Post AxKFq02nP5lQE73IH2 by smallcircles@social.coop
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(DIR) Post #AxJnEyFKKOUfDfT5yS by smallcircles@social.coop
2025-08-17T11:26:35Z
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You post a new top-level toot on the fediverse, then see that it contains spelling errors. No one has interacted with the toot as yet.You can delete & redraft the toot, effectively sending a new message with updated text, or you can edit the existing msg and send an update across the fediverse.There may be different social impact, but also technical issue like bandwidth consumption. And what is energy cost?Which action is better and should be a best-practice in this situation? And why?
(DIR) Post #AxJnEzdTA7OpWpltFA by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2025-08-19T05:47:55.969Z
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@smallcircles@social.coop Another, better, option: Reply to fix any errors on the toot, and consider taking a bit more time on an "important" toot in the future.Not all servers honor a delete event, for various reasons. Similar for edit events. Once a toot has gone out into the wild, you should assume it's out there forever in the state you originally posted it. That's how posting anything on the Internet works.
(DIR) Post #AxKFq02nP5lQE73IH2 by smallcircles@social.coop
2025-08-19T05:50:31Z
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@tyil yes, great advice. I do this myself a lot. Esp. in more stressful situations where there's real weight to a discussion, waiting a while with a direct reply is a great way to come back later with a much more measured, nuanced and constructive response.
(DIR) Post #AxKFq1LyXGhSHt27o8 by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2025-08-19T11:08:21.876Z
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@smallcircles@social.coop Another thing I was thinking of that both options given in the poll don't consider people writing a lengthier reply at the time of deleting the original. It can be very annoying to put a lot of thought in a good reply, only to find out when trying to post it that the original is gone.