The main reason this is implemented is to prevent double posting, not to prevent people inflating their post count.
In a thread, you should not post multiple times in a row, but instead edit your post and add your new comments. Since most people don't do this, we force it on people. This only happens in the first 60 minutes of the post believe. After that, we expect people to edit their posts to include changes.
I oppose changing this. If you are posting so fast that you are making new posts before other people have commented, then you should add your new thoughts to your current post.
Also, if people are opposing this because it means you might end up kudosing a post you disagree with, I don't think disabling the merge will help. Someone could still write a popular post, gain kudos, and then edit it to say "Kill all the gays" or something similarly horrendous. Are we to disable the ability to edit posts too?
In a thread, you should not post multiple times in a row, but instead edit your post and add your new comments. Since most people don't do this, we force it on people. This only happens in the first 60 minutes of the post believe. After that, we expect people to edit their posts to include changes.
I oppose changing this. If you are posting so fast that you are making new posts before other people have commented, then you should add your new thoughts to your current post.
Also, if people are opposing this because it means you might end up kudosing a post you disagree with, I don't think disabling the merge will help. Someone could still write a popular post, gain kudos, and then edit it to say "Kill all the gays" or something similarly horrendous. Are we to disable the ability to edit posts too?
