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femuse · 11-05-2004, 06:09 PM

I'm not sure where to post that question/comment.

In the various Forums I participate, there are always complaints about how/when,... we can edit our own posts.

The type most members like is:

_1_ nobody has replied to your post/and you posted less than 5 (or 3,..) mn ago.
you can do anything you like.

_2_ nobody has replied to your post/and you posted more than 5 (or 3,..) mn ago.
you can do anything you like
BUT: the little message "was edited" will appear.
You can even delete that post if you wish.

_3_ somebody has replied to your post:

you should not be allowed to modified the post in any way.
You make a new post where you make clear the modification you wanted to make.

in the case of "grave" error [using wrong word that can be taken as an insult,......], ask a moderator do edit for you.

The following comes from:

"phpBB Userguide
An in-depth documentation of phpBB, the world's most popular bulletin board script"

wich looks to me very similar to what we have here.

"...... If you edit a post after it has been replied to, a small message will appear at the bottom of it indicating how many times it has been edited, and when and by whom the last edit occurred.
.... You may not delete a post if it has been replied to (i.e. it is not the last post in the topic)"

I have always found this topic quite frustrating in some Forums:

_1_ Many people will not correct typos, just because they do not want to see "... edited", and this is why we often have sloppy messages.

_3_ Once you have answered a message, you want to be sure that the original message is still here and as it was when posted.
More than once, I have been arguing a point which has been deleted ... and I look like an idiot.

Your thoughts?

11-05-2004, 06:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
femuse Senior International Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 209 femuse is an unknown character at this point	Editing Posts I'm not sure where to post that question/comment. In the various Forums I participate, there are always complaints about how/when,... we can edit our own posts. The type most members like is: _1_ nobody has replied to your post/and you posted less than 5 (or 3,..) mn ago. you can do anything you like. _2_ nobody has replied to your post/and you posted more than 5 (or 3,..) mn ago. you can do anything you like BUT: the little message "was edited" will appear. You can even delete that post if you wish. _3_ somebody has replied to your post: you should not be allowed to modified the post in any way. You make a new post where you make clear the modification you wanted to make. in the case of "grave" error [using wrong word that can be taken as an insult,......], ask a moderator do edit for you. The following comes from: "phpBB Userguide An in-depth documentation of phpBB, the world's most popular bulletin board script" wich looks to me very similar to what we have here. "...... If you edit a post *after* it has been replied to, a small message will appear at the bottom of it indicating how many times it has been edited, and when and by whom the last edit occurred. .... You may not delete a post if it has been replied to (i.e. it is not the last post in the topic)" I have always found this topic quite frustrating in some Forums: _1_ Many people will not correct typos, just because they do not want to see "... edited", and this is why we often have sloppy messages. _3_ Once you have answered a message, you want to be sure that the original message is still here and as it was when posted. More than once, I have been arguing a point which has been deleted ... and I look like an idiot. Your thoughts?
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