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Bugsy McGurk
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Likewise. The loss of a good feature to those of us who are obsessive about details.
Yes -- I've gone back and taken out quotes in posts six months old, just because I wanted them to look right. This morning I realized I'd typed "your" when I meant "You're" but now I can't fix it.
Maybe SW got the timer feature working. There's a thread about killing the edit feature after a certain amount of time, to prevent people from altering older posts they get called out on.
However, I still appear to be able to edit all posts, regardless of when they were made. possibly the Supporting Member status is affecting it?
However, I still appear to be able to edit all posts, regardless of when they were made. possibly the Supporting Member status is affecting it?
Bugsy McGurk
President
Ideal would be the ability to edit a post until a response to one has been posted - no fair editing after someone has bashed the post.
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And that was the reason for the 10 minute edit timer, because people were editing their posts after others had replied to it.
So what is the solution? I don't believe there is any option to allow editing until a response.
Arkady
President
Agreed. The edit button disappears now after 10 minutes. I suppose the idea is to prevent people from responding to criticism by going back and changing what they said, which is an ability people could abuse. But I hate seeing typos in what I wrote that I can't fix. I just saw someone quote me using "there" when I meant "their," and even though they didn't note the error, it's killing me a little inside.
Bugsy McGurk
President
So be it then - the 10 minute rule.
Arkady
President
Is there an option to track the edits, the way Wikipedia does? That way people can go back and point to the change that was made?
If not, I'm cool with either solution: a ten-minute window, or permanent ability to edit... neither is perfect, but I can see arguments for either.
Good reason to be a Supporting Member, I guess.
Once...........only once..........I deleted an entire thread of mine because it went toxic and I didn't see any other way to take care of it quickly. I feel that the post about not allowing us to do that came from my deletion of my own post. Actions have consequences.
Changes I make are normally (except for that one time) to fix grammatical or typing errors. I guess 10 minutes is enough.
This would be a better option. I contribute, get back to work, and come back an hour later and contribute again. This "10-minute rule" merely means I can't edit at all.
Of course, I also don't understand why I frequently get the "you must wait 12 seconds to perform this action" warning. There's a penalty for typing fast?
I think everyone is giving reasonable posts.
Obviously the "Supporting Member" being able to still edit after 10 minutes is simply a clerical error on my part. I forgot we had 1 supporting member and I have to change the edit setting in that group.
So what is a better time limit? 1 hour, 2 hours, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 day.
This is an open conversation. I am good with whatever we decide.
Obviously the "Supporting Member" being able to still edit after 10 minutes is simply a clerical error on my part. I forgot we had 1 supporting member and I have to change the edit setting in that group.
So what is a better time limit? 1 hour, 2 hours, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 day.
This is an open conversation. I am good with whatever we decide.
Unless it's a top-post,you can copy the post you're editing,delete it,then paste it,edit it and repost it.
Well, as a "non-cheater" I prefer it being permanently open. Certainly I'd prefer at least a day to 10 minutes.
1 day sounds fair.
Arkady
President
Sounds like you and are on in exactly the same boat on both fronts (I type 85 wpm, which is why I'm so long-winded). I strongly endorse the 12-second rule, though, even though it annoys me when I'm making quick responses.... having to wait a few seconds to post a reply is a small price to pay for avoiding spamming.
Anyway, I recently made the exact same error you did (your/you're) and I cringe every time I see that kind of thing with no ability to correct it.
