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“Edited To Add”. Sometimes just “Edit:”. Used if you go back and change something in your post or comment. There is a long time limit on going back to edit your posts or comments, however you cannot edit the title of a post at any time.
You have 3 minutes to edit your comment before it will show on New Reddit that you made an edit to it. After 3 minutes, there will be an asterisk (*) in the line where it says how long ago you made the comment. Here's an example of how it looks to other users[1] if you edit your post. There's such a thing as "ninja editing" which, if it is edited quick enough after posting doesn't declare the edit.
1: https://i.imgur.com/s5jR8pb_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand
Reddit, as you would expect, is divided[2] on the merits of telling everyone you made an edit[3]. Quite apart from the fact it’s in the Reddiquette[4], it’s just good form to state your reason for any editing of posts. Even if it was just edited for spelling, a simple "Edit: typo" or “ETA: typo” will help explain.
4: https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette
Sometimes you might want to add more information to your initial post or comment. Don’t do this by replying to your own comment as it will become out of order in the thread and as *The Average Redditor*™ doesn’t look at usernames, confusing to all. If you have another thing to add to your original post or comment, you should edit it and say "Edit: I want to add..." or something along those lines.
Editing a post or comment after the event to deliberately change the meaning and cause confusion is called an “Edit Trap”[5] and is usually done to stealthily win arguments so later readers don’t see what really went down. This isn’t very nice so don’t do it.
Editing a post or comment after the event to deliberately change the meaning with the participation of the other users in the thread[6] can, however, be fun and really quite bizarre[7].
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/cufioi/ask_me_something_and_then_edit_the_question_after/
ETA: typo.
8: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/qbb173/comment/hhp6s53/
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