# Why is editing of posts not allowed?

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**Created:** [July 21, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-editing-of-posts-not-allowed/73335 "2001-07-21T17:55:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-editing-of-posts-not-allowed/73335/21 "2001-07-30T15:01:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by FarmerOak \*  
> If you type it, it’s yours. We’re all grown-ups here. (NOTE: If you are NOT a grown-up, log off NOW.) You better be big enough to back it up, or big enough to apologize.

Oh gimme a friggin’ break.

With respect to **content** , I agree with you. But how do you ‘back up’ screwing up a long post by accidentally bolding the whole thing? And sure, you can apologize, but then either it sits there looking ugly and being a pain in the neck to read, or you’ve got to add to a mod’s workload.

The codes are great, but every now and then, most of us screw up with them. Being a grownup or not has nothing to do with occasional coding errors.

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