nun
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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The to "edit" radio button on my posts has disappeared.....so I cannot edit them anymore.
The to "edit" radio button on my posts has disappeared.....so I cannot edit them anymore.
Why is it only 6 hours? Very occasionally I make a post that I regret or want to redo. That might be the next day, but now I have to live with it for eternity? Seems too harsh a policy.The edit window closes 6 hours after you post.
Why is it only 6 hours? Very occasionally I make a post that I regret or want to redo. That might be the next day, but now I have to live with it for eternity? Seems too harsh a policy.
Was it always like this or has the policy changed?
Hi REWahoo, is there any chance of revisiting this and maybe wind up setting a somewhat longer time? Is there a time frame that the forum administration feels is totally unacceptable ... like over 1 month?The limit was put into place several years ago*. Originally there was no limit on editing your posts, but a couple of disgruntled members who deleted hundreds of their posts before flouncing off led management to implement a time limit. The six hour edit window was a compromise to allow what is believed to be a reasonable time frame to allow for corrections of typos, etc., but prevent abuse.
* July of 2007
You would then more likely have quoted portions of material that had been altered or continuing discussions that would not make sense. I imagine most editing is done within ten minutes. You can always PM a moderator about a need to edit an older post.
You would then more likely have quoted portions of material that had been altered or continuing discussions that would not make sense. I imagine most editing is done within ten minutes. You can always PM a moderator about a need to edit an older post.
OK, I'll just be more hesitant to post some stuff here. One even gets 3 days to go back on a contract (buyers remorse) in our state. Never did this but it is nice to know this is possible. Writers remorse is a real phenomena. PM'ing a moderator ... well, I guess that works but not quite the same as having control of what one writes.
I am not proposing that moderators do any global edits. Or even that moderators should be bothered to edit my slightly dated post. I'm only proposing that we the forum participants have control over our posts for more then a mere 6 hours.The issue is that the posts quoted by other members then have to be edited too. In a long thread that can be quite a bit of work if the post was quoted often. There is no "find and replace" function for the moderators. Also it can make the edited posts look like gobbledygook since it changes the context.
No need to be more hesitant, nothing has changed. It's been this way for years.OK, I'll just be more hesitant to post some stuff here. One even gets 3 days to go back on a contract (buyers remorse) in our state. Never did this but it is nice to know this is possible. Writers remorse is a real phenomena. PM'ing a moderator ... well, I guess that works but not quite the same as having control of what one writes.
OK, I'll just be more hesitant to post some stuff here. One even gets 3 days to go back on a contract (buyers remorse) in our state. Never did this but it is nice to know this is possible. Writers remorse is a real phenomena. PM'ing a moderator ... well, I guess that works but not quite the same as having control of what one writes.
I am not proposing that moderators do any global edits. Or even that moderators should be bothered to edit my slightly dated post. I'm only proposing that we the forum participants have control over our posts for more then a mere 6 hours.
If I post something that I find embarrassing or too off topic, maybe after waking up the next day, shouldn't I be able to modify it myself? That's all I'm saying here.
Maybe we should add a "Foot in Mouth" button that would allow the poster to acknowledge that the post no longer represents the posters current thinking
Sometimes I just want to quote myself and add "Did I say that out loud?"
OK, I know when I'm beat. But the rabbit ears are down today.
OK, I know when I'm beat. But the rabbit ears are down today.