Editing time limit

Buzzbomb

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Would be super to have the edit button go beyond 10 minutes? How about indefinitely, such as what the mods. have?
 
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Buzzbomb said:
Would be super to have the edit button go beyond 10 minutes? How about indefinitely, such as what the mods. have?
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Moved this to the lounge as I'd prefer to not make the original thread into a general suggestion thread.

There is a reason why this is limited. Folks shouldn't be able to change their past posts indefinitely. If you think you'll need to update a post later then the prudent thing to do is to probably wait to post until you are sure.
 

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It definitly makes sense to have a limit. I have wished a number of times it was just a little longer. Like 20 minutes. I caught myselt just missing the window to change a bad spelling error many times. But I suck at spelling so maybe this is just my problem
 
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Remember, kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heros get remembered, but Legends typos never die..

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MountainBuzzMan said:
It definitly makes sense to have a limit. I have wished a number of times it was just a little longer. Like 20 minutes. I caught myselt just missing the window to change a bad spelling error many times. But I suck at spelling so maybe this is just my problem
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I think 20 minutes is reasonable. I believe current time limit is 10 minutes.

So I'll adjust this soon unless any mods want to veto.
 
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MidtownJacket said:
Obviously, just a joke 🧐

I think 20 minutes makes plenty of sense.
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I wouldn't mind if the regular text locked in immediately (or couple of minutes) if there was a way to add any time.

Edit: By add any time, I mean with a line that didn't modify previous text but allowed someone to expand, expound, or explain without changing the basic premise of the post.

Edit: That way, if someone quoted the post, it wouldn't look weird, but if someone had a change of heart or thought better of their bourbon-soaked diatribe, they could modify it at a later, more sober moment.
 

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I oNly edit when I badly misspeel a word or three....

Edit: I mean, I only edit when I badly....well, you get it....
 
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What I enjoy very much about The Hive along with the fellowships over the last 2 1/2 decades is that you can delete or edit your post at any time. If I need to edit a recruiting chart, it takes a few seconds. Should I want to delete one and not take up all of that space, boom it’s done….post a new one to the current page.
 
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