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Thread: Editing posts help

  1. #11
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    It'd be neat if you could set it for an edit quantity and time. 2 edits or 60 minutes, whichever comes first.

    In a heated thread, an hour might be a long time, but if it's that controversial - someone else probably quoted the offending text.

  2. #12
    Seems like something just changed.

    I put something in the T2/BUIS thread, from my iPad. After sending it, I realized I made a small typo, which is easy to do from a small device, and immediately edited it. Now it shows as "edited," despite making the change inside a minute. Previously, I do t recall that showing as "edited."
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  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by Tom_Jones View Post
    Yes, it used to be you had 5 minutes to edit until that would be displayed and I changed it so that all edits display that now.
    If I am forced to choose between cleaning up typos or looking like a willy nilly editor, I think I will be inclined to stay with the typos. Or not post from devices like the iPhone.
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    You could just proofread better before hitting the submit button

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    Quote Originally Posted by JV_ View Post
    You could just proofread better before hitting the submit button
    JV, get back to me once you reach the age where the combination of small screens on portable devices, and the need for reading glasses, doesn't always make that as easy as it might seem!
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  6. #16
    Quote Originally Posted by Tom_Jones View Post
    How about not worrying about the "last edited by" annotation? Why does it bother you? Honest question.
    Over the years, I have seen enough instances of people substantially changing their posts, that anytime I see "last edited" it raises a red flag as to why they edited their post. This changing posts by editing, either by the author or moderators at various forums (not aimed at PF), is why the "screenshot" came into parlance on forums, as in "you better screenshot that before it goes away."

    Now, a competing interest I have, is not having typos, confusing grammar, and other problems in posts. Previously, you had a minute or two to clean up typos, mistakes, etc. This was particularly helpful when posting from a mobile device. Hit "reply," and then look at the post, making sure you didn't miss something. For example, in the T2 BUIS thread, I apparently typed T/T2, when I meant to type T1/T2. Saw it, fixed it, and then drew a "last edited" flag. I find it easier to spot typos in the actual post, compared to seeing them in the reply box, particularly in the quick reply box that shows a limited amount of text.

    I personally really liked the old system. You got just a minute or two to clean up typos, catch a mistake, or even tone down a pos that reads harsher than you intended when you wrote it. After that short grace, you then had a limited time frame to make edits, drawing a "last edited" flag, and then you were locked in for perpetuity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GJM View Post
    JV, get back to me once you reach the age where the combination of small screens on portable devices, and the need for reading glasses, doesn't always make that as easy as it might seem!
    I was joking. I can proofread something 5 times, and it always sounds good in my head, but what's on paper is often different.

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    I was joking too -- trying to say "when you grow up" without sounding old, myself.
    Last edited by GJM; 07-31-2015 at 03:13 PM.
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  9. #19
    PS: for fun, I just hit the "edit" button, made no changes, and the forum software says "last edited ....." So, I think that edit button should have a guarded switch, like the fuel off switch in a Bell helicopter.
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