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Message started by JC Denton on Jan 8th, 2013 at 7:19pm

Title: editing your old posts
Post by JC Denton on Jan 8th, 2013 at 7:19pm
we haven't been able to edit our old posts in a long time, what gives? we should be able to imo, its a basic forum function and its annoying esp when you want to edit out something you wrote a long time ago.

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by freediver on Jan 8th, 2013 at 7:24pm
I think there is a time limit.

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by Dnarever on Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:54am
I use the editing feature to correct spelling and gramma etc maybe to re word a section or add a comment in the time frame where a post is current and find it works fine.

I do not think that historical revisionism should be encouraged.

You can rest assusre JC that I will not be trolling through you posts from last year looking for supposed contradictions.

If I wish to comment on your position (which I doubt) it will be about your current thinking on the topic.

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by cods on Jan 9th, 2013 at 4:55pm

Dnarever wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 7:54am:
I use the editing feature to correct spelling and gramma etc maybe to re word a section or add a comment in the time frame where a post is current and find it works fine.

I do not think that historical revisionism should be encouraged.

You can rest assusre JC that I will not be trolling through you posts from last year looking for supposed contradictions.

If I wish to comment on your position (which I doubt) it will be about your current thinking on the topic.




hahahah well said..... that means even Abbott has a right to change his mind..

just being mean dna..

why would you want to change something in the past...just say it was something not nice about a person...

hasnt the damage already been done???

an apology is fine..if you own your mistakes.. or wish to take something back.. be man enough to front up..

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by muso on Jan 9th, 2013 at 6:31pm
Currently you can edit your own post up to 1 day, but you can't delete your own post. My personal feeling is that you should be able to delete your own post up to say 12 hours and I can understand why somebody would want to do that, especially if they have said something that they regretted.

Also, if you have posted a picture that you change your mind about publicising (for example if it's easily traced to your real identity) then maybe we should extend the limit a bit more.

FD - What are your thoughts?

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by Annie Anthrax on Jan 9th, 2013 at 6:35pm

muso wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 6:31pm:
Currently you can edit your own post up to 1 day, but you can't delete your own post. My personal feeling is that you should be able to delete your own post up to say 12 hours and I can understand why somebody would want to do that, especially if they have said something that they regretted.

Also, if you have posted a picture that you change your mind about publicising (for example if it's easily traced to your real identity) then maybe we should extend the limit a bit more.

FD - What are your thoughts?



I know my name isn't FD, but allowing people to delete posts is annoying. It throws the whole thread out because it ceases to make sense. When there's an edit to remove text, at least people know there was something there.

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by Spot of Borg on Jan 9th, 2013 at 6:37pm

JC Denton wrote on Jan 8th, 2013 at 7:19pm:
we haven't been able to edit our old posts in a long time, what gives? we should be able to imo, its a basic forum function and its annoying esp when you want to edit out something you wrote a long time ago.


IMO its dishonest to edit something you said "a long time ago".

SOB

Title: Re: editing your old posts
Post by muso on Jan 9th, 2013 at 6:57pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Jan 9th, 2013 at 6:37pm:

JC Denton wrote on Jan 8th, 2013 at 7:19pm:
we haven't been able to edit our old posts in a long time, what gives? we should be able to imo, its a basic forum function and its annoying esp when you want to edit out something you wrote a long time ago.


IMO its dishonest to edit something you said "a long time ago".

SOB



What about pictures? I don't know if it's possible to remove them from the gallery or not.

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