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		paranoidrobot on Jan 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If it will matter after today, don't talk about it... > Allowing anyone to edit anyone’s post seemed insecure. Insecure in what manner? To me it's no more insecure than a VCS - sure, anyone could edit anyone else's code, but version history was always there.

qwantim1 on Jan 14, 2021 [–]

There’s a difference between interjecting “What he was trying to say is...” and changing the words he used; those weren’t his words.

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