Forum Edit the new norm
Submitted: Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016 at 20:11
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ExplorOz - David & Michelle
Today we introduce the long awaited edit function in the
forum.
So the logic behind this update for those that want to understand when the Edit button appears and disappears. When you load a New Thread the edit button will be available right up until there is a Reply. Once any Reply is loaded the Edit button and subsequent editing process will fail to work, even if you are composing the update and someone comes along and replies the edit operation will fail. This same logical approach is the same for Reply and Follow-up. If you Reply you can edit until there is a Follow-up to your Reply. If you Follow-up you can edit till there is a subsequent Follow-up.
Be aware that the email system will still send out the update emails for each and every Edit so if you are editing a long list of Follow-ups be aware that each submission will send an alert email to all those subscribed to the thread ether via Thread Watch or as contributing to the Thread/Reply.
Hope you enjoy the new function. Any problem please let me know, the system is live and will be working on all threads already in the system.
Reply By: Frank P (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 16, 2016 at 20:14
Saturday, Jan 16, 2016 at 20:14
David,
There does seem to be a problem with the Edit function, depending whether you're trying to edit a Reply or a Follow-up.
If I edit a follow-up I can do it as you have planned - the edit window opens the last posted text and you can edit it.
If I (and other have reported this too) try to edit a reply, a blank window opens. You have to know this, and before clicking the edit button, copy the text you're going to edit, then click edit, then paste, then edit then submit. Editing a follow-up is the preferred behaviour, as you have designed. Editing a Reply is not consistent with editing a follow-up, so something appears to be amiss.
I just tried to edit a Reply in thread 131373, reply 595031. The issue is clearly repeatable.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Monday, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:23
Monday, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:23
Frank,
Thanks I am publishing the reply fix right now.
David
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Reply By: The Bantam - Saturday, Jan 16, 2016 at 23:40
Saturday, Jan 16, 2016 at 23:40
I still don't understand the paranoya, not alowing editing at any time ....... no other
forum I have ever been on
places any sort of short term restrctions on editing ....... long term may be ...... but most forums I can go and edit something I posted 2 years ago.
I have never seen or heard of any problems with allowing editing.
On a fast moving thread ..... the follow up and relpy lock outs could get very frustrating.
Ya go back to fix something that isn't right...... before you finish someone has posted that so something is not right ....... so ya then have to argue that is not what was ment and that you cant edit.
OH please ...... free and open editing causes no problems .......
most forums also do not give email advice of edits ..... its just a waste of traffic and bandwidth. ...... one
forum I have been on for a very long time put up email advice of edits at one time ...... it was given up as a bad joke in very short order.
cheers
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