A question about editing comments...
Why does everyone explain their edits on their comments? I'm not sure if this belongs in reddiquette, but it seems like the most logical place to put it. I normally explain my edits if there's some huge change but some people explain their edit of like 3 letters...
Posted Oct 14, 2012, 4:24 AM UTC
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Some people explain minor edits because they don't want anyone to think they made a major change, since all edited comments are marked with an * next to the timestamp.
Edit: Like this one!
And, unlike websites like Facebook, there's no edit log to show what you've changed.
Wait, Facebook has an edit log? That's news to me. Up until now I assumed edits to Facebook comments were just as opaque as edits to Reddit comments...
Yep. You just click on the thing that says it's edited. (I think that's how you get to it... I could be wrong.) However, no one ever thinks to check it, so it's still fun to ask people for example, "Do you support Obama or Romney?" and then when there is a sufficient number of comments with lots of argument, edit the question to read "Who would you rather have sex with, Obama or Romney?" and then watch as people freak out. It's the party game that's fun for everyone! (It's also the pinnacle of sophomoric humor, but hey, we're Redditors, we laugh at that sort of thing)