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    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.

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    I think that it is only there to give a purpose and a benefit to being promoted to member.
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    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.
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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    But it can be irritating at times, typo's, things you now need to double post for

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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    But there is a "spell check" button right next to "submit reply" and "preview post".
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    Really? You learn something new everyday.

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    It is posible to add a Eliminate reply botton?There are so many "ignore this post".It is posible?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Caius Flaminius
    It is posible to add a Eliminate reply botton?There are so many "ignore this post".It is posible?

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    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.

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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    No, that's just for mods...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiberius
    No, that's just for mods...
    If mods can do it then why can't members delete their posts?

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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    Quote Originally Posted by Gregoshi
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximus Meridius
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maximus Meridius
    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.
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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    Fair enough.

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    Testing some editing options.... Gah....why can't I delete?
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    Because this option is diseabled




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    Quote Originally Posted by Caius Flaminius
    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.

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    Double posting helps pad their post count, and decrease the time till they are promoted. A few double posts shouldn't be that bad...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ByzantineKnight
    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.
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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    Yup true, but do you really keep track of all the new people on the site?

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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    Well I became a member recently, and now I can edit my posts. Woot!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ludens
    Or so it would if promotion was determined by postcount. Which it isn't.
    Ok, sorry...

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    Lightbulb Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    Quote Originally Posted by Stig
    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.
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    Default Re: Junior Members and Editing Posts

    Quote Originally Posted by Stig
    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.



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    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.

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    How is being informed irritating, and if it annoys you, you can disable it.
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