Jump to content

How long is edit window open?


Recommended Posts

It seems briefly after posting there is the opportunity to edit posts, but the window quickly closes.  Anyone know what the setting is?  Personally, as someone quite prone to typos, I'd like it left open, but if its to close I'm curious how long one has.

thanks

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Being a Mod, there's no time limit for me on editing any posts on the Forum, but - as I recall - it's only about 2-3 minutes before the edit facility closes.

There's a reason for the time limit on this sort of forum software - which is to prevent statements being altered. On other, more argumentative forums, this can be crucial. Luckily, we're not that kind of forum and, if we were, I and the other Mods would be wielding big sticks. This is a friendly and supportive site, for which I'm sure we're all grateful! However, the principle of letting original posts stand is a good one.

If there's something which you obviously need to amend with hindsight, contact one of the Mods and we'll check and change it for you - at no extra cost! :thumbsu:

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
On 8/4/2017 at 3:26 AM, WillFly said:

Being a Mod, there's no time limit for me on editing any posts on the Forum, but - as I recall - it's only about 2-3 minutes before the edit facility closes.

 

Thanks for the explanation.  I'm on one forum that never closes and really like it.  Its maybe 5/10 on the augment scale (good guys but its technical so some really dig in on the need to be right).  No one changes posts, it's just the cultural norm, peer pressure I guess makes it unacceptable to do so.  Me, I make a lot of typos and skipped words., mild dyslexia?  hands can't keep up with brain?  whatever, but I hate just leaving them there forever yet its to frequent to bug someone about.   I really prefer the open ended thing, but I'm the new guy, so when in Rome.....:)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 8/4/2017 at 3:26 PM, WillFly said:

There's a reason for the time limit on this sort of forum software - which is to prevent statements being altered. On other, more argumentative forums, this can be crucial. Luckily, we're not that kind of forum and, if we were, I and the other Mods would be wielding big sticks. This is a friendly and supportive site, for which I'm sure we're all grateful! However, the principle of letting original posts stand is a good one.

Even on friendly forums only allowing editting for a set period is needed.

I help manage a forum about toy steam engines and we had 2 incidents that made us change  from allowing editting for ever to about 15 minutes.

The first one was a refernce thread on screw sizes used on brands of steam engines. We had a regular forum member that managed that thread. People PMed him the screw sizes and he then editted his post and and added the information.

One time when editing his PC crashed and somehow it deleted everything from his post, about 2 years of work lost.

The other time we had a reasonably active member for what ever reason got upset and decided to leave, but must of spent a good hour or two editing every post he did and replaced his posts with either emojis or swear words, an extreme case of pettiness especially as we never even found out what upset him.

Either way only allowing editing for short periods stops this problem.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

the  destruction of the  library at Alexandria  is very interesting HISTORY,  but nothing to do with watches.  the  author should have an opportunity to remove  it.  at  any time.     off color or argumentative  post should be  elimitated by a administrater. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Topics

  • Posts

    • that band is old as stated, there is a kit that pops up from time to time on selling sites for the repair of these type bands, some of this type are adjustable on a few links, one adjustable type allows you to align the round opening in the expansion slit [like yours] with the rivet to separate, but if yours won't come out then the rivet head is too big and will have to be done with some rivet removal and replacement, I suppose if you could make/optain the correct rivets that one could alter the said band, the tops/caps do lift off after raising the tabs....  
    • This is a watch from a friend who sent it to a neighborhood watchmaker for a battery change. It came back with the watch stem in a ziplock bag and the dial skewed 20°. The watchmaker told him that the stem was faulty and the watch cannot be repaired. I opened up the watch and found that one dial foot was broken off and still stuck in the movement, while the other was bent until it was flat against the dial. The stem could be inserted but it couldn't be pulled out to quickset and time adjusting positions. I did a full disassemble, cleaned and oiled the movement. But when it put in the battery, the second hand runs super fast. Like it gains 30 mins every hour. Any advice on fixing this problem? TIA.
    • I determined that the balance staff is rotating, not the roller table, so my second attempt at riveting was unsuccessful. I have ordered a new balance staff and will take measurements when it arrives. The balance staff i originally ordered (and now reordered) was specified as: Replacement balance staff: (A. Schild Caliber 984 1002 1021 1124 Original Balance Staff Part 723) so it should be correct. Measurements: (see pic below for terminology) xxxyy is a place holder until the new balance staff arrives. Lower pivot: Old - .08 mm New - xxxyy Lower pivot to balance seat: Old - 1.53 mm New - xxxyy Roller shoulder: Old - .42 mm New - xxxyy Hub: Old - xxxyy New - xxxyy Balance shoulder: Old - .86 mm New - xxxyy Collet shoulder: Old - .56 mm New - xxxyy Upper pivot: Old - broken New - xxxyy
    • Hello and welcome from Leeds.  We're here to help. 
    • I was just about to adk that, probably they have unnecessary waiting lists to make their watches appear more exclusive than they actually are.
×
×
  • Create New...