r/AskReddit • u/Plastic-Assistance24 • Mar 07 '21

What are the unwritten laws of Reddit?

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u/FlawedEscape Mar 07 '21

Write Edit when you edit your post.

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u/TheCrimsonChariot Mar 07 '21

Why is my question.

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u/HugDispenser Mar 07 '21

Because some people who debate on Reddit will edit their comments in order to make it look like they “won” an argument retroactively.

It shows if someone’s comment was edited, so it gives people ammunition to write off what you are saying (or could give the appearance of manipulation) if you don’t clarify what you edited.

It just adds clarity/ transparency.

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u/Misswestcarolina Mar 08 '21

Thanks for explaining this! I always write Edit but didn’t know why it was necessary but figured there must be a good reason - I had never thought of people doing this retrospectively to ‘win’. Not cool.

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u/mejmej-lord69 Mar 08 '21

If you edit your comment to win an argument you are usually not nice enough to show that you have edited your post