antarmike Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Is there a timelock on older posts that prevents me editing all but the most recent of my own posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Not that I'm aware of:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jack Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Should be OK Mike unless the thread has been locked. Which one are you looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 antarmike Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 I have looked back over previous post and some of my posts no longer have the (edit ) click button in lower right hand corner, just (quote) click button there now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I have looked back over previous post and some of my posts no longer have the (edit ) click button in lower right hand corner, just (quote) click button there now Link to one of them??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 antarmike Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) Posts 21 to 29 in "Eager Beaver record cards" "I amy be stupid" have lost button, but it's still there on post 30 Edited November 28, 2008 by antarmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Posts 21 to 29 in "Eager Beaver record cards" "I amy be stupid" have lost button, but it's still there on post 30 Can't see anything special about them other than you have aready editted some of them... maybe something changed when the forum was upgraded a few days ago... will get Joris to have a look.... Jack don't even think about it:coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Anyone else got this problem :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 snowtracdave Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) Just had a quick check of some of my previous posts & there is no Edit button there either ........... but on others it is ......:-D Edited November 28, 2008 by snowtracdave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Just been on the Forum Forum..(if that make sense) & did a complete search & no one has reported this as a bug before... Dave,Mike, what browsers are you using?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 antarmike Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 I am on AOL 9.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 chevpol Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) just checked my last post, havnt got the edit button either, and I am on AOL 9 VR Mark this one has got the edit button, will look tomorrow if that helps? Edited November 28, 2008 by chevpol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Can you try it on IE/Firefox just to see if it's associated with AOL browsers:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Can you try it on IE/Firefox just to see if it's associated with AOL browsers:confused: I don't have an edit button anymore on posts more than a day old, I'm on Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Ok we'll have to blame Jack for this one then... :argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I've tried on IE & its exactly the same :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ArtistsRifles Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) Lee, just tried this on the following browsers: Opera v9.62 FireFox v3.0.4 IE (32 bit) v7.0.6.001.18000 IE (64 bit) v (as above) Google Chrome v0.4.154.25 All exhibit the same symptom of no edit button on posts more than a day or so old. Edited November 29, 2008 by ArtistsRifles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Joris Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Lads this is not, I repeat not a bug! Jack told me ( :whistle: ) to tweak the options in the control panel and I've set it so you can edit your posts for a day and then only moderatores can. I can change it back, not a problem but thought it nice to prevent people from editing older posts. Sometimes in a discussion people change their mind after a while and then edit their post to this new insight. This is a bit like falsifying history imho so I thougt it a good idea to prevent is. It would have been a good idea if I discussed it with the mods and or told everybody I did this. :angel: no harm intended and sorry to have wasted everybodies time in bug hunting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 This is a bit like falsifying history imho so I thougt it a good idea to prevent is. The use of 'Quote' is useful to freeze what has been said to counter this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Joris Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Yeah but it makes back-reading rather hard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fv1609 Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) it makes back-reading rather hard... Joris please don't turn that off as well! Although I know what you mean when I use quote, I try to limit the quote to the significant bit, it also helps where there are various threads within threads eg Humber Pig pictures thread & I also omit "quoting" pictures. Edited November 29, 2008 by fv1609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gritineye Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 For what it's worth I'm with you on this one Joris, I had noticed this a day or so before this thread started and thought it was a good change. I have looked back on topics in the past and noticed that people had edited their posts in a discussion at a later date, this can make a counter argument look rather silly as any new reader reads the edited post first, or vise versa, and the respondent has moved on and not noticed. It should also make us think more carefully before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jack Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 will get Joris to have a look.... Jack don't even think about it:coffee: no worries - I really could of fixed it!:cellphone::readpaper: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 It does mean as well that something you posted and later found not correct,cant be changed by the person posting.In my Africa trip i have altered or enlarged a subject as i have found pics or diarys not available at the time.The hard core of members read most things as they come up.who is this change to benefit,members who have never posted,or guests,i say leave it as it is.I think its important that the basic matereal is correct,and if we are talking about peoples views in maybe other topics or the like that they then change so what,its more important to keep and be able to correct historical facts in my opinion.making it unecesarily complicated i think if i have to ask a mod to edit a post i have made and wish to change.What we need is a spell check of our own,especially me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 antarmike Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 It's just that sometimes I re-read an old post of mine and I don't really understand what I have put because the grammer is wrong, or something is mis-spelt. I don't want to change history, but I like my posts to be reasonably good English and to have proper spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Marmite!! Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) Now I know what's going on I say good idea Joris... little point in someone editing an old thread that's already been read.. on the old forum the Mods had to edit threads so no worries there... If you have changed your mind or made a mistake just make another post to make the correction...that way everyone will notice it not just one or two reading old threads... As for spell checkers there are plenty about that you can use.. try this one or just do a search... http://www.iespell.com/ I prefer the Google one myself.. or just compose long posts in Word & use it's spell checker Edited November 29, 2008 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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antarmikeIs there a timelock on older posts that prevents me editing all but the most recent of my own posts?
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