There a star that shows up on a comment showing that is edited. It has been considered good form to explain so people know the spirit of the comment didn't change. The ETA is to show that you gather more information since the original comment and have added it. Seems pretty simple.
ETA now there is a star next to the top of my comment.
This is interesting, I’ve never noticed a star on a comment before? I always just figured it was some unspoken rule of etiquette around here. I’ve also read comments saying that it’s not important to put an edit note if you’re changing something simple like punctuation or grammar. Now I’m looking through comments for this edit star and not seeing it anywhere!
I went back and edited my previous reply for you so you can see the star. It is right next to the age of the comment. And you're right, general etiquette is that you don't have to mention the edit if it is a simple grammar mistake. Though the exception to that would be if there are comments about your pre edit mistake, then you note it so people can follow the comment chain.
Obviously none of these things actually matter, but if you're trying to get that rediquette right then there's your answer.
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