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  • Should I edit or submit a new post when ammending some answer?

    What do you think should be done if, after submitting an answer, we wish to add/delete/correct some aspect? Should we edit or submit a new post?

    Many times the answer may seem obvious: minor changes (spelling, adding a reference, etc.) probably don't deserve a new post. But I mean the remaining cases.

    "Old" Statalist, of course, provided no alternative. But I wonder, for example, how does this decision affect the behavior of RSS feeds (with the &lastpost=1 suffix) which may become popular in this new setting (easily tested). Would that effect be intentional?

    PD/ There are two things I will miss for sure from the old-fashioned Statalist: i) checking the list in a conversation-like manner with my email app. ii) post-hoc corrections. These things made the list very friendly and personal.
    You should:

    1. Read the FAQ carefully.

    2. "Say exactly what you typed and exactly what Stata typed (or did) in response. N.B. exactly!"

    3. Describe your dataset. Use list to list data when you are doing so. Use input to type in your own dataset fragment that others can experiment with.

    4. Use the advanced editing options to appropriately format quotes, data, code and Stata output. The advanced options can be toggled on/off using the A button in the top right corner of the text editor.

  • #2
    You have up to an hour to edit your post, but that's just a technical answer to what is really a question of etiquette.

    Personally if I notice something wrong with what I have posted within just a few minutes, and before there are any replies, I will go ahead and self-edit, but if I think others have read and/or responded, I'll post a followup correction.

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    • #3
      Thanks Alan.

      I hadn't noticed the editing was time constrained.
      You should:

      1. Read the FAQ carefully.

      2. "Say exactly what you typed and exactly what Stata typed (or did) in response. N.B. exactly!"

      3. Describe your dataset. Use list to list data when you are doing so. Use input to type in your own dataset fragment that others can experiment with.

      4. Use the advanced editing options to appropriately format quotes, data, code and Stata output. The advanced options can be toggled on/off using the A button in the top right corner of the text editor.

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