# Any chance of bumping edit time to 10 minutes? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 26, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577 "2007-01-26T16:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/1 "2007-01-26T16:49:18Z")
Just askin’. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/2 "2007-01-26T16:58:07Z")
I suggest a prime number of minutes. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 or 13. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/3 "2007-01-26T17:07:22Z")
[QUOTE=Arnold Winkelried] I suggest a prime number of minutes. 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 or 13. [/QUOTE] I think we need to consult with a numerologist or a feng shui-ist. But a few more minutes wouldn’t be so bad, and I’m a guy who rarely uses it, as I am a preview-ist. ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/4 "2007-01-26T17:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] I think we need to consult with a numerologist or a feng shui-ist. But a few more minutes wouldn’t be so bad, and I’m a guy who rarely uses it, as I am a preview-ist. [/QUOTE] Really. 5 minutes should be enough. Unless you are on dial-up, and do not preview, it should be enough to satisfy the spelling-obsessed. Or, if the server coughs up… (Which probby won’t give you enough time even with 10 minutes) (see i did that in 5 minutes…) ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/5 "2007-01-26T17:29:08Z")
[QUOTE=scottkris] Really. 5 minutes should be enough. Unless you are on dial-up, and do not preview, it should be enough to satisfy the spelling-obsessed. Or, if the server coughs up… (Which probby won’t give you enough time even with 10 minutes) (see i did that in 5 minutes…) [/QUOTE] I was going to try to edit the “i” to “I” but **just** missed the 5 minute window…And my WiFi is flakey on Fridays… (It is usually slow, as the bank behind my apt. often interferes with the WiFi signal…) ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/6 "2007-01-26T17:39:23Z")
[QUOTE=scottkris] I(It is usually slow, as the bank behind my apt. often interferes with the WiFi signal…) [/QUOTE] Try changing the channel. ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/7 "2007-01-26T17:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=Musicat] Try changing the channel. [/QUOTE] Doesn’t work. I am “stealiing” it from someone else, and have to use Channel 6. Of course, Murphy’s law sets in right after my last post, and I was down for 10 minutes (I really think it is the bank, or the GM ONSTAR cars at the bank interferring…I moved the antenna higher and now everything is fine.) ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/8 "2007-01-26T19:02:42Z")
[QUOTE=scottkris] Doesn’t work. I am “stealiing” it from someone else, and have to use Channel 6. Of course, Murphy’s law sets in right after my last post, and I was down for 10 minutes (I really think it is the bank, or the GM ONSTAR cars at the bank interferring…I moved the antenna higher and now everything is fine.) [/QUOTE] Exactly 1 hour later, my WIFI screws-up again. It **has** to be the bank, as everything goes fine at **exactly** 5PM (6PM Fridays) The WIFI screws-up at 8AM (a bit) and exactly each hour after that…weekends when the bank is closed no problems (unless a GM car uses the ATM…) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/9 "2007-01-26T19:08:05Z")
Five minutes does seem about right for what we need on all sides. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/10 "2007-01-26T20:59:33Z")
Since when have we been able to edit at all? :o ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/11 "2007-01-26T21:04:53Z")
[QUOTE=Fiddle Peghead] Since when have we been able to edit at all? “We” haven’t, so I see no :mad: reason to stck ti the scriot, ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/12 "2007-01-27T00:40:02Z")
I tried to edit a post a minute ago and it wouldn’t let me… I’d just posted the post about 30 seconds before and spent about 30 seconds editing. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/13 "2007-01-27T01:37:10Z")
How about in real life? Could I please have a five minute period in which to edit what I’ve said or done? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/14 "2007-01-27T03:39:17Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] How about in real life? Could I please have a five minute period in which to edit what I’ve said or done? [/QUOTE] Yes you can, that and the \*\*pony \*\* you always wanted. What do you mean, you did not want a pony? #&\*!@#!, Okay, then you must be the wrong **C K Dexter Haven**. Sorry, you cannot have the 5 minute real life edit either than, it is reserved for the **C K Dexter Haven** that always wanted a pony. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/15 "2007-01-27T05:00:45Z")
I always wanted a pony, but I’m not **C K Dexter Haven**. If I change my name, can I get the 5-minute real-life edit and the pony anyway? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/16 "2007-01-27T15:16:26Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] I always wanted a pony, but I’m not **C K Dexter Haven**. If I change my name, can I get the 5-minute real-life edit and the pony anyway? [/QUOTE] 😃 Well I thought Cats already had a 5-minute real-life edit and what would a cat do with a Pony? Wait do I really want to know? Jim ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/17 "2007-01-27T20:00:50Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] How about in real life? Could I please have a five minute period in which to edit what I’ve said or done? [/QUOTE] Fifteen seconds would do it for me; that’s usually how long that mental hand-clapped-over-my-mouth takes to happen. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/18 "2007-01-27T21:36:20Z")
[QUOTE=C K Dexter Haven] How about in real life? Could I please have a five minute period in which to edit what I’ve said or done? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/19 "2007-01-27T21:59:27Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Wait do I really want to know? [/QUOTE] Probably not. Silly humans, with their brains always ready to explode and leak out their left ear… ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577/20 "2007-02-03T14:38:57Z")
Bumping this beast. When **Earl** first advanced it, I thought, “Sheesh! Five minutes ought to be plenty for edits.” I am, like many, on dial-up, and between the board and my own slow connection I do get regular time-outs. After a week’s use of the new edit system, I’m averaging just over 50% on exceeding the five-minute limit. Unless Jerry and the Tech Wizards (yeah, band name) have some marvelous optimizations in store that they haven’t implemented yet, I do think that a ten- or fifteen-minute edit window is fully justifiable. And that’s having given a week-long fair test to the five-minute window first. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-of-bumping-edit-time-to-10-minutes/389577.md?page=2)