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Message: All I know is the way I take advantage of the ability to edit...
Changed By: Leor ('09S, North of Boston)
Change Date: November 26, 2010 11:28PM
All I know is the way I take advantage of the ability to edit...
Change Date: November 26, 2010 11:28PM
All I know is the way I take advantage of the ability to edit...
It is to fix dumb little typos I was too lazy to notice before I hit "post".
Once in a blue moon I'll also realize I should have added an extra sentence to clarify something, and if I realize that within about 30 seconds of my post, I may use the edit feature to add the sentence. But if it is more than a minute or two, I'll use "reply".
Occasionally I'll miss a type o until perhaps an hour or two later, and that's when I really appreciate the ability to go in and fix it.
Of course, there's no guarantee everyone else uses the feature the way I like to use it, but IMHO the overall board experience will be enhanced for everybody if people are allowed to go back and correct their typos for an extended period....I suggest 24 hours. As this is a very "friendly" board (arguably a lot more friendly now that the politics have been exorcised) I just have a lot of trouble imagining that incidents of egregious editing are likely to be frequent enough to outweigh the benefit of board members being allowed to debug their posts for a generous amount of time.
Again, my experience is based on being an admin and mod on financial discussion boards where the potential for deception was much more prevalent. We STILL let people edit their posts, and the only time the practice ever got any attention was when the mods themselves launched into a playful episode of revisionist history with some really old posts, lol.
Once in a blue moon I'll also realize I should have added an extra sentence to clarify something, and if I realize that within about 30 seconds of my post, I may use the edit feature to add the sentence. But if it is more than a minute or two, I'll use "reply".
Occasionally I'll miss a type o until perhaps an hour or two later, and that's when I really appreciate the ability to go in and fix it.
Of course, there's no guarantee everyone else uses the feature the way I like to use it, but IMHO the overall board experience will be enhanced for everybody if people are allowed to go back and correct their typos for an extended period....I suggest 24 hours. As this is a very "friendly" board (arguably a lot more friendly now that the politics have been exorcised) I just have a lot of trouble imagining that incidents of egregious editing are likely to be frequent enough to outweigh the benefit of board members being allowed to debug their posts for a generous amount of time.
Again, my experience is based on being an admin and mod on financial discussion boards where the potential for deception was much more prevalent. We STILL let people edit their posts, and the only time the practice ever got any attention was when the mods themselves launched into a playful episode of revisionist history with some really old posts, lol.
Original Message
Author: Leor ('09S, North of Boston)Date: November 26, 2010 11:28PM
All I know is the way I take advantage of the ability to edit...
It is to fix dumb little typos I was too lazy to notice before I hit "post".
Once in a blue moon I'll also realize I should have added an extra sentence to clarify something, and if I realize that within about 30 seconds of my post, I may use the edit feature to add the sentence. But if it is more than a minute or two, I'll use "reply".
Occasionally I'll miss a type until perhaps an hour or two later, and that's when I really appreciate the ability to go in and fix it.
Of course, there's no guarantee everyone else uses the feature the way I like to use it, but IMHO the overall board experience will be enhanced for everybody if people are allowed to go back and correct their typos for an extended period....I suggest 24 hours. As this is a very "friendly" board (arguably a lot more friendly now that the politics have been exorcised) I just have a lot of trouble imagining that incidents of egregious editing are likely to be frequent enough to outweigh the benefit of board members being allowed to debug their posts for a generous amount of time.
Again, my experience is based on being an admin and mod on financial discussion boards where the potential for deception was much more prevalent. We STILL let people edit their posts, and the only time the practice ever got any attention was when the mods themselves launched into a playful episode of revisionist history with some really old posts, lol.
Once in a blue moon I'll also realize I should have added an extra sentence to clarify something, and if I realize that within about 30 seconds of my post, I may use the edit feature to add the sentence. But if it is more than a minute or two, I'll use "reply".
Occasionally I'll miss a type until perhaps an hour or two later, and that's when I really appreciate the ability to go in and fix it.
Of course, there's no guarantee everyone else uses the feature the way I like to use it, but IMHO the overall board experience will be enhanced for everybody if people are allowed to go back and correct their typos for an extended period....I suggest 24 hours. As this is a very "friendly" board (arguably a lot more friendly now that the politics have been exorcised) I just have a lot of trouble imagining that incidents of egregious editing are likely to be frequent enough to outweigh the benefit of board members being allowed to debug their posts for a generous amount of time.
Again, my experience is based on being an admin and mod on financial discussion boards where the potential for deception was much more prevalent. We STILL let people edit their posts, and the only time the practice ever got any attention was when the mods themselves launched into a playful episode of revisionist history with some really old posts, lol.