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Ares
10-16-2006, 09:30
Hi, I have a question. Why aren't Junior Members allowed to edit their own posts?

Afterall, a single mistake could sometimes change the whole meaning of a post.

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I just find it curious.
MSB
10-16-2006, 10:38
I think that it is only there to give a purpose and a benefit to being promoted to member.
Gregoshi
10-16-2006, 13:11
1) It is supposed to force you to think about what you are posting rather than regretting rash words later.

2) It stops a new member bent on making trouble to post all manner of forum rule violations, getting existing members angry/upset and then going back to their post and editing out the "evidence" before any moderators can see it.
Stig
10-16-2006, 13:13
But it can be irritating at times, typo's, things you now need to double post for
Gregoshi
10-16-2006, 13:15
But there is a "spell check" button right next to "submit reply" and "preview post".
IrishArmenian
10-16-2006, 15:28
Really? You learn something new everyday.
Caius
10-16-2006, 15:39
It is posible to add a Eliminate reply botton?There are so many "ignore this post".It is posible?

Regards

Caius
MSB
10-16-2006, 17:58
It is posible to add a Eliminate reply botton?There are so many "ignore this post".It is posible?

Regards

Caius
If you place your mouse over the "edit" button then it says "edit/delete message". So vB must support it, however the mods and administrators must have disabled it.
Avicenna
10-16-2006, 18:07
No, that's just for mods...
MSB
10-16-2006, 18:33
No, that's just for mods...
If mods can do it then why can't members delete their posts?
Ares
10-16-2006, 21:42
1) It is supposed to force you to think about what you are posting rather than regretting rash words later.

2) It stops a new member bent on making trouble to post all manner of forum rule violations, getting existing members angry/upset and then going back to their post and editing out the "evidence" before any moderators can see it.

Hmmm...that's an interesting idea. Was there a problem with this in the past?
MSB
10-17-2006, 09:04
Hmmm...that's an interesting idea. Was there a problem with this in the past?
There was a certain junior member a few weeks ago who went around spamming, there have been several junior members in the past that have insulted certain members, some junior members also use mild swearing in their posts too.
Gregoshi
10-17-2006, 14:11
Hmmm...that's an interesting idea. Was there a problem with this in the past?

My memory is a bit fuzzy at times, but I seem to recall at least one incident. Not being able to edit is a pain but generally Junior Members need only endure the "pain" for a week or two before being promoted.
Ares
10-17-2006, 20:13
Fair enough. :bow:
Cronos Impera
10-21-2006, 10:36
Testing some editing options.... Gah....why can't I delete?
Caius
10-21-2006, 16:15
Because this option is diseabled
Ares
10-25-2006, 03:09
Because this option is diseabled

So a natural follow-up question would be...

....why is it disabled? Actually "soft-deleting" posts would be a nice feature to give to members, because the mods could always see them anyways, if necessary.
ByzantineKnight
10-25-2006, 15:38
Double posting helps pad their post count, and decrease the time till they are promoted. A few double posts shouldn't be that bad...
Ludens
10-25-2006, 18:24
Double posting helps pad their post count, and decrease the time till they are promoted. A few double posts shouldn't be that bad...
Or so it would if promotion was determined by postcount. Which it isn't.
Stig
10-25-2006, 18:38
Yup true, but do you really keep track of all the new people on the site?
Ares
10-26-2006, 02:16
Well I became a member recently, and now I can edit my posts. Woot! :2thumbsup:
ByzantineKnight
10-26-2006, 02:28
Or so it would if promotion was determined by postcount. Which it isn't.

Ok, sorry...

Congradulations Maximus Meridius!!
Ludens
10-26-2006, 16:58
Yup true, but do you really keep track of all the new people on the site?
Sometimes people slip by, but generally those are the slow posters, not the fast ones.
naut
11-01-2006, 10:19
But it can be irritating at times, typo's, things you now need to double post for
Or use Mozilla Firefox 2.0, it has an inbuilt dictionary and spell check feature.

:bow:

For those interested Linky. (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/)

Also Other languages and Operating Systems. (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html)
Stig
11-01-2006, 10:23
Yeah but if I get that in Dutch it won't work for English sites.
Furthermore I heard it's quite irritating as it underlines every word that's spelled wrong. So also for words I want to have spelled wrong.
naut
11-01-2006, 10:42
How is being informed irritating, and if it annoys you, you can disable it.