'Edit' gone AWOL?

[Tia Valeria]

I looked at a post of mine to edit it and found that the 'edit' button has disappeared.
A glitch? or an update?
It isn't just on my computer but on a Kindle Fire too.
Anyone else with the same problem?
Edit:- does it time out - I have just been able to edit this post but not the one from earlier today. Frustrating.

(Edit - issue resolved thank you @ivar] I have just edited my photos into the post from this morning which raised the problem)

 

[Bradypus]

Same for me (on a Windows 10 laptop and Google Chrome at the moment). I can edit a post from this morning but not yesterday's.

 

[Dorpie]

Weird. I'm on Windows 10 and Firefox and can edit my post from 5 mins ago but not one in the same thread from yesterday.

 

[wayfarer]

As far as I know there is now a 60 min. deadline on deleting/editing and this came about because some members who had become disgruntled had started to delete posts thus making some of the threads completely unreadable/nonsensical and I think 60 mins is the max setting, after that you can contact a mod for edit or delete. @ivar can clarify this for you when he see's this post.

 

[Rich1]

Yes, I think you can only edit for a short time after posting

 

[ivar]

I was playing with this setting this morning. It should now be back as it was before... sorry!

 

[Tia Valeria]

I was playing with this setting this morning. It should now be back as it was before... sorry!

Thank you @ivar, much appreciated . Will add the photo etc to the post about reflective strips later

 

[t2andreo]

Personally I think that is short-sighted. I frequently need to edit earlier posts, even weeks later for spelling, grammar, factual errors, or just that something changed my mind about an issue or earlier statement.

I am neither omniscient nor a perfect grammarian. Have YOU tried to compose something while typing with one finger on a smartphone? Does autocorrect ALWAYS get what you meant correct? Neither does it work that way for me.

I always strive to provide accurate, useful and concise input, in all my forum posts. The edit capability helps me avoid misinformation and misunderstanding. I do try to read my posts before I hit the “post reply” button. But, I confess to being both human, and in my mid-60s...

Please return my edit capability. If it needs to be limited, perhaps do so for more junior forum members... Just a thought.

 

[Tia Valeria]

@ivar has already done so @t2andreo -all is well again

 

[Anniesantiago]

I often need to edit because I have a tendency to speak before I speak!

 

[t2andreo]

THANK YOU IVAR!

 

[wayfarer]

I often need to edit because I have a tendency to speak before I speak!

Your post reminded me of this.

 

[Anniesantiago]

That would be me. Sometimes it's the brain fog of my MCS, and sometimes it's just the many fires in my Leo chart, and sometimes I wish I had a retract button. lol!

 

[carryoncouple]

I was playing with this setting this morning. It should now be back as it was before... sorry!

Hello Ivar,
I cannot find the “edit” setting for my pilgrim books post. I appreciate your help. Also a question: Is there a way I can delete the post and create a new one for Camino Sunrise?

 

[trecile]

Hello Ivar,
I cannot find the “edit” setting for my pilgrim books post. I appreciate your help. Also a question: Is there a way I can delete the post and create a new one for Camino Sunrise?

There is a time limit on when you can edit a post. Just a few days I think.

 

[C clearly]

I cannot find the “edit” setting for my pilgrim books post.

There is a time limit on when you can edit a post. Just a few days I think

Last I heard, members can edit or delete their own posts for 1 week. They cannot delete a thread, even if they started it. Both limits are intended to prevent major disruption or discontinuity in threads.

One week should be enough time for members to correct typos, clarify points that are raised, or "sleep on" what they have posted.

If you want something edited or deleted after 1 week, you can "report" your own post and ask the moderators to make the correction or deletion. By reporting the post, we will know exactly which post you are talking about.

 

[hel&scott]

When you reply to a post the origional post is include as a quote, so even when a post is deleted the quoted bits remain. Often post are deleted by their author or a moderator which means a thread can be disrupted or nonsensical, but then some threads just never make much sence so it's not the end of the world... Speaking of which is is nearly the end of 2020 and we are all mostly still here so let's all work to make sure 2021 is better and kinder for us all. Cheers.

 

[carryoncouple]

Last I heard, members can edit or delete their own posts for 1 week. They cannot delete a thread, even if they started it. Both limits are intended to prevent major disruption or discontinuity in threads.

One week should be enough time for members to correct typos, clarify points that are raised, or "sleep on" what they have posted.

If you want something edited or deleted after 1 week, you can "report" your own post and ask the moderators to make the correction or deletion. By reporting the post, we will know exactly which post you are talking about.

Thank you for your reply.

 

[henrythedog]

One week should be enough time for members to correct typos, clarify points that are raised, or "sleep on" what they have posted.

or in some cases, ‘sleep off’!

 

[David Tallan]

I think I remember from the original discussion of this change that if you are editing an old post with new information, they would prefer the new information at the bottom of the thread, or in a new post, where people will find it, rather than hidden at the top of the thread where people may not go back and look.

 

[wayfarer]

This can be a much better option David as it brings the thread back to the current list again.

 

[Former member 99816]

Hmm. Edit disappeared again, even if only 4 minutes later.

 

[C clearly]

Hmm. Edit disappeared again, even if only 4 minutes later.

Not sure why. Did you already edit once? Can you see the Edit option on any other recent (less than 1 week) posts you have made?

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

I've been editing a lot all day and it has always worked. Sometimes a few times on the same post within minutes. I post early because I don't want a finger slip on my smartphone to delete things.

I post to get the main idea across and then edit for spelling, punctuation, grammar and readability. Hopefully fast enough no one sees how dumb I am.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I post to get the main idea across and then edit for spelling, punctuation, grammar and readability. Hopefully fast enough no one sees how dumb I am.

You are speaking my language here, Rick.
You dumb?...I don't think so!

 

[DoughnutANZ]

I've been editing a lot all day and it has always worked. Sometimes a few times on the same post within minutes. I post early because I don't want a finger slip on my smartphone to delete things.

I post to get the main idea across and then edit for spelling, punctuation, grammar and readability. Hopefully fast enough no one sees how dumb I am.

Sounds good.

 

[alexwalker]

Personally I think that is short-sighted. I frequently need to edit earlier posts, even weeks later for spelling, grammar, factual errors, or just that something changed my mind about an issue or earlier statement.

I am neither omniscient nor a perfect grammarian. Have YOU tried to compose something while typing with one finger on a smartphone? Does autocorrect ALWAYS get what you meant correct? Neither does it work that way for me.

I always strive to provide accurate, useful and concise input, in all my forum posts. The edit capability helps me avoid misinformation and misunderstanding. I do try to read my posts before I hit the “post reply” button. But, I confess to being both human, and in my mid-60s...

Please return my edit capability. If it needs to be limited, perhaps do so for more junior forum members... Just a thought.

I am glad that the timelimit is extended: As a non-native English person, I many times need to rephrase/correct spelling.

Edit: Ex.: I have had to edit this post 5 times now... Finally, my spelling is corrrettt.

And doing user support can sometimes be difficult, as this medieval video from a monastery in Norway shows:

 

[Former member 99816]

All my posts had lost their editability but as i type now, it's back.

I, not i.