Posted by Dr. Bob on November 22, 2009, at 16:52:56
In reply to Re: editing posts after submission, posted by amigan on December 15, 2007, at 2:00:49
> > I have serious doubts as well. I can't seem to wrap my head around any way where that would not be crazy-making for posters, deputies, etc.
> >
> > The fact that doesn't happen here has long been one of my favorite things about Babble.
>
> Yes, you are right on this. It could cause many problems in the normal flow of this board.
> I was thinking about the possibility to edit your post, while nobody else has replied to it yet or after a limited amount of time passed after you did the post. How about this?There were more requests for an edit function recently, so I've been thinking about this again.
Adding an edit function would be kind of a big project, but it occurred to me that another way to do this might be just to allow a post to be superseded by a revision. The revision would be a new post, starting with the old post as the "first draft", and would be added to the thread like any other new post. The original message would be replaced by a link to the revision (and not simply deleted).
As suggested before, it would only be an option for the most recent post in the thread. As with the latest babblemail setting, for the server to be able to know whether to offer the option, cookies would be required.
This would be a way to rephrase and to avoid, or at least lessen, hurt feelings. It would also give posters more control over what they post. More control can mean more mischief, but I think the pros may outweigh the cons. What do you all think?
Bob
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