Jayson_Virissimo comments on New Year's Prediction Thread (2012) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 02 January 2012 05:31:18AM *  3 points [-]

Not to be a drag, but your evil schemes will come to naught. When you edit a post it changes the date next to your name and adds an asterisk at the end, thereby destroying your illusion of prescience.

EDIT: The italicized and bolded text above is incorrect as pointed out by wedrifid.

Comment author: wedrifid 02 January 2012 07:30:04AM *  6 points [-]

Does it?

EDIT: This comment has been edited after the child comment.

EDIT: Didn't think so. The asterix is added, of course. The date doesn't change.

EDIT: In case the purpose of this was missed (it seems to have been). I saw something wrong, but before I corrected I realized that I might be overconfident. So the right thing to do is test!

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 02 January 2012 07:37:59AM 7 points [-]

I tested it for myself and falsified my original claim about the date. Thanks for making me less wrong.