How many times do you usually re-edit posts? What is the most common reason for doing so?

Twelve times. I don't know. A lot. Too many. Not enough. Depends on who's reading I suppose. <shrug>

Most common reason to re-edit (wouldn't it suffice to just say "edit"? Editing is a repetative process,  at least that's the way I learned it)  Typographical errors. I blame it on the keyboard and my unwillingness to try a "smart keyboard" which would be  better designed for the actual act of typing. I was just reading about advantages of the Dvorak keyboard system vs. QWERTY--the one I and probably you use, the one designed for the English Language but not for use by a human.<snark>

Retraining one's finger muscles seems to be a problem for some people and QWERTY typing style popping up while you are using Dvorak, too.

I'm a bad typist but if I have the time--which seems to be in really short supply at the moment, I read over a piece a couple of times, checking for sentence construction. I change it a lot sometimes scraping half of it, all of it. I try to go over all posts that are mine (in ownership) with one of writer George Orwell's checklists (he had a few as he wrote a lot of literary commentary)  in mind.

1.What am I trying to say? (him)

Is what you wrote what you want to say? (me)

2. What words will best express it?

Words are important in writing. I think we all can agree on that. ;) I go back and fiddle around with them. Do a little self-censoring. Though probably not enough. :p

3. What (image or idiom) will make it clearer?      Qwerty keyboard (right)

The bane of my writing--trying to find the right words to convey from my head to the screen.

4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect? ( Is it enjoyable or compelling to read?)

For me # 3  and #4 are on my mind simultaneously. 

5. Have I said anything that is avoidably ugly?

I almost surely have but I'll keep practising and try not to. :)

(left) Dvorak keyboard

4. Could I put it more shortly? (Can I make this shorter in length?)

I trim all over the place to property edit a piece. But I add a lot too, sometimes.

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[Dan]

I try to avoid editing posts. If someone points out a factual error, I may make the correction, but not always. If something I write really bothers someone, so be it. The web is our tablet now. No reason for Wite-Out.