I initially posted this on MathematicsMeta where it was relatively well received (+20/-0), then I thought to post it here since it relates to multiple sites - possibly all sites, at least all sites with MathJax.
I also searched for this and couldn't find it mentioned before.
I noticed something when reviewing this edit; the strikethrough through the removed text obstructed my view of the post before the edit, particularly the negative signs (-) (other things may be obstructed too, but in this case I noticed the negative signs).
This is also an issue for sites with code as they use alot of symbols, and this same feature request was made on Meta Stack Overflow (score +20) for this reason.
The following screenshots are from Microsoft Edge at 100% (default) zoom:
Zooming in (to the screenshot, not to the webpage): I've also tested on Firefox with similar results.
The text on top actually says "(-2a+4)", but the dash is literally indistinguishable from the skrikethrough. Given the already improper formatting in the post, it wouldn't be unusual if the original text actually just had a space (which is very common), i.e. "( 2a+4)", and this would look identical to "(-2a+4)" with the strikethrough.
All the other dashes disappear too, and the reviewers also wouldn't be able to see if there actually were dashes in the initial post where there are spaces. This means that the reviewers have no way of telling if the dashes were added by the editor or part of the initial post. Dashes are very common on sites with mathematics (as negative signs) and also on sites with code (as indicated by the aforementioned SO post).
Besides this, the strikethrough obstructs all text (I mentioned dashes because they literally disappear, so it isn't something subjective), and makes it harder (for me at least) to read what is underneath it.
Besides, I don't really see any purpose for the strikethough; the red highlighting is clear enough. So, even if this obstruction is minor, it is still, in my opinion, obstructing the post with no benefit.
Feature request: Remove the strikethrough accross the deleted text in suggested edits. The red block on the original side and the green block on the edited side are sufficient for the reviewer to see what has changed in the edit. The strikethrough unnecessarily obstructs view of the post.
Addressing accessibility concerns (for the colour blind): Even if a person can't differentiate between red and green, the red is always on the left side and the green is always on the right side, so the colour itself isn't necessary. This comment on the MathMeta post from a colourblind user supports this.
Also, red highlighting alone is already used when MathJax is involved, so if there were accessibility issues they would have been raised already. For example, this edit diff:
the entire table and all the bits of MathJax have no strikethrough.
Another screenshot showing the MathJax:
So, we already know that only the highlighting itself is necessary to show which parts of the post have changed in the suggested edit. Besides, the obstruction caused by the strikethrough might also cause issues for vision-impaired people, so this might even be another reason to remove the strikethrough. Of course I am not claiming that removing the strikethrough wouldn't cause any problems, just that I cannot think of any myself.
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