I for one frequently review my comments well after the fact to correct stupid mistakes in the wording which I failed to catch the first time around. When I change my mind after more than a few minutes of reflection, I prefer to create new comments to draw attention to the fact that I no longer endorse the statement(s) made in previous comments, but I do not like to create new comments to point out “This comment would have been worded differently if I were a competent editor.”
I for one frequently review my comments well after the fact to correct stupid mistakes in the wording which I failed to catch the first time around.
I agree that this is a legitimate use of the edit feature. Because there are such legitimate uses, I favor allowing edits, but keeping a public history so that abuses can be called out.
I for one frequently review my comments well after the fact to correct stupid mistakes in the wording which I failed to catch the first time around. When I change my mind after more than a few minutes of reflection, I prefer to create new comments to draw attention to the fact that I no longer endorse the statement(s) made in previous comments, but I do not like to create new comments to point out “This comment would have been worded differently if I were a competent editor.”
I agree that this is a legitimate use of the edit feature. Because there are such legitimate uses, I favor allowing edits, but keeping a public history so that abuses can be called out.
I think that’s appropriate, as long as it doesn’t leave a more obtrusive mark on the comment itself than is already used.
Perhaps just add a button for ‘review edit history’