pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoToo lazy to switch apps toosh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up1821arrow-down116
arrow-up1805arrow-down1imageToo lazy to switch apps toosh.itjust.workspelespirit@sh.itjust.worksM to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square112linkfedilink
minus-squareKurtVonnegut@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down1·2 months agoBut clearly you start with the asterisk
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down3·2 months agoNo, you edit the message so that the typo has a * after it, since asterisks indicate a footnote. Then you post the corrective message with the asterisk at the beginning.
minus-squareSparroHawc@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoJust edit the original message with [sic]
minus-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoThis is the way.
minus-squareBassTurd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoI’ve always been asterisk at the end, but mostly because it’s easier for me to type that way.
minus-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 months agoAsterisk starts a bullet list in a lot of richtext fields that use markdown
But clearly you start with the asterisk
No, you edit the message so that the typo has a * after it, since asterisks indicate a footnote. Then you post the corrective message with the asterisk at the beginning.
Just edit the original message with [sic]
This is the way.
I’ve always been asterisk at the end, but mostly because it’s easier for me to type that way.
Asterisk starts a bullet list in a lot of richtext fields that use markdown
*If you don’t put space
What kind of heathen doesn’t?