On 2/23/2018 8:41 PM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
+1. In the old days, it was called "bait and switch". After people reply
to an initial post, edit it and change it into something else
completely. It was one of the trolls' favorite tools.

Yeah, the immutability of NNTP posts is a feature, not a bug.

It also has the effect of encouraging people to pause a moment before hitting [Send], which is definitely a good thing.

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