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Originally Posted by eschwartz
HarryT does not think you should find all typos in the MR library.
He said, if you are concerned about the issue of deliberate changes, you should proofread and report them on the thread. Proofreading has to do with deviations from the original text -- where does it say anything about the intent behind those changes?
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Well, now according to HarryT, all changes are part of the editing process, so I guess nothing is a mistake, only someone's idea of an improvement.
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Right, you didn't make "demands", you made "suggestions". I'm sure everyone is tremendously grateful you cleared that one up. 
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You think those two words mean the same thing? Really?
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Editing is done whenever it needs to be done. If it is usually done before publication, that is because it is assumed all errors will be caught by then. Why does it matter regardless? An uploader is publishing a new version of the book, isn't he? So it actually IS being done before publication! 
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I'm thinking about uploading a new copy of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. In the Constitution, I'm going to leave out the material that's part of the Great Compromise, because it will confuse modern readers, all that three-fifths business. I'm going to leave out the Eighteenth Amendment, because it was later repealed, so again, I don't want to confuse modern readers. I'll fix up the other amendments too--so they're clearer.
In the Declaration, I think I'll change "pursuit of happiness" to "pursuit of money," because I think that's how old TJ should have worded it. I'm going to change "all men are created equal" to "all men and women are created equal," because that's what modern readers are supposed believe. I'm going to leave out all references to "our Creator," because I don't want to offend atheists.
And I'm sure the MR library will be thrilled with this contribution and all my hard work in editing this public domain material.