If I'm fixing a minor spelling/grammar/formatting issue and no one has pointed it out, I just edit it

If it's something like that that's been pointed out I put a strikethrough through it and fix it

If I'm correcting myself for something that's factually wrong, something I misunderstood what was being asked, I did my math wrong, etc. then I strikethrough through it, and edit in a note explaining why it was wrong

If it's a typo I usually just edit the original. If I really want to correct myself in some content, then I usually just leave the original text and add an "Edit:" comment afterwards.

But I am 100% on mobile with Lemmy (Voyager), so I am too lazy for other methods with this touchscreen keyboard.

I just edit without thinking twice, sometimes I add and edit: at the end but now that I think about it they're more like and addendum than an edit, maybe instead I should write addendum.

I try to see it from the POV of someone else reading the thread: if I think they’d care about the edit (e.g., if it affects the context of a reply), I'll call attention to it; otherwise I’ll avoid adding the distraction.

Depends on the comment. If it's just something grammatical that nobody has commented on yet, I don't write anything extra and just fix it.

Otherwise I usually indicate that there has been an edit and what it was for (usually a factual correction someone else has pointed out). I'll usually strike out the edited text (type ~ twice at the beginning and again at the end of the text to put a line through it on Lemmy and Mbin, probably works elsewhere too).

Just basic internet etiquette, I would like to believe people are aware and follow it, but I know that in reality the majority don't. The fedivers doesn't really have rules other than the local community rules.

Grammatical mistakes, just edit it, no one really cares.

Changing the content or adding content, a quick edit explanation is polite but not required.

If it's within a few minutes after the original post, ninja edit. Beyond that, "EDIT:". or "ETA" if I'm feeling froggy.

I'm a human being, so occasionally I'll misunderstand what I'm replying to, or realize after the fact that I've pissed someone off or been unfair. I'm not above just hitting delete in some of those instances.

I generally add an "EDIT" if the change is at the end, like, new material being added, and especially if it significantly changes the meaning, so that the follow-up doesn't render a comment that might be getting written nonsensical. I have been known to add a whole chain of those.

I won't do it if I fix something in the middle, because then "EDIT" is going to be in the middle of a sentence or something, and it's going to be unreadable.

I'll only very rarely delete a comment. Usually, it's if I realize that I've misunderstood what I'm responding to or just have some other fundamental misunderstanding that renders the comment useless, and I won't do it if I see that there are responses.

I don't use strikethroughs to indicate errors.

You must snarkily reply the correct spelling or grammar from a sperate account

I ususually just writed EDITED: or maybe - . if its like a part in the middle I put it in parenthesis or such. I try to leave the original except for fixing typos maybe.

I try to look before submitting, ninja edit if fast enough if I catch it, but if not, or if I need to correct myself because of later replies showing I'm an idiot, I'll do an EDIT: at the bottom, and depending on context, also reply to the person that I changed it due to the discussion. That's the part that annoys me and not much can be done about it - all the people who read your mistake but never replies or came back to see the edit. The last thing we need is some push notification that "UserX has edited their message that you read three days ago". Let it be.

I usually "ETA" or "Edit" if it's more than a typo or more than a couple minutes.

Earlier this week I used a reply to myself because I thought it would land better, but I think I confused the OP of the post.

I think edit etiquette was a side effect of karma.

So while the question is interesting, on Lemmy, there isn't much riding on the answer anymore.

Maybe we are more free?

Should I not say Edit:???