HN Comment Editing
Cluster centers on discussions about editing comments on Hacker News, including apologies for edits that invalidate replies, disclosures of changes, and etiquette around post-reply modifications.
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Why did you edit your original comment?
You're right. I edited my comment to be more appropriate and disclosed the fact that it was edited. Thank you for the prod, sometimes we get caught in the moment.
I think the comment I replied to was edited.
I think the comment I replied to was edited.
Yes, the comment had been edited, and makes much more sense now.
Sorry I was editing. My previous comment didn't make sense.
You’re right I edited the comment.
The comment was edited after I replied. I've quoted what it originally said in my reply now.
The original post got edited, so now my comment doesn't make sense - apologies.
This is right. Sorry about that. In the future, I'll try to avoid editing a comment after someone else has commented on it.