Yes, this version can be for most intents and purposes be considered an entirely new post. I can imagine your confusion!
The comments seem entirely disconnected from the article.
We could perhaps consider this a rather startling success for those comments. Usually it is only possible to influence future posts and current perceptions.
Was the main post edited? The comments seem entirely disconnected from the article.
Yes, this version can be for most intents and purposes be considered an entirely new post. I can imagine your confusion!
We could perhaps consider this a rather startling success for those comments. Usually it is only possible to influence future posts and current perceptions.
Yes, as noted in comments.
This radical change should be noted in the OP somewhere.
Agreed
There seems to have been at least one revision to a more contested argument.
There also seems to have been an argument based on the SIAI’s public FAQ that might have been ninja’d from the OP.