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1 hr was fine. :P

I just need edit to keep adding/correcting typos- i usually, almost never delete anything. :ashamed:

Now if i change a post after a day- who is even gonna notice something has been added.
I rather get my additions noticed by all, by making a new post. :)
 
Funky said:
The posts, articles are the property of the user. They cannot be misused or replicated without his permission.

That in anyway does not mean he is free to do anything with his posts. A forum is basically a collection of conversation and information shared. And TE is a platform provided to you for the same. These things are posted on TE by the user which directly means he has willingly posted his thoughts here. And they become part of TE database.

And everyone is accountable for anything he says. Limited edit times to correct the mistakes is fine. it takes much less time to read than write. You have an hour to correct your mistakes. Ok 90-120 mins will still be fine. But I strongly believe in accountability of one's words. You cannot take back what you say in public, word spoken is spoken. You can change your views, but what you spoke is like an arrow. its gone, its you who delivered it in right frame of mind ( and if you are not, then you shouldnt be posting ). And this is where question of unlimited edits comes. This is basically allowing you to go back on anything you have ever said be it 2 days back or 2 years back which is IMHO just pointless in forum.

If there is genuine reason for update, we are here. The section that really need unlimited edits are reviews, guides and articles section where permission was alreadyto the person who wrote the review or guide.

That was perfect.

Just my 2 cents.
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+2 very well put :)
 
My opinion on the subject is that it's a real problem to keep PMing a mod to make minor changes that one might want to do say 1 hr after a post. I don't feel like doing it and may not bother. Meanwhile, wrong information is posted for all to see and someone goes and buys something/makes an enquiry/forwards the info etc. or takes some kind of action with that wrong info in the post.

Unlimited edits for reviews are ok but many times, important technical info, pricing info etc. is posted in a regular post. If it is wrong, the originator of the post should be able to correct it.

The limit for editing can be raised to a month instead of 1 hour if one is worried about old threads being edited and content distorted. Though, why one would want to do so I don't understand.

Only place I see a problem is when people are arguing/fighting/flaming in a thread. In such cases, the thread can be distorted within 1 hour only when people are rushing to put the other fellow down :bleh: . The no edit after 1 hr does not solve anything here.

A solution to such a thread is to lock it for edit when it stabilizes or clean it up.

A 1 hour window for editing may be ok for some. For many others, it is not. But they need to be taken care of also. One size does not fit all :cool2: .
 
sydras said:
Meanwhile, wrong information is posted for all to see and someone goes and buys something/makes an enquiry/forwards the info etc. or takes some kind of action with that wrong info in the post.
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A new post will do that better as what are the chances of someone rereading that particular post looking for a change compared to a new post with updated info? You have to understand that most ppl jump to the last few posts from the 1st post.
 
Naga said:
A new post will do that better as what are the chances of someone rereading that particular post looking for a change compared to a new post with updated info? You have to understand that most ppl jump to the last few posts from the 1st post.
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Agreed that adding a new post is a solution but when the changes involved are simple and the thread has gone for long, it's difficult to relate a new correction post with some post previously made. It might lead to more confusion in complicated posts.
I don't think everyone jumps to the last few post of any thread unless it spans more that 3 or so pages. People will make the effort to read a whole post especially if they are interested in the topic being discussed.
 
once a conversation has gone over a page.. and i've already read the first page, im NOT going to bother with going back to the first page to read what 'edits' someone might have made.

If you really wanna make a big change to your earlier post, just quote it and say whatever it is that you want to say man. heavy conversations can easily run over 3-4 pages in a snap.. no ones gonna be interested in going through 3-4 pages again.. also, its gonna affect the flow majorly.. the whole conversation is going to be based on a 3-4 day old post and if someone were to go ahead and edit that first post itself, imagine what it would seem like to someone who's just noticed the thread and started to read it.

guess a slight extension of the current editting window is fine, dont really need to do too much to change it.

ps- jus go thru this thread again n try to figure out what sense my earlier posts make :D
 
sTALKEr said:
once a conversation has gone over a page.. and i've already read the first page, im NOT going to bother with going back to the first page to read what 'edits' someone might have made.

If you really wanna make a big change to your earlier post, just quote it and say whatever it is that you want to say man. heavy conversations can easily run over 3-4 pages in a snap.. no ones gonna be interested in going through 3-4 pages again.. also, its gonna affect the flow majorly.. the whole conversation is going to be based on a 3-4 day old post and if someone were to go ahead and edit that first post itself, imagine what it would seem like to someone who's just noticed the thread and started to read it.

guess a slight extension of the current editting window is fine, dont really need to do too much to change it.

ps- jus go thru this thread again n try to figure out what sense my earlier posts make :D
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If there are major changes that need to highlighted, a person will make a new post with a retraction. However, there will be cases where it makes sense to edit the previous post eg: when posting a new post will appear out of context or interfere with what is being discussed or when a person does not want to look bad by posting a retraction but still wants to make a change. I am not talking about flame wars and frankly, I believe they're been given too much importance on a forum where technical discussion should be the focus and all decisions should be taken for the sole benefit of the same.

I accept that what you're saying is possible but I believe that there are enough situations that require the edit facility to be provided. It's high time that it this was done especially when it was committed previously. After all, didn't one member say that you cannot take back what you said ;) .
 
zhopudey said:
Can you please provide an example or two? :D
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I will use my own example. In a post relating to CD burning software, I stated that a particular software takes 2MB disk space. Later on, I checked and found out that it occupies 7MB. Now the thread had already become old. However, I did think it necessary to ensure that whatever I had posted was factual. So I PM'ed a mod and got it changed.

Now, I did not want to bump that old post with a new post without good reason and I really believed that an inline correction to the same post would make more sense. If anybody dug up that old post, proper information would be available to him and others are spared from reading a new post they might not be concerned with.

Also wouldn't you agree that simply posting correction posts is quite a waste of DB space?
 
Kumar said:
Oversight? Mistake? Typo?

Regardless, i still want the previous system back.
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One hour would be considered more than enough to correct any typo :D

If you suddenly realise that you made a major factual booboo a long time after you'd posted, then you have to pay for your haste :tongue:

In case of any flame war/heated technical argument: If you posted without checking the facts online just so your post appears on the top of the heap; then you frantically google, and want to correct your earlier post - I don't think thats how tech forums are supposed to work :no:
 
zhopudey said:
One hour would be considered more than enough to correct any typo :D
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That's assuming you notice the typo in one hour. A reason why we're debating is because 1 hour is not enough. I've notices spelling mistakes many times in my posts after an hour. I want to correct them but can't because of the 1 hr limit.

If you suddenly realise that you made a major factual booboo a long time after you'd posted, then you have to pay for your haste :tongue:
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I may not be the one paying for haste. Someone else might esp. when it relates to recommendations.

In case of any flame war/heated technical argument: If you posted without checking the facts online just so your post appears on the top of the heap; then you frantically google, and want to correct your earlier post - I don't think thats how tech forums are supposed to work :no:
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Again, flame wars are given too much importance. Such threads have to be handled on a case to case basis. One can edit the post within an hour and change one's statement and the whole purpose of limiting edits to 1 hour itself is defeated.
 
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