Reddit Why do people on Reddit do this?

29dogs

Veteran Member
Bronze Star Bronze Star
Joined
Feb 7, 2025
Messages
240
Reaction Score
252
Feedback
0 / 0 / 0
I see this a lot of Reddit where people edit their comments and then add a strike-through or a “edit” message.

Why don’t they just edit it silently to fix it and move on?
 
It gives a sense of authenticity. Like a visual representation of what the edit was about. This avoids misrepresentation.

The strike-through represent someone taking back their words, when their response (often an advice) is proven by further comments to be erroneous.

The "Edit:" is used to add-on to existing posts without changing the old text.
 
Back
Top