# Testing the Compare Edit Feature **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 14, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938 "2008-10-14T19:52:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/1 "2008-10-14T19:52:00Z")
Interesting - I edited a post in GD, and found a new option to compare before and after. I was aware of this before, but thought it was exclusive to mods. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/2 "2008-10-14T20:01:49Z")
I saw it earlier today too, but in refreshing the page the link went away. You put the edits in, you put the edits out, you put the edits in and you shake them all about… ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/3 "2008-10-14T20:07:57Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > I saw it earlier today too, but in refreshing the page the link went away. Maybe it goes away after the edit window closes. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/4 "2008-10-14T20:09:20Z")
You can view all the versions of your own edits during the timeframe of the editing window. Once the five minute limit is hit the clickable link is no longer active for anyone but us jackbooted mods. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/5 "2008-10-14T20:26:32Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > … us jackbooted mods. Are there mods who haven’t been issued with jackboots? (not that SkipMagic’s boots aren’t very stylish, of course) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/6 "2008-10-14T21:19:25Z")
You don’t know Jack, Boots. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/7 "2008-10-14T21:37:08Z")
I fashioned mine into a Magic Mod Hat O’ Doom. Stylish and it keeps my noggin’ toasty. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-the-compare-edit-feature/467938/8 "2008-10-15T16:33:56Z")
test another change, I hope