Editing your own posts

Gene Beasley · October 11, 2006, 01:26 AM

Is it my imagination or could you not edit a post that you authored? Would like to see that if possible. I think it's better to clean up a mistake in the original post than follow it up with a correction later. If I'm missing the icon, could you let me know where it is?

Maser · October 11, 2006, 01:42 AM

The edit button is there for me.

**Mal H** · October 11, 2006, 08:34 AM

Gene - there is a time limit on editing your own posts. It is currently set to 4 days. We figure that is plenty of time to get it right. The reasoning behind not allowing editing forever is that someone could back months or even years later and completely change the meaning and flow of a thread.

If you need to have a post editied and a follow-on post won't suffice, most any moderator will do it for you.

Gene Beasley · October 12, 2006, 05:08 AM

Thanks, that's the problem. I posted something years ago, that I wanted to rephrase (change lat/lon to city) but it's no big deal. I see the edit button on this thread post. I also understand the rationale for the time limit. Makes sence.

October 11, 2006, 01:26 AM	#1
Gene Beasley Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 1999 Location: Federal Way, WA USA Posts: 161	Editing your own posts Is it my imagination or could you not edit a post that you authored? Would like to see that if possible. I think it's better to clean up a mistake in the original post than follow it up with a correction later. If I'm missing the icon, could you let me know where it is? __________________ "A right delayed is a right denied." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

October 12, 2006, 05:08 AM	#4
Gene Beasley Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 1999 Location: Federal Way, WA USA Posts: 161	Thanks, that's the problem. I posted something years ago, that I wanted to rephrase (change lat/lon to city) but it's no big deal. I see the edit button on this thread post. I also understand the rationale for the time limit. Makes sence. __________________ "A right delayed is a right denied." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

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October 11, 2006, 01:42 AM	#2
Maser Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Mysterious Cities of Gold Posts: 920	The edit button is there for me.

October 11, 2006, 08:34 AM	#3
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,947	Gene - there is a time limit on editing your own posts. It is currently set to 4 days. We figure that is plenty of time to get it right. The reasoning behind not allowing editing forever is that someone could back months or even years later and completely change the meaning and flow of a thread. If you need to have a post editied and a follow-on post won't suffice, most any moderator will do it for you.