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.