# editting feature not available? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 22, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087 "2003-07-22T03:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wolfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Wolfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/1 "2003-07-22T03:41:47Z")
I made a mistake in one of the threads I opened and I could not edit it. Is the editting disabled on the fora? That oughta make me check my grammer and spellings before posting a lot. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/2 "2003-07-22T04:03:06Z")
The “Edit” function has been disabled for members, for various reasons. 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. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/3 "2003-07-22T04:03:15Z")
From: [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503) > [@](#): > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/4 "2003-07-22T04:04:18Z")
Arrrr, the new guy is quick, he is. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/5 "2003-07-22T04:12:34Z")
I might add that the mods will likely not edit your post for a simple typo. They will fix really garbled coding, and maybe errors that seriously confuse your meaning. They’re a busy bunch with other matters, and fixing posting mistakes is pretty low on the priority list, from what I’ve observed. Most of us try to remember to use the preview button to check our posts before submitting. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/6 "2003-07-22T05:00:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Berkut \* > \*\*Arrrr, the new guy is quick, he is. \*\* Yea, he is, no ? [sub]_sings Greybeard - Kenny Rogers “Son, I was even quicker, before I turned stone blind…” as he walks off into the distance_[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/7 "2003-07-22T05:21:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scarlett67 \* > **\They’re a busy bunch with other matters, and \** Ya, we’re _very_ busy, for example, here: [Please welcome our newest mod, xash](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=198484) p.s. What **Scarlett67** says is mostly correct. p.p.s. Notice your misspelling of “editing” in the title ? I won’t fix that. ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/8 "2003-07-22T08:19:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xash \* > \*\* > p.p.s. Notice your misspelling of “editing” in the title ? I won’t fix that. \*\* Power-crazed already? You’ll make a damn fine Mod. 😉 Julie ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/9 "2003-07-22T13:17:15Z")
OK, **xash,** I’ll bite: What part of my post was incorrect? (Dang, I thought I finally had it figured out :smack: . . .) ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/10 "2003-07-22T13:23:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scarlett67 \* > \*\*OK, **xash,** I’ll bite: What part of my post was incorrect? (Dang, I thought I finally had it figured out :smack: . . .) \*\* _“…and maybe errors that seriously confuse your meaning.”_ We refrain from editing the contents of a post, even if it is perhaps seriously confusing. So long as it’s not damaging. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editting-feature-not-available/190087/11 "2003-07-22T13:38:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xash \* > \*\*So long as it’s not damaging. \*\* OK, I guess that’s the part I had in mind, but I didn’t state it outright. Thanks for clarifying.