Posted by muffled on November 24, 2009, at 15:23:20
In reply to Re: editing posts after submission » Nadezda, posted by Dinah on November 24, 2009, at 14:29:35
Where I post, posts can be edited up to 40 mins after posting.
It says on the post if it has been edited, but the old post don't show. Just the new post.
You have up to 30 mins to delete a post. I think it just dissapears.
There is email notification of posts which includes the text of the post. So if you do delete/edit on an existing thread, your original post will still be in others email who have posted to that thread.At first, I admit, I was kind of fussed to see edits etc.
But then I became accustomed to them and trusted why they edited. I generally have only used the edit function for when I have accidentally sent a post B4 I'd thot it thru or finished correcting it.
Also, this site is a mental health site, and has many w/dissociative issues, so the edit, delete function is much appreciated.Oddly, civillity does not seem to be an issue on this site. At least not on the boards I frequent. People self regulate. If they feel they have overstepped, they apologize. Or the thread just kinda falls lower on the list, and eventually is deleted.
I think people on that site DO tend to be very careful of triggering and hurtful words. And as a result, post carefully, and are also very careful about what they post etc. So there is less 'depth' in some ways I suppose.
There is a board where posters can post just to each other, and maybe they are more open there, I think they are, but I don't go to that area.They have a chat function as well, but its pretty primitive, but I think some posters have connected there as well, to exchange emails etc.
I have no idea what the dynamic is at babble that seem to cause bullying behaviors etc. I think they must have been mostly off board, cuz I dunno bout that much.
People , when they get closer to each other WILL clash sometimes. My oldT allus said that we often (usu inadvertently) hurt those that are closest to us, cuz the trust is there, and so is then, the oppotunity for there to be hurt. We wouldn't likely hurt much if we didn't care.
BUT, usu people who care bout each other will attempt to make amends once they are calmer (if they CAN, they can't if blocked...).
So I dunno.
Just putting in my 2 cents worth from what another site does is all.
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