# We can edit? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 19, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609 "2007-01-19T19:44:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [January 19, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/21 "2007-01-19T21:10:00Z")
[QUOTE=teela brown] I must have missed the function that pops in that last little italicized line. Time to see about that. [/QUOTE] The “last edited by” line doesn’t show up if you perform the edit before anyone else has viewed the thread. And it doesn’t show up in preview at all. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/22 "2007-01-19T21:25:59Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Does she have a sister? [/QUOTE] No, but she does have a sistir. p.s. **Woo hoo! I’m editing like a motherfuck!** ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/23 "2007-01-19T21:38:57Z")
Wow. Neat. ETA neat. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/24 "2007-01-19T21:46:35Z")
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/25 "2007-01-19T21:57:59Z")
So, will mods be able to see what was originally there in edited posts? ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/26 "2007-01-19T21:58:30Z")
Testing ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/27 "2007-01-19T22:04:14Z")
[QUOTE=Talon Karrde] So, will mods be able to see what was originally there in edited posts? [/QUOTE] Of course. Mods know all, see all. We are but worms in camel dung beneath their august, ah, something or other… ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/28 "2007-01-20T00:23:19Z")
Whoa, cool! ETA: although considering the way this board runs, perhaps ten minutes would be better? ---
**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:** [January 20, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/29 "2007-01-20T00:28:20Z")
We’re trying it out. There were lots of people asking for this feature, and the mods were all uneasy about it, so we thought we’d try it out. There’s a five-minute limit, so you can fix typos and grammatical errors and that sort. As soon as we find it’s being abused, by people insulting each other (say) and then changing their comments, we’ll yank it. It’s also a privilege for members, not for guests. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/30 "2007-01-20T00:34:18Z")
So, then, this is the free-for-all edit-testing thread? I just know I’m gonna get lazy and complacent if I start to depend on it… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/31 "2007-01-20T00:37:11Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] So, then, this is the free-for-all edit-testing thread? [/QUOTE] I start a thread, and it’s like a barfight! Sure, come on in. 🙂 Check out the error message I got: Thunderbird thinks this site is suspicious! It may be trying to impersonate the web page you want to visit. Most legitimate sites use names instead of numbers. Are you sure you want to visit 208.100.26.199? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/32 "2007-01-20T00:49:28Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] Whoa, cool! ETA: although considering the way this board runs, perhaps ten minutes would be better? [/QUOTE] I think there’s still some fine tuning that may need to be done now that the server is under load. Some httpd.conf tweaking, upgrading to vBulletin 3.6.4, some fresh CAT 5 to replace the cable the hamsters chewed up through the years. Still, call me impressed so far. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/33 "2007-01-20T00:57:19Z")
[QUOTE=Moe] Rubber Baby Buggy Bumper [/QUOTE] Make that the **pseudotriton ruber ruber** rubber baby buggy bumper… ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/34 "2007-01-20T00:59:43Z")
Gotta give this a try… Wow, cool 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/35 "2007-01-20T01:37:06Z")
Yay! It’s about time! ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/36 "2007-01-20T06:13:25Z")
I’ll buck the trend and say I think this is a bad idea, and I always have. > [@silenus](#): > > I think that will become the new SOP in GD, the Pit, and flameouts. Quote the OP in its entirety, just to guarantee it doesn’t disappear. But that will create its own set of problems. Say you come into a thread: the OP says one thing, then the first post has a “quoted” entire OP, which is different. Which one’s “right”? What’s to stop the quoter from changing the OP and claiming it was edited? Granted, if there’s no “edted by” under the OP, then it’ll be clear; but if there is, then there’s no way to tell what the OP edited and what the quoter changed. I think this is an idea just _begging_ for abuse. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/37 "2007-01-20T06:24:09Z")
Yet has anybody abused it? We–most of us–are grups here and I appreciate being treated as one. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/38 "2007-01-20T06:48:27Z")
This ought to be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/39 "2007-01-20T07:05:29Z")
[QUOTE=dropzone] And everybody has abused it! We–most of us–are not grownups here and I appreciate not being treated as one. [/QUOTE] There’s an “edited by” under your post: Which version did you post? What did you edit? (Note: I changed **dropzone** ’s post for illustrative purposes only.) ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609/40 "2007-01-20T07:10:31Z")
[QUOTE=jackelope] There’s an “edited by” under your post: Which version did you post? What did you edit? (Note: I changed **dropzone** ’s post for illustrative purposes only.) [/QUOTE] Well, you aren’t supposed to CHANGE another’s post, are you? That’s really going to muddy things. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-edit/388609.md?page=3)