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Posted By: davidcycleback

At a dinner party a woman said to Winston Churchill, "If you were were my husband, I'd put poison in your tea." To which Churchill replied, "And if you were my wife, I'd drink it."

I'm aware I use the edit function more than others. I have the habit of reading and fixing my posts (rewriting, adding, subtracting, etc). I'm concerned about the final text, not the line of editing denotations that follow a post. It's an admirable habit for a writer, just obvious on a chat board that marks you're edits. If the edit function wasn't there, I wouldn't (and couldn't) use it.

People have commented and joked about my editing, but no one's complained to me about it. I have probably commented and joked about it.

Most people's comments and jokes are not about the editing-- which I think they mostly could care less about-- but the line of edit marks. As this is an aesthetic issue, I am aware of the issue but take it with due seriousness-- which means I don't take it too serious.

George's initial post was respectful and sincere, so I consider it as fair criticism or comment.