When you edit a post THREE AND A HALF HOURS after you make it, no one will ever see it. No one who has already read the thread anyway. I can't speak for everyone, of course, but I know I don't reread every word of every thread (or search for "Edited post" tags) every time I open one. I scroll to where I left off and start there.
If you want to edit a typo, that's fine. You should really only use the Edit button to add new information within a few minutes, at the very most - CERTAINLY not after someone has already replied. And MOST DEFINITELY don't edit a post replying to a post below it (like you did the other day) - Yuck! Talk about a messy thread.
New posts aren't a "waste of space." They are how forums work. And trying to get around that for whatever reason doesn't keep things cleaner - it messes them up.
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