RE: Editing / Deleting Posts
August 5, 2011 at 8:33 pm
(This post was last modified: August 5, 2011 at 8:40 pm by edk.)
(August 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I don't really want to create a copy of each post every time someone edits it
Original post, not every post. Also, delta encoding.
This is effectively what you are doing by requiring that a PM be sent to a mod detailing any edits, anyway. A PM's going to take up a similar amount of space to an edit, especially if it comes with a reply.
(August 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I doubt many people will even consider clicking to see what edits were made.
They might if the post has been vandalized, which was the point of the 20 minutes thing anyway.
(August 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm)Tiberius Wrote: It's far easier to assume that edits were kosher, and to limit the amount of editing that can be done after a specific time period.
> assume that edits were kosher
> limit the amount of editing that can be done after a specific time period
Not quite sure how you fit those together.
(August 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Most editing of posts takes place in the first few minutes after submission.
But how bad is the editing of posts that don't? Is it bad at all?
(August 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm)Tiberius Wrote: If this makes people more conscious about what they type before they submit it, I can only view that as a good thing.
Well it's making me agonize over posts before sending them to make sure there are no minor typos that could easily be fixed with an edit, or half-finished sentences etc. Proof reading, fine, but it's a post, not a fucking essay, and it's not going to be perfect first time so why not allow for correcting it?
