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Jack · 12-07-2009, 03:39 PM

What happened to "edit" function in the forum?I am no longer able to edit my old(a few days old) messages.Is there a limitation or does it no longer exist??

James81 · 12-07-2009, 04:42 PM

Hmm, didn't realize this until you mentioned it.

In looking back over my posts, the older ones don't have the edit function, but the ones I've made today do.

Looks like there's a time limit on the edit function. My guess would be that that is to stop people from going back to their older posts and editing in spam and stuff.

bluedragon · 12-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Not only that, but it would not be right if you would be able to edit a post that several other people have already responded to. If that happened, someone who would come and read that thread would not understand anything. That happens sometimes when somebody makes an offensive post and the mods delete it. People look at the thread and they don't understand why everyone was so angry, because the offensive post is now gone (or edited by a moderator). If everyone could edit their own posts no matter how old, it would be a mess.

Jack · 12-07-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James81

Hmm, didn't realize this until you mentioned it.

In looking back over my posts, the older ones don't have the edit function, but the ones I've made today do.

Looks like there's a time limit on the edit function. My guess would be that that is to stop people from going back to their older posts and editing in spam and stuff.

I think this limitation is a new thing.If I remember true,formerly I was able to edit older posts.(but maybe I remember wrong)

Brutha · 12-07-2009, 10:09 PM

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I think this limitation is a new thing.

That depends on what you consider a "new thing" to be.
I think the limitation is at least 1-2 years old.

You should find a few public discussions of the reasons for that policy if you use the search function.

Daffy Duck · 12-08-2009, 05:20 AM

Yeah, it has been this way ever since I started posting here. You have a reasonable amount of time to edit a post.

seeker5 · 12-08-2009, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack

Is there a limitation or does it no longer exist??

You can only edit your post 24 hours after you post it.

Wax Frog · 12-08-2009, 06:42 AM

Look at it this way - it makes for great incentive to always ask yourself if what you're writing might later make you uncomfortable, regretful or worse. It took me a good long while to build my internal "appropriateness monitor", but it was well worthwhile.

If you're only concerned about such things as weak/poor grammar, typos, or an idea that could be better expressed? Not that big a deal, in the greater scheme, you're just one user among many, making conversation on one forum among a multitude.

Carl Carlson IV · 12-08-2009, 08:08 AM

I think this is a great function, never knew the time limit existed!

bluedragon · 12-08-2009, 01:38 PM

Maybe a better idea would be if you could only edit your post as long as nobody else has replied to it by using the quote function.

Daffy Duck · 12-08-2009, 02:00 PM

Not a bad idea but that's much harder to do right from a programmer's perspective, bluedragon. Also many people will reply to a post without quoting it, which bypasses the "quote check."

12-07-2009, 03:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jack Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 577	What happened to "edit" function in the forum? What happened to "edit" function in the forum?I am no longer able to edit my old(a few days old) messages.Is there a limitation or does it no longer exist??

12-08-2009, 06:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	Look at it this way - it makes for great incentive to always ask yourself if what you're writing might later make you uncomfortable, regretful or worse. It took me a good long while to build my internal "appropriateness monitor", but it was well worthwhile. If you're only concerned about such things as weak/poor grammar, typos, or an idea that could be better expressed? Not that big a deal, in the greater scheme, you're just one user among many, making conversation on one forum among a multitude. Last edited by Wax Frog; 12-08-2009 at 06:48 AM.

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12-07-2009, 04:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
James81 Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,690	Hmm, didn't realize this until you mentioned it. In looking back over my posts, the older ones don't have the edit function, but the ones I've made today do. Looks like there's a time limit on the edit function. My guess would be that that is to stop people from going back to their older posts and editing in spam and stuff.

12-07-2009, 06:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
bluedragon Family Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,370	Not only that, but it would not be right if you would be able to edit a post that several other people have already responded to. If that happened, someone who would come and read that thread would not understand anything. That happens sometimes when somebody makes an offensive post and the mods delete it. People look at the thread and they don't understand why everyone was so angry, because the offensive post is now gone (or edited by a moderator). If everyone could edit their own posts no matter how old, it would be a mess.

12-08-2009, 05:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Daffy Duck Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,001	Yeah, it has been this way ever since I started posting here. You have a reasonable amount of time to edit a post.

12-08-2009, 08:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
Carl Carlson IV Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 337	I think this is a great function, never knew the time limit existed!

12-08-2009, 01:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
bluedragon Family Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,370	Maybe a better idea would be if you could only edit your post as long as nobody else has replied to it by using the quote function.

12-08-2009, 02:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
Daffy Duck Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3,001	Not a bad idea but that's much harder to do right from a programmer's perspective, bluedragon. Also many people will reply to a post without quoting it, which bypasses the "quote check."

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