To edit posts or not edit posts

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Enigma

It is really nice to be able to go through the old ads for cost comparison purposes. It is also nice to be able to go through them and see who most likely has colonies of what corals. Sometimes an item can even be traced back through a few buyers, which is another bonus.

Exactly. And when people delete all the contents, or edit price to Sold, that historic benefit is gone.
The people that want the editing back in the buy/sell forums are typically the ones we're specifically targeting to NOT edit
There is no real NEED for editing, other than perhaps tank journals, which I've always tweaked for people as needed.