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Lemmy lets you edit the title of your post (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago by ono@lemmy.ca to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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Something that I really appreciate after moving here from Reddit: I can finally edit titles!

No more having to delete and re-post when I notice a typo. No more having to endure the embarrassment when I don't notice one until after the comments have already started.

It's a small thing, but a relief nevertheless.

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[–] quickleft 1 points 2 years ago

I pretty much agree with the caveats here.

I did find it very annoying on reddit when occasionally I or someone else made a post who's title contained an error. Could be a simple thing like a typo, or a wrong/misleading assumption/assertion.You don't want to fully delete the post because the discussion is useful, but you know people will see it as they scroll without opening the discussion, and will have the wrong idea.

OTOH I think there is a high probability of abuse/misuse of changed titles. I am 55% in favor of a no title changing policy. However with a FLOSS federated platform such a policy would prob be impossible to enforce because certainly some admins would have a patch or something to allow it.

I would propose that original titles be prominently displayed in strikethrough text everywhere the title is displayed. This might be annoying enough to develop a norm of not changing unless needed. Might be some intentional jokes but maybe avoid the flagrant abuse.