Emailed notifications of posts include edits of same post as separate 'previous replies'

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Paul_King is experiencing an issue with emailed notifications of replies to his posts. When he edits a post, the notification includes both the original post and the edited version under “In Reply to” and “Previous Replies” headings, respectively. He is seeking a way to prevent multiple versions of his post from being included in notifications, as this can reveal his corrections to typos. Paul_King also questions why the full text of the original post is shown in notifications, while the first version may be truncated, and whether this issue affects all email-based forum subscribers or just the original poster.

When I receive emailed notifications of replies to my posts, I see the first paragraph of my post under an ‘In Reply to’ heading, then another full copy of the same post under a ‘Previous Replies’ heading. Is this due to having subsequently edited my original post ?

More importantly, how can I prevent more than a single version (preferably the most recent) of my post being included in notifications? I would rather not be broadcasting the fact that I don’t always pick up on my typos in time!

Also, if we really must show both versions of the same post, and if the first version of my post is truncated, why is the second version in the same notification not similarly truncated?

If the original poster is the only one who ever sees their own posts reflected back at them in two versions that is one thing, but not so good if the same two versions are broadcast to all email-based forum subscribers.

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