As a data point, I downvoted the original comment but removed the downvote after reading the edited version, which I think is phrased a lot better.
In cases where a comment is edited after other comments critique it, I wonder if we should gently encourage a norm of having the removed words be crossed out, rather than deleted entirely? It is of course an author’s right to remove anything they no longer endorse, but it can be confusing to see comments refer to material that no longer exists.
As a data point, I downvoted the original comment but removed the downvote after reading the edited version, which I think is phrased a lot better.
In cases where a comment is edited after other comments critique it, I wonder if we should gently encourage a norm of having the removed words be crossed out, rather than deleted entirely? It is of course an author’s right to remove anything they no longer endorse, but it can be confusing to see comments refer to material that no longer exists.