06-01-2017, 10:51 PM
So, why is there a 60 minute cap on post edits by the OP? Is this a common practice on other forums?
If something is considered offensive or blatantly in error, it will likely be quoted by someone else in the body of their post and beyond the reach of the OP to edit anyway. There is no point for the OP to then retroactively edit a text and pretend he didn't write what is already "out there". The feature to delete a post is supposedly still an option, but this has never worked for me.
There has been more than one post written in haste or late at night that I have wanted to revise later. Not necessarily to "hide evidence", but simply to rephrase something or correct a mistake. The 60 minute cap makes this impossible.
Maybe a 12 to 24 hour "cooling off" period might be more appropriate....just a thought. What say the forum moderators?
Did anyone notice I just made an edit?...had to be quick about it though!
If something is considered offensive or blatantly in error, it will likely be quoted by someone else in the body of their post and beyond the reach of the OP to edit anyway. There is no point for the OP to then retroactively edit a text and pretend he didn't write what is already "out there". The feature to delete a post is supposedly still an option, but this has never worked for me.
There has been more than one post written in haste or late at night that I have wanted to revise later. Not necessarily to "hide evidence", but simply to rephrase something or correct a mistake. The 60 minute cap makes this impossible.
Maybe a 12 to 24 hour "cooling off" period might be more appropriate....just a thought. What say the forum moderators?
Did anyone notice I just made an edit?...had to be quick about it though!