# Did the Edit button go away?

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**Created:** [February 5, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-edit-button-go-away/390917 "2007-02-05T13:41:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-edit-button-go-away/390917/1 "2007-02-05T13:41:34Z")

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There’s been a distinct lack of the Edit feature lately. Is it just me, or did it go away?

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**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-edit-button-go-away/390917/2 "2007-02-05T13:51:23Z")

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[QUOTE=VunderBob]  
There’s been a distinct lack of the Edit feature lately. Is it just me, or did it go away?  
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It goes away 5 minutes after you hit “Submit” – that’s your “editing window.”

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-edit-button-go-away/390917/3 "2007-02-05T13:51:44Z")

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[QUOTE=VunderBob]  
There’s been a distinct lack of the Edit feature lately. Is it just me, or did it go away?  
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It’s only good for five minutes.