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Title: Should the 'EDIT POST' function time be lengthened?
Source: Esso/Pacman/Cap'n Brandon
URL Source: http://freedom4um.com
Published: Feb 23, 2022
Author: Esso
Post Date: 2022-02-23 19:56:53 by Esso
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Views: 446
Comments: 16

Sometimes the four hour time limit seems to be too short of late. Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing it lengthened to 24 hours if that's not a huge programming bugaboo. Most news cycles are burned out by then and most dopey errors should be detected by that time.
Just a thought.
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#5. To: Esso (#0)
Thanks for this. Why have a limit at all? We didn't in my other main forum of choice. I'm always seeing parts of my stuff that need fixing. I don't mind the 4-hour limit but a longer one would be ducky.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2022-02-23 22:23:12 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#9. To: NeoconsNailed, Straitgate, Lod, Pinguinite, 4um (#5)
Why have a limit at all?

I didn't know why until Strait's post #7. I suppose the never-ending edit could be used as some kind of history eraser button for malicious reasons. I brought this up because I ran into a mistake the other day that had timed out, and today I found some additional info I wanted to slip into an earlier post that didn't really justify it's own post.
I don't have a problem with Lod's 48 hours, I haven't really thought about it, that's why I posted this in the clear rather than just PMing Pin.

Esso posted on 2022-02-23 22:50:06 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#10. To: Esso (#9)
Strate was being sardonic.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2022-02-23 22:55:31 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#12. To: NeoconsNailed, Straitgate, 4um (#10) (Edited)
Strate was being sardonic.

Was he? What would a time limit have been for in the first place then?
(Edit) I seem to recall it being longer in the past, but I don't know when or why if it, in fact, was changed.

Esso posted on 2022-02-23 22:59:15 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
#13. To: Esso (#12)
Was he?

Have you read Orwell's 1984?

NeoconsNailed posted on 2022-02-24 0:38:28 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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#14. To: NeoconsNailed, StraitGate, 4um (#13)
Have you read Orwell's 1984?

Of course I have, albeit probably 50-some years ago. I think Mr. Gate was trying to point out the perils of having the unlimited ability to change history.
Or I'm just obtuse. Regardless, I think that I understand the point of having a time limit on the edit feature now, which I haven't thought about much until now.

Esso posted on 2022-02-24 07:41:15 ET Reply Untrace Trace Private Reply
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