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Probably not however why not be proactive instead of reactive.

There is still the preview button. Just use this before you press the submit button. It's not that hard.
If after that you still make a mistake then the alert Moderator button is still there - click this and request for your error(s) to be modified. I have done this in the past on the odd occasion and found the moderators to be fairly prompt in the changes.

To me the altering of a thread is detrimental to the forum as it may possibly alter the context after it has been posted. Perhaps may be OK before any replies have been submitted however you never know if a reply would be submitted before any changes are made.

I vote for no edit button.

On that note and being a bit cheeky perhaps - There are at least two moderators who fairly regularly edit their own threads altering context. This is an abuse of their "power" for want of a better word and should not be allowed. If moderators want their own threads to be modified then it should be done by moderators other than themselves (not a priority David).

That's my 2 cents and now I'll push the submit button without pushing the preview button (as I live on the edge a bit) and hope that I haven't made a mistake.

Cheers
Alan

Another forum I have a bit of involvement in does use an 'Edit' button and it works well.

However, it must be time controlled to prevent late edits causing issues as Alan describes above.

Generally a 30min limit to edit a post seems to operate effectively.


Lance

Alan

I had never thought of the context being altered with the edit button - I was always focused on spelling, grammar and premature posting.

I have suggested in another followup that the submit button be shifted to the other end of the row.

This will seperate the preview and submit buttons, possibly preventing earlier premature posting (I have fat fingers and do it all the time). It will also make the submit action a more conciliatory effort.

Haven't had any feed back on the suggestion though.

Cheers

Anthony

Why not just provide an edit button like most other forums that is active all the time and you it has a spot to put a reason at the bottom.

Too easy.

I suggested in another thread that there be an edit button but in the case of an opening post it gets disabled as soon as there is a reply. In the case of a reply it gets disabled with the first follow-up and in the case of a follow-up, it gets disabled with the next follow-up.

While not meeting everyone's need or wishes, it gives some editing ability and I think would eliminate the danger of context being changed after others have had input, which I think is David's main concern.