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Thread poster: CafeTran Trainer
CafeTran Trainer
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Aug 11

It would be logical to remove the agreements below a post when the original poster edits it. After all, the members who agreed may not agree with the revised version.

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Samuel Murray
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I agree Aug 11

I agree. When I change my mind, I edit my post -- I don't post a new one.
 
Karletto666
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demanding ^^ Aug 11

I agree, agreements should be canceled.
 
Christine Andersen
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It is difficult to draw the line Aug 11

I beg to differ: I do not think this is a good idea in practice. I frequently edit my posts if I discover a typo or a minor error (too many exclamation marks for instance).

I am sure others do the same. Posts are already locked after 24 hours, so that they cannot be edited any more, so anyone who agrees after that presumably means it, or they can 'Un-agree'.

I do not remember ever seeing a post edited to the point where I no longer agreed with it, and it would be diffic... See more
I beg to differ: I do not think this is a good idea in practice. I frequently edit my posts if I discover a typo or a minor error (too many exclamation marks for instance).

I am sure others do the same. Posts are already locked after 24 hours, so that they cannot be edited any more, so anyone who agrees after that presumably means it, or they can 'Un-agree'.

I do not remember ever seeing a post edited to the point where I no longer agreed with it, and it would be difficult or impossible to define when a post was edited significantly as opposed to just tidying up. ▲ Collapse


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Philip Lees
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Too much 05:18

Christine Andersen wrote:

I frequently edit my posts if I discover a typo or a minor error (too many exclamation marks for instance).

I do this too, and I agree with Christine. This would be much too draconian a measure.

Can the OP provide instances of posts that were edited sufficiently to change their meaning in a way that might affect other users' agreement?

I doubt it very much.
 


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