Joshua Byrd
One feature Mastodon does better than virtually every other platform is the edit button. It's free, has unlimited edits, is not time limited, has edit history, edit notifications, real-time updates, and is generally just awesome. As someone who does a LOT of typos, and constantly forgets alt text etc, I am eternally grateful to the Mastodon Devs for such a flawless implementation.
Jan 19, 2025 at 2:27amWeb
Show threadVulcanTouristJan 19, 2025

@phocks

Not arguing or promoting it, but Facebook has allowed editing of both posts and comments on posts for many years.

Show threadThomas SchmallJan 19, 2025

@VulcanTourist Strangely there's tons of features that old apps have that new ones don't. BlueSky doesn't let you edit. Twitter neither (only for a year and only if you pay).

I long for the days when my messenger apps had tons of preferences and features. For example merging all protocols into one. Also something that just regressed.

Show threadVulcanTouristJan 19, 2025

@oxpal

> For example merging all protocols into one.

I used to use Pidgin, among many others.

Show threadKate BowlesJan 19, 2025
@phocks @futurebird I love it for a specific use case: you ask a question, downthread someone answers it, and you can add an update to the original to let people know they can put away their bird books, lichen identification posters, tech skills, whatever. And in that case it’s also potentially useful for people who saw the original and were idly wondering: how did that thing turn out?
Show threadJons MostovojsJan 19, 2025
@phocks huh
Show threadJust BobyJan 19, 2025
@phocks Oh yes! That one and the temporary mutes too. And the “no boosts”.
Show threadThomas SchmallJan 19, 2025
@boby_biq And that images are high quality. It's bizarre how the mega-corporations that dominate the market can't manage to deliver clean high res images in free formats.
Show threadSchrödinger's PratJan 19, 2025
@phocks
It still shocks me that some people are against editing posts. The scenarios they invent are so absurdly elaborate, and yet so many ought forums have allowed editing for decades and no major incident.
Show threadFiXatoJan 19, 2025
@Rhodium103 oh good grief... your mention of early forums made me remember this person who kept editing their posts in ways where people who were pointing out how wrong that person was, were made to look like the bad person instead... and then replying "I said no such thing!" and so on... we ended up having to screenshot and quote post just to defend ourselves before the overly lenient admin finally banned them.
It really showed how useful an edit history would've been.
@phocks
Show threadLillen ArtJan 19, 2025
@phocks I've never understood why apps insisted so strongly on removing the ability to edit posts. It's a necessary feature in my opinion.
Show threadsarah tonin Jan 19, 2025
@phocks honestly yea, for a lot mastodon does somewhat badly, the edit is great
Show threadEmber is so tired of people. ​Jan 19, 2025
@phocks it could do with a diff tho, like some clients add
Show threadJoshua ByrdJan 19, 2025
@Ember yeah agreed
Show threadCavyherdJan 19, 2025

@phocks

Wait—edit history?? How does one access that?

Also 💯 on the typos. Which I only ever see when a post comes across my notifications in a like or boost. Because of course.

Show threadSebiturboJan 19, 2025
@phocks
Same here. I do my AltTxt often at the next morning or I add and correct my post. #EditMastodon
Show threadAlex HeadJan 19, 2025
@phocks yeah,,,, and people 😃
Show threadJoshua ByrdJan 19, 2025
@kult_epigenetic Devs are people too 😂
Show threadGed MaheuxJan 19, 2025
@phocks it’s seriously great. Agreed.
Show threadAlan is @cogdog 🇨🇦Jan 19, 2025
@phocks Could not agree more about the value and virtue of the Madtodon edit post feature. I’ve written this a few times (and most recently had to appropriately edit a typo!)
Show threadMakyrisJan 19, 2025
@phocks Same here!
Show threadDrDJan 19, 2025
@phocks 💯
Show threadAedius Filmania ⚙️🎮🖊️Jan 19, 2025

@phocks

And when someone need help and then get it, everyone that retoot it is notified <3

Show threadTim RichardsJan 19, 2025
@phocks @Violinknitter Agreed! I can't stand typos, I used to delete and repost tweets just to fix them. The edit function is a godsend.
Show threadRailmapsJan 19, 2025
Yes!
Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Jan 19, 2025

@phocks

*quietly weeping in the corner, waiting for #GoToSocial to get the edit feature as well 😄

Show threadThe Fedi WikiJan 19, 2025

@rl_dane it's coming. 😁

https://thefedi.wiki/gotosocial/user/edit

Editing posts with GotoSocial [The Fediverse Wiki]

Show threadR.L. Dane    🍵 Jan 19, 2025

@hello

Looking forward to it! 👍🏼

Show threadmirabilosJan 19, 2025
@rl_dane @hello Does it include both notifications and edit history?
Show threadCalumJan 20, 2025
@phocks Still wish you could see who liked and replied to which version, though, as it still gives unscrupulous types some opportunity to bait and-switch.
Show threadGregory DodwellJan 20, 2025
@phocks @ben_hr you know what I like? That there’s essentially NO BOTS following my Mastodon profile. They’re swarming over my Bluesky profile like 🪰 🪰 🪰 🪰 🪰 🪰 to 💩
Show threadThomas Lee ✅ Jan 21, 2025
@phocks this feature is #awesome!!
Show threadMark T. TomczakJan 27, 2025

@phocks I actually used an instance for a while that disabled the edit button. It was the opinion of the administrator that edit allowed you to damage the record of conversation and that was detrimental to threads over time.

I appreciate the system as flexible enough to give him the ability to enforce that on his node. And I appreciate the system is flexible enough to support me leaving.

Show threadVeedemsMar 5, 2025
@phocks agreed. It’s so clear and intuitive that I find it hard to believe why other services couldn’t do it before.