[NSC] What’s happened to the Edit fuction?

[Colonel Mustard]

Am I going nuys? I used to be able to revisit a post and correct embarrassing typos, or add an update. But I no longer see this option. What's happened?

 

[marlowe]

I believe its still there but I wont know for certain until I post this...

 

[marlowe]

.....yes, there it is. You have to click on those three dots next to where it says "Report" to see it....

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Now try it.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Now try it.

I was thinking you are in nuys. It's a slang term for Van Nuys, California.

 

[Whitechapel]

I believe the ability to edit a post after 15(?) minutes is now a premium feature

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I believe the ability to edit a post after 15(?) minutes is now a premium feature

Why on earth should correcting typos be a 'premium' feature? Benefits everyone else reading your post, not so much you

 

[Guinness Boy]

Why on earth should correcting typos be a 'premium' feature? Benefits everyone else reading your post, not so much you

If it was just used to correct typos you’d have a point, but it’s been used by people in the past to make wholesale changes to posts after they’ve been quoted / replied to, including adding additional paragraphs.

I’m not sure why the unlimited edit is part of the premium add on - presumably it’s a default but you’d have to ask Bozza. However, edits were time limited on the old style board to around 15 minutes.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

If it was just used to correct typos you’d have a point, but it’s been used by people in the past to make wholesale changes to posts after they’ve been quoted / replied to, including adding additional paragraphs.

I’m not sure why the unlimited edit is part of the premium add on - presumably it’s a default but you’d have to ask Bozza. However, edits were time limited on the old style board to around 15 minutes.

The unlimited editing feature is probably too open to abuse imo.

 

[Bozza]

I believe the ability to edit a post after 15(?) minutes is now a premium feature

You can edit a post within 30 minutes of posting it. This was the same as it was on vBulletin, and what it has always been on here too as far as I can tell.

I've certainly not wittingly changed it.

Why on earth should correcting typos be a 'premium' feature? Benefits everyone else reading your post, not so much you

Indeed Which is why everyone can edit their posts, as they've always been able to do.

I often make a post, read it back, realise I've made a mistake, and quickly make the required edit.

If it was just used to correct typos you’d have a point, but it’s been used by people in the past to make wholesale changes to posts after they’ve been quoted / replied to, including adding additional paragraphs.

I’m not sure why the unlimited edit is part of the premium add on - presumably it’s a default but you’d have to ask Bozza. However, edits were time limited on the old style board to around 15 minutes.

Actually, you may be right and it was 15 minutes on vBulletin, not the 30 it is on here currently.

 

[Bozza]

The unlimited editing feature is probably too open to abuse imo.

There's no evidence I've seen of that.

I have the ability to view post history where edits have been made. I didn't know that wasn't available to everyone - I'll see if I can turn that on.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

There's no evidence I've seen of that.

I have the ability to view post history where edits have been made. I didn't know that wasn't available to everyone - I'll see if I can turn that on.

I am glad everyone is behaving. Maybe I'm too cynical but I wouldn't have been surprised if people altered comments on political threads.

Thanks though for the great job you are doing for NSC.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

If it was just used to correct typos you’d have a point, but it’s been used by people in the past to make wholesale changes to posts after they’ve been quoted / replied to, including adding additional paragraphs.

I’m not sure why the unlimited edit is part of the premium add on - presumably it’s a default but you’d have to ask Bozza. However, edits were time limited on the old style board to around 15 minutes.

Oh fair enough, not sure why I'm jumping in here as i don't really care

 

[Weststander]

.....yes, there it is. You have to click on those three dots next to where it says "Report" to see it....

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I’m trying to use this Edit popup to amend @marlowe ’s post, but it won’t work

What’s gone wrong with this place lately?

 

[Bozza]

There's no evidence I've seen of that.

I have the ability to view post history where edits have been made. I didn't know that wasn't available to everyone - I'll see if I can turn that on.

From a quick bit of research, users need to have the "edit any post" permission to view post edit histories.

Clearly, allowing everyone to edit every post, regardless of who made that post, would be carnage so I can't turn that on for everyone unless I can find a plugin which does that. Not found one yet, but I'll keep looking!

 

[BLOCK F]

Just testing.
It works!

 

[tedebear]

It was oddly gone for a bit on the weekend, but has since returned. Not sure what went on there...gremlins in the machine...

 

[Guinness Boy]

Oh fair enough, not sure why I'm jumping in here as i don't really care

No worries. While I feel 'duty bound to protect the honour of the board' in reality most edits now are to correct typos or add a small additional amount of detail. The edit post used to be abused in the Bear Pit but it's been much better recently and used for what it should be. And the Bear Pit has gone.

 

[GT49er]

.....yes, there it is. You have to click on those three dots next to where it says "Report" to see it....

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No three dots here!

 

[GT49er]

You can edit a post within 30 minutes of posting it. This was the same as it was on vBulletin, and what it has always been on here too as far as I can tell.

I've certainly not wittingly changed it.

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Indeed Which is why everyone can edit their posts, as they've always been able to do.

I often make a post, read it back, realise I've made a mistake, and quickly make the required edit.


Actually, you may be right and it was 15 minutes on vBulletin, not the 30 it is on here currently.

I often only spot a typo when I get a reply or a like, and being a bit if a pedant I always went in and corrected it - and the post I was correcting was sometimes way more than 30 minutes old. It's definitely changed, since the supporter scheme came in.

Edit: Having thought about it, and checked, it was listed as one of the benefits of becoming an NSC supporter ................

"- Edit your posts any time​

Drunken typo annoying you the morning after a big night? You can change it."

................. so maybe not available for the rest of us now?