No more quick edit?

**Vanya** · March 16, 2010, 01:48 PM

When I click the "Edit" button at the bottom of my posts, it now takes me directly to the separate, "advanced" editing page, instead of opening a text box on the same page. For those of us who are a bit OCD about spelling and grammar, that "instant edit" feature was nice. I miss it.

I know hogdogs was unhappy about its lack of smilies, but, sheesh...

**tyme** · March 16, 2010, 03:15 PM

Yeah, it was a nice feature... sorry. That was noted in the staff discussion about the change, but there wasn't enough support to keep it in.

Basically a bunch of people couldn't figure out how to use quick edit, and didn't realize they could edit thread titles by clicking "go advanced", so on the balance, disabling quick edit so the "go advanced" view is the only view probably reduces staff workload.

(the sad smiley is for the loss of the feature; reducing staff workload is a good thing

).

**Brian Pfleuger** · March 16, 2010, 04:05 PM

Well, I like the quick-edit feature but I'm glad that losing it it frees up more time for the Mods to fix thread titles that don't have subjects.

**Mike Irwin** · March 16, 2010, 04:17 PM

Not to mention banning smarmy members...

**Brian Pfleuger** · March 16, 2010, 04:24 PM

LOL

That's funny, I don't care who you are.

**Mike Irwin** · March 16, 2010, 04:28 PM

OH! YOU THOUGHT I MEANT YOU!

Actually, over the past couple of weeks, some of us have been ferreting out what has turned out to be a rather large number of spammers.

It's gotten to the point where I can smell them... feel them... hear them creeping around in our databases...

**Brian Pfleuger** · March 16, 2010, 04:42 PM

Gun oil salesman, by chance? There certainly has been no shortage of those lately.

**Vanya** · March 16, 2010, 07:06 PM

Ah. I see. Thanks for the explanation.

Just make 'em do it the hard way, if they can't figure out what "go advanced" means... actually I sort of like that.

And if it means less time wasted for the mods -- well, as another smarmy member, I think that's just peachy.

**hogdogs** · March 17, 2010, 02:11 AM

And here I am thinkin' it was just fer lil' ol' me...
I thought cool... they fixed it just so I could get to my smileys easier.

Brent

March 16, 2010, 01:48 PM	#1
Vanya Staff Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 2,626	No more quick edit? When I click the "Edit" button at the bottom of my posts, it now takes me directly to the separate, "advanced" editing page, instead of opening a text box on the same page. For those of us who are a bit OCD about spelling and grammar, that "instant edit" feature was nice. I miss it. I know hogdogs was unhappy about its lack of smilies, but, sheesh... __________________ Thomas Jefferson never said that. http://www.monticello.org/site/jeffe...ous-quotations

March 16, 2010, 03:15 PM	#2
tyme Staff Join Date: October 13, 2001 Location: Novalis 978-0553586251 Posts: 3,002	Yeah, it was a nice feature... sorry. That was noted in the staff discussion about the change, but there wasn't enough support to keep it in. Basically a bunch of people couldn't figure out how to use quick edit, and didn't realize they could edit thread titles by clicking "go advanced", so on the balance, disabling quick edit so the "go advanced" view is the only view probably reduces staff workload. (the sad smiley is for the loss of the feature; reducing staff workload is a good thing ). __________________ Proud reseller of little geisha dolls with big heads that wobble. "Want to keep guns out of the hands of felons? Make fewer felons in the first place." --Vanya

March 16, 2010, 04:05 PM	#3
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,522	Well, I like the quick-edit feature but I'm glad that losing it it frees up more time for the Mods to fix thread titles that don't have subjects. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

March 16, 2010, 04:17 PM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,157	Not to mention banning smarmy members... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 16, 2010, 04:24 PM	#5
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,522	LOL That's funny, I don't care who you are. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

March 16, 2010, 04:28 PM	#6
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,157	OH! YOU THOUGHT I MEANT YOU! Actually, over the past couple of weeks, some of us have been ferreting out what has turned out to be a rather large number of spammers. It's gotten to the point where I can smell them... feel them... hear them creeping around in our databases... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

March 16, 2010, 04:42 PM	#7
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,522	Gun oil salesman, by chance? There certainly has been no shortage of those lately. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

March 16, 2010, 07:06 PM	#8
Vanya Staff Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 2,626	Ah. I see. Thanks for the explanation. Just make 'em do it the hard way, if they can't figure out what "go advanced" means... actually I sort of like that. And if it means less time wasted for the mods -- well, as another smarmy member, I think that's just peachy. __________________ Thomas Jefferson never said that. http://www.monticello.org/site/jeffe...ous-quotations

March 17, 2010, 02:11 AM	#9
hogdogs Staff Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 10,691	And here I am thinkin' it was just fer lil' ol' me... I thought cool... they fixed it just so I could get to my smileys easier. Brent __________________ Finally have designs going up in the Hogdogs Outdoor Apparel online store. http://www.cafepress.com/hogdogsoutdoorapparel Thanks for lookin'...