# Editing posts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/563597>\
**Category:** Marketplace\
**Created:** [December 9, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/563597 "2010-12-09T23:48:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/563597/1 "2010-12-09T23:48:28Z")

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We planned to allow unlimited editing in this forum so OPs could revise posts when an item is sold or no longer on offer. However, after investigation it appears the software won’t allow us to do this. When the need arises please ask a mod to edit your post or close the thread.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Why](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Doctor\_Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/563597/2 "2011-04-20T09:42:23Z")

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spam reported

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/563597/3 "2011-04-20T14:30:24Z")

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Suggestion for whoever closes this: This thread can probably be locked.

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-posts/563597/4 "2011-04-20T18:08:32Z")

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Thanks, T.

Good idea.