Question

"Edit post" option please. That is, the repliers or people who answer the question are able to edit their response.

But, I think the question asker should be allowed to see a "history" of the previous responses so they can see what changed from the edited post.

Answer 1

I like this idea, and I don't think that a "history" is necessary, but a note that a post had been edited would be a good idea.

Answer 2

So what I mean by history of replies is, suppose I replied to a question and said:

"Ok wait"

then, without having to post another reply, I could edit this to:

"Alright, so this is how I would do this...... blah blah"

To ensure that the question asker is not confused, he gets to see the previous text. Makes sense?

Answer 3

There was once an Edit Answer option. It was nice while it lasted but some people abused it.

They would break the code of conduct somehow - be nasty, tell someone they only wanted an answer, whatever - then edit question, replace the entire post with a space or something OK and it was really tough to moderate.

Answer 4

@blues
I said
"But, I think the question asker should be allowed to see a "history" of the previous responses so they can see what changed from the edited post. "

Answer 5

Hmm interesting idea. Would regular users be able to see this history? That could cause concerns; People edit for a reason. I like the idea of just showing an indicator that the question was edited (perhaps after 2 minutes of posting).

Answer 6

The opening poster gets to decide who gets to see history.

Answer 7

I feel like we're talking about two different things. Question editing is already present. Editing replies probably won't happen anytime soon. We view the replies as a conversation in chat form, so you can correct earlier posts later. Having edits/edit history would complicate the UI and the code without much benefit compared to the current model.