Yes, it is a community standard that exists to work around a UX issue. I would agree that an edit history and an indicator that edits have been made would proba

Yes, it is a community standard that exists to work around a UX issue. I would agree that an edit history and an indicator that edits have been made would probably be an improvement. That said, in the past when HN seemed to be doing something weird, dang usually has a pretty great explanation for why, so there might be a good reason for this choice as well.