# Editing your posts question.

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**Created:** [July 29, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-your-posts-question/191628 "2003-07-29T12:17:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![kputt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f475e1/32.png) [@kputt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kputt)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-your-posts-question/191628/1 "2003-07-29T12:17:01Z")

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Why can’t we edit our posts?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-your-posts-question/191628/2 "2003-07-29T12:28:00Z")

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This was answered in a recent [thread here.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=199313)

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> _Orig. by xash_  
> The “Edit” function has been disabled for members, for various reasons.
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> If you require your post or thread to be edited, use the “Report this post to a moderator” feature on the bottom right of your post. This will alert the mods and we will, if we deem it necessary, edit the post for you.

Also the  
[FAQs:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=103503)

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> Q: In particular, why is editing disabled?  
> A: Because of the potential for abuse. After posting something inflammatory that causes hurt feelings a poster could change what they had said originally and confusion would ensue. Even allowing editing for a short period of time could cause this issue due to the short interval between posts in a busy thread.