# Huh?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [February 8, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418 "2007-02-08T22:06:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1

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### Author: ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/1 "2007-02-08T22:06:43Z")

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Who did what?

We can edit our posts now?

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### Author: ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/2 "2007-02-08T22:11:08Z")

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No, we can’t edit our posts. Where did you get a silly idea like that?

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### Author: ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/3 "2007-02-08T22:21:51Z")

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As part of the server upgrade, you can now edit for up to 5 minutes after posting.

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### Author: ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/4 "2007-02-09T15:52:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Stinkpalm]  
We can edit our posts now?  
[/QUOTE]  
Yep. Those of us who paid extra gained the ability to edit _your_ posts also. 😉

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### Author: ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/5 "2007-02-09T16:10:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Cervaise]  
Yep. Those of us who paid extra gained the ability to edit _your_ posts also. 😉  
[/QUOTE]

Oh, come on, that’s [del]bullshit[/del] true.

[sub]_Last edited by Cervaise : Today at 11:12 AM. Reason: Ha!_[/sub]

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### Author: ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/6 "2007-02-09T17:51:16Z")

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[QUOTE=Stinkpalm]  
Who did what?

We can edit our posts now?  
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Yes, there has only been a thread about it every 2 days since it’s happened so I can see how you might have missed it. [1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405309) [2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405962) [3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405277) [4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404708) [5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=405001) [6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404724) [7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404741) [8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404771) [9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=404694)

Also to save you another threadstart, we have private messaging now too.

-Your Humble CarnalK

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### Author: ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/7 "2007-02-09T22:12:54Z")

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[QUOTE=Q.E.D.]  
Oh, come on, that’s [del]bullshit[/del] true.

[sub]_Last edited by Cervaise : Today at 11:12 AM. Reason: Ha!_[/sub]  
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ROFL

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### Author: ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh/391418/8 "2007-02-09T23:22:41Z")

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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]  
ROFL  
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You’re laughing _at_ me, aren’t you? 😛  
Dammit, I saw an error after I posted that I just _had_ to correct; only I forgot about the _real_ “edited by” line. _grumblegrumble_
