Editing a post
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Editing a post
In most forums software there is a "Edited by" option,
Do we have one here?
Just edited this post to see if the message is there!
Do we have one here?
Just edited this post to see if the message is there!
Last edited by DaveA on 01 Feb 2010, 01:51, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Editing a post
There is a grace period of about 5 minutes after submitting a post during which the "Edited by" message will not appear; after that it will be added automatically when you edit a post.
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Re: Editing a post
I thought it was closer to two minutes?
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Re: Editing a post
My alter ego Dopje performed some tests in the thread Edit Test which pointed to a period of 5 minutes during which the "Edited by" message didn't appear.
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Re: Editing a post
In testing your theory, I did two or three edits at different times and made it a point to wait three or four minutes and didn't get the notation.John Gray wrote:I thought it was closer to two minutes?
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Re: Editing a post
Perhaps my time runs faster, because it was certainly my impression that I obtained an edited line somewhere over two minutes. But five minutes is Even More Betterer!
John Gray
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I can't believe my eyes. Did this really come from one of your posts, John?John Gray wrote: Even More Betterer!
Someone must have hacked your profile.
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Re: Editing a post
Around three minutes here, post 3128.
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Re: Editing a post
I'm not getting any edited messages, even after a prolonged period of time. It ain't no big deal and I couldn't care less if there ever is a message, but I wonder why we're all seeing diffent results?
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Re: Editing a post
It might have to do with whether there are replies or not. I'm testing that now.
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Re: Editing a post
I was wrong - apparently there is no fixed grace period. There will be no "Last edited by" message if there are no replies, but there will if you edit after a reply has been made.
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So you are saying that as long as no one replies we can keep editing it to BUMP it up to the top and no one will know it?HansV wrote:I was wrong - apparently there is no fixed grace period. There will be no "Last edited by" message if there are no replies, but there will if you edit after a reply has been made.
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Re: Editing a post
You have a very devious mind Dave. I like it.DaveA wrote: So you are saying that as long as no one replies we can keep editing it to BUMP it up to the top and no one will know it?
Though as long as Hans is in the Lounge, a post is unlikely to remain unanswered for very long
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Re: Editing a post
Sorry, that should have read "Even Much More Betterer..." !viking33 wrote:I can't believe my eyes. Did this really come from one of your posts, John?John Gray wrote: Even More Betterer!
Someone must have hacked your profile.
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Re: Editing a post
'frayed knot. Editing a post does NOT bump it to the top. (Just tested to confirm).DaveA wrote:...So you are saying that as long as no one replies we can keep editing it to BUMP it up to the top and no one will know it?
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Re: Editing a post
Editing a post does not change its timestamp as it did in wwwthreads, so it won't bump the thread.DaveA wrote:So you are saying that as long as no one replies we can keep editing it to BUMP it up to the top and no one will know it?
The software this Lounge runs on has a special feature: if a thread that you started hasn't had new replies in more than 10 days, a "Bump topic" button will appear - see screenshot (this one is for the prosilver skin):
Clicking the button will "bump" the thread to the top of the forum.
Most of you will not see this button yet since we only went "live" 8 days ago.
Please use the "Bump topic" button only if really necessary - abuse will not be tolerated.
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Re: Editing a post
Thanks for the information.
I know we are ALL still on the learning curve, and questions like this bring so much more.
I know we are ALL still on the learning curve, and questions like this bring so much more.
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Re: Editing a post
No problem here John. For some time the Bride and I have been driving SUV/Station wagon type vehicles where the boot/trunk is open and accessible from the front of the vehicle. Because "put it in the back" could mean either the back seat or the rear-most compartment, we now call them, respectively, "the back" and "the backest".John Gray wrote:Sorry, that should have read "Even Much More Betterer..." !viking33 wrote:I can't believe my eyes. Did this really come from one of your posts, John?John Gray wrote: Even More Betterer!
Someone must have hacked your profile.
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Re: Editing a post
Ahh, my parents always drove station wagons until the last of my siblings were out of the house and the reference in my family to that rear-most compartment was either the "rear-end" or the "back-to-back."Goshute wrote:For some time the Bride and I have been driving SUV/Station wagon type vehicles where the boot/trunk is open and accessible from the front of the vehicle. Because "put it in the back" could mean either the back seat or the rear-most compartment, we now call them, respectively, "the back" and "the backest".
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