# Editing comments on threads **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 3, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234 "2009-02-03T09:34:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@stucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/1 "2009-02-03T09:34:59Z")
How can I edit a comment I made on a thread? Someone else’s comment was added to mine by this website. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/2 "2009-02-03T10:17:13Z")
You can only edit your own posts, not ones by other members. There is a little box in the lower right hand corner of the post. I think there is a time limit on how long tou have to edit the posts, as I can’t edit my older posts, but newer ones (as in the last half hour or so) seem to be fine. I’m not sure if guests are able to edit or not. ---
**Author:** ![Leah\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/3 "2009-02-03T10:29:29Z")
You can’t edit other members’ posts, but maybe you’re thinking of quotes? If someone quotes your post, text from your post will appear in a quote box, within their post. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/4 "2009-02-03T12:31:55Z")
> [@Mudshark](#): > > I think there is a time limit on how long tou have to edit the posts, … Five minutes, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/5 "2009-02-03T12:36:08Z")
> [@stucky](#): > > How can I edit a comment I made on a thread? Someone else’s comment was added to mine by this website. Can you link to the post in question? Perhaps you were just being quoted. If someone cahnged your words in a quote, though, that’s a no-no. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/6 "2009-02-03T15:19:26Z")
Yes, if you could post a link to that specific post, we’ll take a gander at it. The software shouldn’t be combining posts, but hey, anything can happen. ---
**Author:** ![stucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@stucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucky)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-comments-on-threads/484234/7 "2009-02-03T22:51:50Z")
Thanks, all of you. The inappropriate part of the comment was gone when I went back to it. But now I know how to edit thanks to you. You’re nice folks.