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     7 years ago 

    I'm not sure what you mean by "not fair?" I'd appreciate further explanation of your thinking here...

    However, my viewpoint is based on the following observations:

    • The ability to edit in perpetuity was promised to be part of the last Hard Fork (HF17).
    • Nothing is "changed after the fact." The reality of Steemit is that everything is stored on the blockchain; therefore, it is always possible to examine the entire history of a post. Changes cannot be hidden or denied.
    • As a human being, I am fallible. I make errors in what I write. I reserve the right to edit them. If I am prevented from doing so, I will be forced to re-issue a corrected version. There is no moral difference between doing that and simply revising an older piece, but the practical difference is very frustrating.
    • As an author, I write my work, my work does not write me. I am the creator and amendor, and will change and improve and modify what I write to my own liking.
    • Finally (for now ;) I have practical reasons for desiring this ability; I create and maintain indices and references to my own body of work, as well as tools for facilitating my own manual voting, planning future articles, and so on. Without the ability to edit, these goals are hampered.

    I hope that clarifies matters?

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     7 years ago (edited)

    Sure, it isn't a big deal to me. I was only explaining the conversations that were had when each feature of HF17 were discussed and reviewed and many of the features were withheld from the drop due to community discussion. I was just trying to explain why you haven't seen the changes. ;)
    I know you wouldn't do this, but what if I posted a cute kitten picture and people voted on it. Later I went back and edited and made a pornographic picture. Voting is now off, and there is no way to flag or hide it. (just sharing a thought) Any who, they are not my decisions.

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     7 years ago 

    Thank you, @whatsup, for your further explanation of your issue with being editable...

    I think I understand better now where you're coming from. And of course, I would find the behavior you just described to be completely disgusting and reprehensible... However, I am of the very strong opinion that prohibiting editing is not the solution to behavior like that...

    The answer to that kind of nastiness is to flag the hell out of it. Also discussed in some places, and perhaps not properly settled, was the real need to separate "voting" whether up or down from "flagging" semantically, i.e. to have a separate function called "flag" that would be a way to disapprove of such antisocial behavior as you've described...

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       7 years ago 

      Agree on all fronts, again, I am not communicating well, as I was just trying to clarify why the decision was made, not so much justify it. I could probably argue it both ways. :)

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       7 years ago 

      :) :) :) Got it. Thanks again! ;) :D

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