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0 pointsthomasahle5y ago0 comments

> Deleting and reposting hurts and would eliminate engagement statistics.

Maybe there should be a maximum number of characters edited. If I have liked/retweeted a tweet, and its author then completely rewrites it,I would want my "engagement" eliminated.

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RL_Quine5y ago

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conradfr5y ago

Also why not make editing available for n minutes? Perfect for typos.

thomasahleOP5y ago

That's probably an even better approach, though famous people may have a lot of engagements during that time.

Maybe just make editing work like deletion/repost: Remove all likes a retweets. Then after n minutes it becomes an unattractive thing to do.

user-the-name5y ago

Because if you immediately notice it, delete and repost works just as well.

mnx5y ago

no way to prevent just adding a 'not' while still allowing sensible editing.

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