# Why am I time-limited to 5 minutes on my edits? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 1, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103 "2013-10-01T16:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/81 "2013-10-02T20:05:58Z")
Does VB even allow giving an individual user a different edit window without creating his own usergroup for him? (Hell, does it even allow different groups to have different windows without giving one moderator powers?) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/82 "2013-10-02T20:57:45Z")
Because you touch yourself at night. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/83 "2013-10-02T21:02:20Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Because you touch yourself at night. Then why am I allowed to post at all? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/84 "2013-10-02T21:23:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Then why am I allowed to post at all? Well, your hand is already stuck to the keyboard, so what the hell. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/85 "2013-10-03T00:33:02Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I asked nicely. You asked for this? I became a moderator when I was walking down the street, and somebody threw a bag over my head and dragged me into a van. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/86 "2013-10-03T00:39:04Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You asked for this? I became a moderator when I was walking down the street, and somebody threw a bag over my head and dragged me into a van. You were asking for it, slut. ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/87 "2013-10-03T02:12:10Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > You asked for this? I became a moderator when I was walking down the street, and somebody threw a bag over my head and dragged me into a van. Did you ever get the bag removed, or is it mandatory headgear for moderators? I’ve been curious, but I didn’t want to ask, just in case it was a touchy subject, or involved goat sacrifices or something. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/88 "2013-10-04T06:16:51Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > … and somebody threw a bag over my head … And _no-one_ should treat your mother like that, amirite? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/89 "2013-10-07T21:06:11Z")
OK, why did the edit function just disappear? I just posted a reply to someone, immediately went back to edit, and there was no edit button. This was \< 1 minute after posting. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/90 "2013-10-07T21:08:30Z")
Works for me! ETA even for a second edit. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/91 "2013-10-07T21:34:59Z")
Works for me as well. Maybe it’s just you, John. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/92 "2013-10-08T14:02:39Z")
> [@XT](#): > > Works for me as well. Maybe it’s just you, John. 😉 It was gone for a few minutes, but it came back. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/93 "2013-10-08T14:48:47Z")
Well, the mods turned me into a newt…but I got better. Maybe this will iron itself out as well. If not, have them turn you into a newt too…can’t hurt (much). ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103/94 "2013-10-08T15:13:41Z")
Guys, you’re all arguing wrong. You’re supposed to end your decisive, final, debate-winning statements with ROFL, as our OP has shown. It’s like QED. ROFL [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-time-limited-to-5-minutes-on-my-edits/670103.md?page=4)