# we should have the ability to edit and delete our posts/replies (to moderators...) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 13, 2002, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958 "2002-03-13T00:56:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/21 "2002-03-15T00:14:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by handy \* > \*\*If you can edit your post the EDIT link should be there, if not, it shouldn’t be there. It just confuses people otherwise. \*\* well, my suspicion is that the board has to, you know, look the same and load up the same for anyone retrieving the page. and since **moderators & administrators** have the ability to edit, the button kinda needs to be there. Or am I misunderstanding software??? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/22 "2002-03-15T00:25:50Z")
handy: Sir Yes Sir! (clicking bootheels together sharply) wring - You’re halfway right. Almost anything is possible, but from what I can tell having the button appear only for certrain user categories is not an obvious fix and so probably will not be implemented in the near future if at all. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/23 "2002-03-15T01:09:15Z")
It’s not overly hard to do. Drop me a line when you guys get interested in that option. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/24 "2002-03-15T01:48:24Z")
Muchas Gracias A.! ---
**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:** [March 15, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/25 "2002-03-15T04:42:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > \*\*It’s not overly hard to do. Drop me a line when you guys get interested in that option. \*\* Thank you for your more than kind offer, but sometimes what’s appropriate for one situation is totally inappropriate for another. This is one of those times. We removed user edit for a reason. your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/26 "2002-03-15T05:21:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > \*\* > > Thank you for your more than kind offer, but sometimes what’s appropriate for one situation is totally inappropriate for another. > > This is one of those times. > > We removed user edit for a reason.\*\* Oops - I was talking about making the “Edit” button only appear for Mods/Admins, so Members wouldn’t see it anymore. That was all; I wasn’t actually _seriously_ espousing allowing people to Edit here. I understand your situation completely. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958/27 "2002-03-15T14:09:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Irishman \* > **posted images of scat** Links to the Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme fan sites? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-should-have-the-ability-to-edit-and-delete-our-posts-replies-to-moderators/97958.md?page=1)