Mm, as long as the edit is clear it seems like a good way to avoid unproductive arguments. Adam makes a statement, but the responses show the statement was unc

Mm, as long as the edit is clear it seems like a good way to avoid unproductive arguments. Adam makes a statement, but the responses show the statement was unclear and/or leads into tangential arguments. An edit can clarify the initial statement for future readers without getting the original poster stuck in the back-and-forth necessary to escape whatever quagmire the unedited version created.