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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:37 AM
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You know what I never see on DU anymore?
When I first came here and people edited a post, they always gave an explanation. You'd always see.

"Edit: spelling" or something like that.
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:38 AM
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1. Some of us still do that
Edited on Sat Mar-12-05 11:38 AM by RetroLounge
on edit: just for effect...

RL
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:40 AM
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2. It's a good practice that should be encouraged.
Perhaps new people just don't understand how it looks.
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Bok_Tukalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:43 AM
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6. Why is that?
Not that I am being confrontational. I just wonder why it matters.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:57 AM
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11. It's easy to start a flamewar with a comment . . .
. . . then go in and edit your post and claim you never said it.
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Bok_Tukalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:58 AM
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12. I suppose
Although that seems like it would be a rare event.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 12:46 PM
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15. These days, it is.
But I remember we had a few posters in the past who used to use it a lot. People would habitually copy their original posts to use when they "adjusted" their post later on.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 12:01 PM
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13. I do it so there is no confusion about the edit.
If I edit content, I will indicate that, especially if it alters the meaning of the post.

If I'm just editing for errors or clarity, I want the person I'm addressing to know that I *didn't* change the context of the post.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:41 AM
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3. some of us are lazy
Edited on Sat Mar-12-05 11:42 AM by datasuspect
and impolite. check one for the "downfall" column.

universal disclaimer:



(edited for unfinished universal disclaimer).

NOW I'M TIRED!



gee, thanks, now i have one more thing to remember so i can conform properly.
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:42 AM
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4. I used to be strict about that but not anymore
If it's just a simple spelling, grammar or diction correction, I don't bother but if it changes the meaning or adds information, I do.
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Capn Sunshine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:43 AM
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5. totally irritating
I don't , and never did, care why someone edits their post. In the early days, some of the tighter wound types felt it was intellectually dishonest to edit a post without explaining why.
I'm just happy if I fixed whatever was wrong with it.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:44 AM
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7. anal?
seems like there is no end for what constitutes abuses nowadays.

just for the record, i am agreeing with you . . .

if i wanted an exegesis, i'd go to the library.

POSTING ON THE INTERNET IS NOT SCHOLARSHIP!
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:45 AM
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8. I always explain my edits, whether here or other boards.
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starroute Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:45 AM
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9. I got really tired of it
It just seemed lame to keep saying, "Edited to add an extra comma for the sake of clarity."

These days, I figure that if the edit is within a couple of minutes of the original post, anyone who cares will be able to figure out that it just involved correcting typos or whatever.

If I do make a major change in the substance of the post, I'll say so. And if I add additional information, I'll put it at the end, prefaced by "On edit." But life is too short, and there are too many right-wing idiots out there to deal with, to sweat the small stuff.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 11:46 AM
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10. I only use it if I add information to my post after other people have
responded...as a courtesy to them.
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-12-05 12:04 PM
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14. A pro-chimp rally?
Oh, never mind...must learn to read beyond opening line.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 06:47 AM
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16. I still do it. I guess old habits die hard.
Edited on Sun Mar-13-05 06:49 AM by Rhiannon12866
But we do have a lot of new members. Maybe we're not setting an example? I did it, just today, when I discovered a typo, but it was too late!:grr:

on edit: p.s. I love the bears!:D
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xmas74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 06:55 AM
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17. If I remember to I do explain my edit.
On other boards, I have to explain each and every little reason for the edit, otherwise other posters will claim that I am changing my facts or statements (when usually it is only for spelling or punctuation).
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 06:58 AM
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18. It's weird like that
Edited on Sun Mar-13-05 06:59 AM by JVS
edit: altered content
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 07:15 AM
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19. I do once in a while
Usually to add something.

But oftentimes I don't care. Often times I have a second thought about what I said.

I don't usually get in flamewars so it's fine.
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khashka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 07:29 AM
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20. gods that was tedious
if you fucked up and fixed it then fine. I don't really need to hear about it.

Khash.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 07:37 AM
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21. Me neither!
Edited on Sun Mar-13-05 07:38 AM by B Calm
maybe everybody is spelling better...
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 08:43 AM
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22. I try to remember to stick it in there
Most of the time it's correcting a typo, but sometimes I do forget - mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
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fishnfla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-13-05 11:06 AM
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23. If you are perfect, it is not necessary
I do it all the time
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