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I imagine the mods/GMs could also edit a post, so it will say if they did it instead of the original poster. Other than that, I've always used it to know if someone changed their post after it was quoted by someone else, or to "sneak in" something else into it after getting called out in order to try and make everyone else look like jerks.

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95% of my edits are for misspellings.

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I guess (because you can put the Why) it's so that people who come back later and read will see that it was updated and for what purpose.

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Because people have reasons. I suggest we DO NOT use this thread to hold clandestine meetings, where we only converse via edits and make no additional posts. 

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3 hours ago, Thrones said:

Because people have reasons. I suggest we use this thread to hold clandestine meetings, where we only converse via edits and make no additional posts. 

 

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On 7/4/2022 at 12:54 PM, Diantane said:

I keep seeing messages like this: Edited 2 minutes ago by Diantane

It's called a "paper trail"...  Seems like good record-keeping, IMHO.

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1 hour ago, Diantane said:

Yes, I understand editing. But letting others you did is pointless. If its an update, I'll say "Update:"

It's not there for YOU to determine who does or does not see that the post was edited;  It's there for 3rd parties, who may or may not want to rely on your honesty about such things.

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I need that edit feature. If I didn't have it most of my posts would display just how many fingers I've broken over the years or how badly my wireless keyboard accepts interference from the alarm system on the shop next door. I have nothing to hide except

 

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made you look. 😛

 

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On 7/4/2022 at 4:37 PM, KC4800 said:

95% of my edits are for misspellings.

Missed opportunity.  You have misspelled 'misspellings' and then edited to correct it.  🙂

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Oh, if I could type, I'd be so dangerous.

So, seconding the typos. (I spell great, I just can't type.)

In my case, I also have a thing where I post something, then remember my sources, then go back and add in links.*

 

 

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On 7/4/2022 at 12:54 PM, Diantane said:

I keep seeing messages like this: Edited 2 minutes ago by Diantane

 

What?

You are the one doing the editing!

 

 

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Just so I could show I was editing, but didn't do anything.

If someone posts a reply quoting me and I don't reply, they may be on ignore.

(It seems I'm involved with so much at this point that I may not be able to easily retrieve access to all the notifications)

Some players know that I have them on ignore and are likely to make posts knowing that is the case.

But the fact that I have them on ignore won't stop some of them from bullying and harassing people, because some of them love to do it. There is a group that have banded together to target forum posters they don't like. They think that this behavior is acceptable.

Ignore (in the forums) and /ignore (in-game) are tools to improve your gaming experience. Don't feel bad about using them.

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oh... I forgot ....

 

 

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If someone posts a reply quoting me and I don't reply, they may be on ignore.

(It seems I'm involved with so much at this point that I may not be able to easily retrieve access to all the notifications)

Some players know that I have them on ignore and are likely to make posts knowing that is the case.

But the fact that I have them on ignore won't stop some of them from bullying and harassing people, because some of them love to do it. There is a group that have banded together to target forum posters they don't like. They think that this behavior is acceptable.

Ignore (in the forums) and /ignore (in-game) are tools to improve your gaming experience. Don't feel bad about using them.

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On 7/9/2022 at 9:19 PM, Ironblade said:

Missed opportunity.  You have misspelled 'misspellings' and then edited to correct it.  🙂

I wasn't sure, so I just left it as is. My avatar brings with it certain advantages.

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