Also, I edited this post! (I wanted to add different hashtags.) Deleting and redrafting without losing the words you already wrote is definitely the way to go if you're going to allow editing on a social media platform. I also like that it gets rid of your likes and boosts on the original so someone can't change what they wrote to make it look like people boosted something they wouldn't normally boost or agree with. That's been my fear with a Twitter edit button.
@jlizhill Exactly!
@meganpaasch the getting rid of the likes and boosts when you edit is honestly the only way to go. It’s not fair to people who have boosted especially to let the message be changed but left on the booster’s TL without them knowing