# Will somebody please post on this thread?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [September 23, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302 "2001-09-23T05:30:59Z")
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### Author: ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302/1 "2001-09-23T05:30:59Z")

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I want to try out the editing thingy, but it sez that people can’t edit their own messages. so will some kindhearted person please post a reply so i can try it out? thank you soooooooooo much!

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### 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: [September 23, 2001, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302/2 "2001-09-23T05:35:07Z")

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You can’t edit your messages on this Board, so don’t bother trying.

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### 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: [September 23, 2001, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302/3 "2001-09-23T05:36:31Z")

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Nor can you edit anyone else’s message either.

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### Author: ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302/4 "2001-09-23T05:38:15Z")

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dang

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### Author: ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2001, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302/5 "2001-09-23T05:41:22Z")

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Now _that_ would be an interesting feature, wouldn’t it?

You can’t edit your own posts, but you can edit other people’s posts.

Gosh, no, that wouldn’t cause any problems, would it?

Thanks, Cougarfang. I needed a good laugh.

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### Author: ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2001, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-somebody-please-post-on-this-thread/83302/6 "2001-09-23T09:43:38Z")

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you’re welcome.

[MEBuckner mode] oh, gosh, that wouldn’t! really! [/mode]  
_d&r_