Editing posts and or titles of threads after they are posted

Sometimes after the thing is posted you want to go back, but find it difficult to figure out how to do this.

 

You use to be able to edit your posts, but now you can't due to a past member that decided to delete alot of his posts which then messed up the threads.

 

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Yes, I miss this feature. I would like to se the feature reenabled maybe on a certain criteria Eg over 100 posts to prove your responsible enough.

Totally understand the reason behind it and support Sno's decision but don't necessarily agree with it. (Yea, I know, totally contradictory.)

Other option would be to disallow edits after an hour. I know this is possible with some forum software, not sure if this one allows it.

Cheers
HG

 

I thought it used to be enabled, I assumed it was my new browser or security settings, or blind old me couldn't find it.

One board I am on allows to edit the title as well which is great when you have a quick question and can right ANSWERED in front of it, ot SOLD in the for sale section.

I would like to see it enabled as well, sometimes I come back to my threads when I am sober and see typos, or it reads funny, and could be confusing.

 

I'd love to see everyone being able to use the "eraser" to correct typos and the like. I was most unhappy with not being able to police myself but I understand where Sno is coming from. This is yet another case of an apple spoiling it for the rest. Sorry gang. Sno did offer to edit threads should the need arise but (and I agree with him) not for just a silly mispelling. Should anyone need/want an edit, simply forward a PM with the request to any of the forum moderators and it will be put under consideration (I have been known to take the occasional batch of chocolate chip cookies for favors, I think better when well fed). I've not seen much that needed any attention so I'm pretty sure we'll all get along just fine without it.

 

Sorry folks, but I'm in the "this is a silly thing" group. This is the only online forum/board I'm involved in that doesn't let registered users use the "edit" function. It's a basic thing, and solves more problems than one or two idiots create.

 

I guess one could do something that I fail to do all the time.

Simply hit the preview button 1st to proof it before hitting the submit button.

Just look as some of my submittions and you'll see my letters and words left out!?!

 

HEY SNO

One thing I really could use is a spell checker!!

 

Re: Editing posts and or titles of threads after they are po

<AOL>ME TOO!</AOL>

Dyslexics of the world untie! ;-)

 

I have posted, found a mistake or two, then I do a quick copy of the posting, then hit the delete button to erase the post.

I then use paste in a new posting, edit the offending error(s), and then hit submit.

As long as no one has posted after the first post this works!

You can also hit the delete button to erase a "double" posting.

 

Download the latest Firefox then. Has a built in spell checker.

Or Google IEspell for an add on to your existing internet explorer.

 

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I will admit to understanding the administrator's reasoning, but agree with the above.

 

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Great idea Sno!
When are you going to enable this feature?

 

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+1

I'd even be happy with two days. 8)

 

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Same here. I think ten days is way too long. :|

 

:thumbsup: Good idea, bossman.

 

Maybe need some protection, make it forthose who have a certain # of posts so you know you can trust them?!

 

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"Error! You must be in 3rd Gear to edit this post!"

 

I wpould love to be in third gear but my bike likes 5th gear around 8500 rpm much better

 

I like it........

 

I'll weigh in on a brief opportunity to edit one's postings (goodness knows I used it occationally when we could use it). A week should be ample IMHO.

 

How about letting the Moderator edit the TOPIC of the Post to more accurately describe the new discussion.

All too frequently we're seeing:

"Need Help"
"NewB Question"
"Stupid Question" (There are NO stupid questions ... just the one you don't ask.)
"Can somebody help me?" (They've tried to help me ... I'm a hopeless case.)
"My Bike has a problem"

The Moderator could evaluate the issue and assign a more appropriate Heading.
"New Member with Seized Brakes.
"New Member. Needs Oil Change Instruction"
"Unusual noise detected in engine"
"Straight Jacket needed ASAP"

Or not.

 

Yeah that is a good idea. A lot of questions have been asked before, but sometimes people in a hurry scan the titles and never even look into the thread.

I was on one forum where it was fun to bash newbs, so people tended to lurk and whenever they asked questions they would get railed about "how to use the search button", so I think people are just afraid.

Don't be afraid, we are a great bunch. I still call my mother once a week!

 

So basically it seems to be a concensus that the Editing ability is strongly desired to come back, and now we're just discussing to what extent and ability....

How about we just turn the default editing ability back on for a while and give a second chance to those that are here?

 

Because there are over 1,000 here now.

We don't need 1,000 new Librarians ... we just need a few in the Reference Section, to keep the books and stories on the right shelves.

 

That's a ridiculous claim - there may be over 1000 members now, but each of them deserves the right to be able to edit his/her own posts.

Moderators to keep posting titles on track - okay, I get that - works for me.

But I still say everyone should be able to go back and edit their post title or body anytime they see fit.
One concession I've seen before could be a mandatory line that gets added whenever you edit a post that says "last edited by xxxxx on xx date"

 

Make perfectly good sense stated that way.

I wouldn't want to have anyone edit my Posts. But I'd like to add a few words to previous Posts to clarify a few details that seem to have confused a few people.

I get the picture, now!
Sorry for the confusion.

 

Even 1 day would be enough... the idea is that you get time to fix a mistake but after that it can't be changed. Otherwise you can rewrite history, and that's just weird/risky.

 

Excellent, Sno!

I'm thinking 3-5 days would be great for the opportunity to make corrections. Beyond that, the principal of editing is lost.

Very fair - thanks!
Z

 

You are the wind beneath my wings!! Now I can be a sloppy poster!!

 

Why is it we can proof read our posts -- over and over -- but, dont seem to find that glaring error until after the Submit button is clicked and we read what we just proofed added to the thread.

A little window of editing time is going to be welcomed by everybody, I should expect.

Excellent.

 

Agreed. A short lead time should be all that is necessary.

 

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Wohoo!

Way back when someone started a thread about why we own XJs. I replied with my reasons, including that I had liked an '82 Shadow and new that was the type bike I wanted. Actually it was an '82 Nighthawk.

I fixed my post!

Now I can sleep at night.

 

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After thinking this over, 1 day should be plenty of time to catch and make changes.

If I had edited my last post and added the above line...
a) it would have been lost/missed unless you read the entire thread
b) any posts referencing my comments would now be messed up and the reader would be wondering what is going on!