By default (from here):
- trust level 2 users can “Edit their own posts for up to 30 days after posting”
- trust level 3 users can “Make their own posts wiki (that is, editable by any TL1+ users)” which can effectively be “exploited” to edit any of their posts at any time.
Although I would not advocate for mass deletion though edits. It is technically possible. But if this is used, please follow some netiquette and use it moderately…
Yes, the post edit is public, but I don’t think that is indexed through search engines and I’d bet only someone actively trying to target you would go through that effort.
So as you all can see, for long-term users, it is effectively possible to edit their posts for a long time… does this information help long-time users users feel a bit more empowered?