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Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015) by vvillyd on Friday August 02, 2019 @02:22PM (#20595306)
Yeah, that was a typo on my part. I didn't notice it at first, and it's now been so long since I posted it that I would feel disingenuous editing it. I think someone pointed out the typo in the comments.
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Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015) by penagwin on Friday August 02, 2019 @05:30PM (#20596826)
It's very common to edit your typo but still leave it there either crossed out, and/or leave an EDIT: and explain what/why you changed it.

It's perfectly okay to ensure your text is communicating accurate information - in fact leaving it may undermine your explanation as certain folks will focus on the error (or others won't notice it and learn something incorrect).

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Re:Why we ground electrical systems (2015) by watersb on Friday August 02, 2019 @05:23PM (#20596769)
I encourage you to fix the typo; lots of HN exposure means lots of new readers without context to any time that has elapsed since your (really good) article was first posted.
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