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I would be appreciative if someone could answer this question. I am interested in being able to use the editing function post-24 hours, and I don't understand why one can't do that here.Why is it only available for such a short time? It would be very handy, even essential in some cases, to be able to go back and make corrections or add things to old posts. This is the only forum where I have seen that limitation.
I am only guessing at an answer- but what good would it be to edit a post say 3-4 days later and a zillion posts have been made afterwords- makes more sense to post a new post with your comments that were left out, than to add to an old existing post-I would be appreciative if someone could answer this question. I am interested in being able to use the editing function post-24 hours, and I don't understand why one can't do that here.
Eh, at a different message board I participate in, you get five minutes in which to edit your post, and then, you are supposed to note what you changed and not wholesale change or erase your post with the exception of it being a duplicate post. (It is considered dishonest there to not admit to the changes you made, because someone could already have replied to your post as it was. They want you to either note where you make the changes, or simply to do the "ETA:" for additions. They don't quibble too much on typos or simple errors, but big changes, they want you to own.) Quote yourself, and make the corrections/additions if it has been more than a day?Why is it only available for such a short time? It would be very handy, even essential in some cases, to be able to go back and make corrections or add things to old posts. This is the only forum where I have seen that limitation.
hmmmm, guess you'll have to talk to a mod, I don't know how they would handle this. Nice meeting you, though. See you around the boards.Thanks for the replies, folks.
I'd like to be able to correct typos that I might not spot immediately, but, more importantly, I'd like to be able to add material (such as maps or photos) that I might not have had at hand when I first wrote a post.
I understand wanting to retain the flow of a conversation, but I'm talking more about the ability to amend posts that are static, like threads I have started with descriptions of specific crimes. Besides, editing posts has never been an apparent problem at any of the other forums I frequent, where editing can be done indefinitely. It seems to me tradeoff is worth it.
No, I understand that. I just like everything to be accurate and complete, and adding stuff by making a new post at the end just isn't "neat and tidy". Guess I'm a little OCD in that regard.Editing your posts isn't going to "bump" up a stagnant thread...
No, I understand that. I just like everything to be accurate and complete, and adding stuff by making a new post at the end just isn't "neat and tidy". Guess I'm a little OCD in that regard.
I don't quite understand. Is that a way to circumvent the editing restriction and revise original posts? If so, I don't get how it works. I think that might be what KatK was talking about with the "Go Advanced" button.MagicRose99 said:Yeah... but you can edit the quote when you quote the post! Just make note at the end that you changed/corrected the info after the quote...
<snip> I think that might be what KatK was talking about with the "Go Advanced" button. THIS BOLD PURPLE TEXT ADDED TO THE QOUTE BY KATK TO SHOW WHAT THE OTHER POSTER MEANS. So long as I don't erase the code (that would be [ ]'s and the stuff inside them, like quote or /quote.) I can alter this.
I don't quite understand. Is that a way to circumvent the editing restriction and revise original posts? If so, I don't get how it works. I think that might be what KatK was talking about with the "Go Advanced" button. All I did was quote your post... added my comment in your quote.