction I was alluding to, by mentioning HN at all.
your idea is so awful that I struggle to think of an idea that could be more destructive to discussion quality
I’m going to need a bit more justification for that one than “your example of existing usage was incorrect”. Care to expand?
Why does HN allow edits at all?
Edit to add(!): I’m glad I was able to fix an unbalanced *
- LordAtlas 5y agoYou're thinking of Facebook, which has an "edited" tag on comments on posts as well as a full edit history if you click on it. I think Twitter could allow a 60-120 second edit window without being ripe for abuse that an indefinite edit window would allow.
- dlhavema 5y agoSlack does too, if that matters