Message editing

[mn2346]

Hi,

Why is the a max 5min editing time after message is submitted?

This is rather annoying and I have not come across this in any forum I'm involved before this.

I was forced to make another post because there was timeout on editing (and system didn't save the editing I had done before that) just a note on the screen.

There are now two posts consecutively where the first intellicently says

" Hi, "

and nothing else. The second post I salvaged from the edit screen.


-Marko

[JP]

"You have the right to be annoyed. If you give up that right you will still be annoyed."

The reason is so that people realize that they have a responsibility to choose their words carefully. Typos aside (hence the 5 minute rule) everyone must realize that they can't just go back at a later date and attempt to "change history" by deleting or changing their post to paint themselves in a better light after the fact.

I hope this clarifies things for you.

[mn2346]

Could we make it 30 minutes?

It gives some time to read the message and make some adjustments (yes I do use the preview but still) if for some reason there is need to do so.

The history, in my view, can't be changed so much in 30 minutes?

-Marko

P.S. I hope this is not again some legal issue we have to deal with...

[JP]

30 minutes!?! That seems a bit excessive. You know about the preview and so you probably know that you can work a little, preview, work some more, preview, etc. until you get the message exactly the way you want it.

I think we'll stick to 5.