On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Peter Saint-Andre <stpe...@stpeter.im> wrote:
> On 8/15/12 8:28 AM, Kevin Smith wrote:
>>> In fact, I'd argue that this spec is a technical solution to a
>>> social problem
>>
>> I note, after drafting many more acerbic replies, that this is
>> consistent with all specs.
>>
>> Messaging is a social problem.
>
> Most people handle slight mistakes in messages quite gracefully by
> typing some text in a new message ("oops, I meant thought, not
> though"). We've all seen it and done it. Why after all this time is it
> imperative that we give folks the ability to make such corrections by
> changing the last message instead of explaining the error in a new
> message?I would have hoped that the wrong-headedness of "We shouldn't change things, we can make do with what we have" would be self-evident, but it doesn't seem so. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a chisel and some slate that need interfacing. /K
