# Edit my post?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [April 8, 2000, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305 "2000-04-08T00:04:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![justwannano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@justwannano](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justwannano)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305/1 "2000-04-08T00:04:00Z")

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I used a wrong date in a post. Can I edit it.  
How.

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**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:** [April 8, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305/2 "2000-04-08T03:42:00Z")

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No, you can’t fix it. You broke it. It’s all your fault.

Actually, the tech folks messed up and we’ve been doing a bit of time tripping here. It’s not your fault and it will correct itself eventually.

Don’t worry about it.

your humble TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305/3 "2000-04-08T04:43:00Z")

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why no edit/delete button? Its useful for people who accidentally mess up a thread so no one can read it 🙂

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305/4 "2000-04-08T04:56:00Z")

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Because it would be too easy for people to, say, get a thread all riled up and then go back and make themselves look squeaky clean and innocent and everyone else therefore look like jerks (and similar stuff)

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I have over 2000 posts, dammit! Show some respect.  
[http://fathom.org/opalcat/showmerespect.jpg](http://fathom.org/opalcat/showmerespect.jpg)  
O p a l C a t  
[www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com)

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**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305/5 "2000-04-08T21:19:00Z")

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You know what would be cool? UBB probably can’t do this, but it would be nice if you could edit your post, but only while it is the last post in a thread. Once someone else replies, it’s set in stone.

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“If you prick me, do I not…leak?” --Lt. Commander Data

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2000, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edit-my-post/1305/6 "2000-04-08T23:09:00Z")

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**Saltire** , the option we’ve been requesting (subject to the folks at UBB actually installing such software in their package), has been a preview feature that would let a poster review their finished post (with UBB mistakes, etc.) before it hit the board.

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Tom~