One of the “features” that I enjoy about Nostr is the lack of editing and deleting notes (yes, you can delete if the client supports it but there are no guarantees it will be deleted). I think it makes interactions more authentic and more thought goes into notes because, like in real life, you have to take responsibility for what you say. You can’t just delete/edit and pretend it was never said.
I like edits or at least the theory behind them. I make typos. I want to fix the typos. However, nostr:nprofile1qqsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8gprfmhxue69uhhq7tjv9kkjepwve5kzar2v9nzucm0d5hszxmhwden5te0wfjkccte9emk2um5v4exucn5vvhxxmmd9uq3xamnwvaz7tmhda6zuat50phjummwv5hsx7c9z9 has convinced me that they're bad. His editing and the gamification of his edits are fun, but if hundreds of people in my feeds are doing this, then it would immediately degrade my experience. I would hate it. It would be annoying.
I now see edits as an attack vector and a performance degrader.
Maybe we need a maximum number of edits? 3? I don't know. I'm just thinking out loud.
Maybe we just do away with them altogether? đź‘€
Thoughts?
Discussion
This is how verbal communications work in real life. Verbal "notes" get instantly deleted.