One quirk of Lemmy is that edits and deletions may not propagate properly to every server, meaning you’re never guaranteed anything past the initial posting.
So how do you handle when you say something you’d like to amend, correct, or delete?
Do you:
- Edit your corrections directly into the original?
- Delete it?
- Add an Edit:?
- Put the original comment behind a spoiler tag or strike through?
Or something else?
If I’m fixing a minor spelling/grammar/formatting issue and no one has pointed it out, I just edit it
If it’s something like that that’s been pointed out I put a strikethrough through it and fix it
If I’m correcting myself for something that’s factually wrong, something I misunderstood what was being asked, I did my math wrong, etc. then I strikethrough through it, and edit in a note explaining why it was wrong
This is the way
I haven’t had to do any edits beyond minor typo corrections so far, but this is essentially what I’d do. I prefer crossing things out so people can see what the context would have been for any older comments.