Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2006-02-23 14:36
Dutchy wrote:
> This is why Internet message board etiquette calls for one to
> leave the original post in place, and to simply post any
> updates in the thread as new posts.
I'm sorry, that's just not true here. There are many times when one wishes to and does edit the original post for various reasons. BBoard "netiquete" is what it is, and here the freedom and responsibility of editing posts is left (generally) to the poster.
In almost all cases the editing is for reasonable purposes, and adding to the thread not necessary or wanted! - many threads are way too long, and we start seeing the the followup posts starting with (IMO) the rude statement "I didn't have time to read the thread, but let me add ..." and adding redundant material making the thread even longer.
In this case the editing was rather way too heavy, but that is the poster's decision, not the readers.
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