Once upon a time, Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> said: > On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 11:07:16AM -0500, Chris Adams wrote: > > Once upon a time, Matthew Miller <mat...@fedoraproject.org> said: > > > * also, to fix typos :) > > > > So, I will say this is kind of a peeve of mine about server-based > > discussion systems (whether web or client like Slack/Discord): allowing > > people to edit messages, especially after people have replied to them, > > is a bad idea. Person 1 says "we should do XYZ", somebody replies "no > > XYZ is bad", and person 1 can go change their original message to say > > something completely different. > > Do you mean maliciously? In that case, it's a matter of asking people to not > do that.
I've seen it used that way, so that was my concern. > Or do you mean that it makes the history of the conversation confusing? The > history _is_ there — edited posts are marked as such and you can see the > changes. But that definitely mitigates that concern. Most sites I've seen only show you the edited version, with no history available (at least to regular users). -- Chris Adams <li...@cmadams.net> _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
