I know I will, but it also leaves an edited mark on the comments so I’m curious about your thoughts
Yes! I stopped caring about the edited mark. Why should everything be perfect at the first post? I edit for grammar all the time, fix my phrasing, edit for better flow, add things I forgot to mention, etc.
I’d rather edit to fix my own mistakes than stand firm on making a mistake and thinking it was important to keep the mistake or something.
The typos/mistakes absolutely detract from any points you’re trying to make.
One thing I wish Lemmy had is ninja edits, where editing a comment within maybe 30 seconds will not show the edited mark.
Yeah I’m on Tildes and it does this! You get a 5 minute or so grace period. Nice quality of life feature.
Yeah I find most of my mistakes, I notice within the first few minutes!
Yes.
Edit: grammar
Pwobably
Only if the typo doesn’t make it funnier.
Yes. I look stupid enough as it is, I don’t want to seem illiterate as well.
Almost always, yes. Hell, I go back and edit stuff just to make it clearer or flow better, even if there are no typos or grammar issues.
Yes. What’s wrong with the edited flag?
If I see it I don’t know if they edited their comment to be the complete opposite of their original comment or just a grammar edit. I normally just assume its grammar edit.
I’m so OCD that I once edited a comment from months before. Someone replied and I noticed I had typed its instead of it’s and I just could not let that stay.
One time, a particularly miserable individual on here told me that I shouldn’t make typos, if I’m going to post a controversial comment.
Nevermind that my comment was supposed to be friendly banter, but obviously, they didn’t actually care about that. They just needed to put someone down, so they could feel better about themselves.
But yeah, that really made me want to leave spelling mistakes in every comment I post. Unfortunately, I’m actually extremely anal about spelling, myself…
Yes, often with a reason, but almost never if it changes the context of my original post. If that happens, I’ll simply append my original post.
But I mostly edit to correct mistyped words (autocorrect) or grammar.
YES
Oh, absolutly! I wood never leaf a mistake unattend. It’s like leaving your zipper down – you’ve gotta zip it up before too many peephol notice! So, I’d scurry over to the edit botton faster than a squirel with a nuts.
I always do that, but only if I have the option to edit it. If I don’t, then maybe I delete my comment and start over, or maybe I don’t.
I actually do that all the time, sending a message on discord, seeing a mistake, deleting and making a new message
Yes. Sometimes I even update my thinking. Never try to leave a commenter hanging out to dry, though, so if I am quoted, or if anything I say is in response to a comment, or I make changes that I think might be relevant to a comment, I always actively call them out as edits.
As for grammar and spelling, Mrs. Mayo from Honors Freshman English would not be pleased if I didn’t have subject-verb agreement, though I have decided I will not be afraid to boldly split infinitives or leave prepositions at the ends of sentences for anyone I’m talking to. This isn’t Latin.
It’s not a trial transcript, it’s a public discussion. Most people reading it care more about the subject matter than about the commenters, and I try to write and edit comments with that in mind. I’ll edit for spelling, clarity, further information, etc.—anything that might be helpful for anyone reading. The only edits I generally refrain from are ones that affect the context of replies others have already made.
Some folks here sure do treat it like a trial transcript. They’d rather prove you’re wrong than teach you what’s right. Really wish that culture would’ve stayed on Reddit. It’s so incredibly worthless.
