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Re: editing posts after submission

Posted by Dr. Bob on November 23, 2009, at 0:14:00

In reply to Re: editing posts after submission, posted by Nadezda on November 22, 2009, at 21:06:54

> How does it lessen bad feelings if only some people understand why they exist? It seems to me it would only lead to more bad feelings.
>
> It's another way to support bullying on Babble.

> An option by poster to be able to revise? If someone doesn't wish to revise, they won't.
>
> Dinah

> I'm not clear on what would result from this new option.
>
> would it, as the initial formulation seems to suggest, completely replace the original text with simply a link to a new text. This would show that there had been an original post, but not show what was in it. And if this is the case, where would this undeleted post reside? I don't understand where the original text would go if it's completely replace.
>
> Nadezda

Yes, the original text would be completely replaced with a link. It would be deleted from the original post (but saved by the server somewhere). Parts of it might or might not be included in the new post. The original post would stay where it was originally posted. The new post would be posted right after it.

For example, the original post is 1234.html and says:

> You're offensive!

The poster decides to rephrase that. They open the post, their cookies show they're the original poster, and they're offered the option to revise it. They wish to, so they do. In the meantime, 3 posts have been posted elsewhere. The original post, 1234.html, becomes:

> revised, see: 1238.html

The new post is 1238.html and says:

> I feel offended!

That's an I-statement, so hopefully that avoids bad feelings if the other poster hasn't seen the original post yet and lessens them if they have.

Bob


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