I sometimes notice people deleting posts instead of editing them. So here is a tip:
On Mastodon, posts move around like e-mails in the mail system. However, if you edit a post, you are able to correct the error in posts already sent. So that is good.
However, if you delete your post and create a new post, there is now two posts in the system. And people may begin to interact with the deleted post only to see it suddenly disappear. This is obviously confusing, so editing is better.
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Heather Evans
in reply to Randahl Fink • • •RaymondPierreL3
in reply to Heather Evans • • •@feather1952
I beleive you are also on aus.social like me and on this instance (like most others, if not all) you can edit your toots. your description seems to be about the App you are using. Different app have different ‘tools’ but all of them connect to any/all instances on the fediverse.
Have I confused you yet?
If I have, what I am saying is your issue is with the app not with the instance.
#feditips
FediThing
in reply to RaymondPierreL3 • • •@RaymondPierreL3 @feather1952 Hi Heather! Do you know the name of the app you are using to access Mastodon?
Some of the apps compatible with Mastodon may be out of date and lacking an edit option.