# Mods editing posts -explanations? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 6, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704 "2006-01-06T04:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/1 "2006-01-06T04:40:28Z")
I was just wondering if it’s possible to ask for explanations for why certain posts are edited. One specific example: I stumbled across the sticky “The SDMB is switching to paid subscriptions” and at the bottom it says; " Last edited by TubaDiva : 12-13-2005 at 10:00 PM." It just seemed a strange to edit a post over a year after it had been posted, and one by a fellow staffer no less. Now I’m kinda curious as to why it was edited. Most editings come with a reason by the mod attached, if one isn’t, is it ok to ask in here? ---
**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:** [January 6, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/2 "2006-01-06T05:08:33Z")
Mods only edit user’s posts to correct coding errors, usually. We won’t even edit to correct speeling misteaks. The post you’re talking about was originally by Ed Zotti. It contained the information about the special introductory offers that were presented to the current membership at the time of switching to pay. All **Tubadiva** did was remove the old offers, so no one signing up today would be confused by the original offers. Nothing sinister, I can assure you. If we do edit a user’s post you will see an explanation of the edit. 999 times out of 1000 it’s to “fix coding.” ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/3 "2006-01-06T05:17:06Z")
That makes sense. Like I said, I just thought it strange for A mod to edit another staffers post. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2006, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/4 "2006-01-06T06:22:07Z")
What Rico said. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![MessyPaint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@MessyPaint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MessyPaint)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/5 "2006-01-07T02:34:03Z")
could someone tell me what post count padding is? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/6 "2006-01-07T02:45:58Z")
> [@MessyPaint](#): > > could someone tell me what post count padding is? Making posts for absolutely no reason other than to drive up your post count. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/7 "2006-01-07T02:45:58Z")
> [@MessyPaint](#): > > could someone tell me what post count padding is? Posting for the sake of posting. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/8 "2006-01-07T02:47:19Z")
If you had posted each word in a separate post you would have been guilty…funny but guilty. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/9 "2006-01-07T02:58:56Z")
> [@don't ask](#): > > If you had posted each word in a separate post you would have been guilty…funny but guilty. I was thinking about answering him by doing this 😛 but then thought better of it…something actually I DO do at times! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/10 "2006-01-07T03:45:56Z")
> [@Garfield226](#): > > Posting for the sake of posting. Please tell me that our society hasn’t fallen to the point that a person’s identity is based upon their post count. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/11 "2006-01-07T07:13:11Z")
We could tell you that, but we would be lying. 😃 Lok ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/12 "2006-01-07T07:24:49Z")
What is the big deal with Post Counts, mine is abnormally high for my time on the board, but I don’t post just to increase it, would people do this for some reason in the past? It seems like a meaningless stat except maybe to say, you post a lot. Why would it have any other value? Jim BTW: my post count is high because I find debates/arguments/discussions fun and I have a very eclectic interest. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/13 "2006-01-07T21:14:18Z")
Well personally, I was joking, which should be obvious considering this is only my 999th post in over 4 1/2 years here. You, OTOH, obviously consider a large post count as meaninful, since you have over 4,000 in 6 months time. 😛 I for one do not support the belief that people with large post counts are compensating for…_inadequacies_. 😉 Lok ---
**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:** [January 7, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-editing-posts-explanations/338704/14 "2006-01-07T21:25:52Z")
\ This has veered from a perfectly legitimate question about mods editing posts to a debate on whose post count is bigger. I’ll say the question has been answered and please re-open your post-count vs. body part size in the Pit. Thank you. This is closed. \