U.C. Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I agree, though i dont think fourthed is a word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 It comes down to how actively moderated this forum is, and I seriously doubt the edit function is THAT much of a tool for abuse Tell that to the hundreds of people that couldn't find the Natit thread when it disappeared I don't think we need an edit feature that last longer then a few hours. If something needs to be edited, a member can simply leave a new post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Tell that to the hundreds of people that couldn't find the Natit thread when it disappeared I don't think we need an edit feature that last longer then a few hours. If something needs to be edited, a member can simply leave a new post Did you not read the last sentence in my post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Did you not read the last sentence in mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Well, honestly, I think you have missed the point! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe75 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I'd be extremely frustrated to re-post a guide or other helpful information just so that I can update it, and would much rather prefer that the edit ability returns. I didn't miss anything Don't write a guide if you don't have your {censored} straight to begin with. Ask a mod or admin to let you in to edit something thats bugging you. Follow your thread and help people as they need it, an update doesn't have to be a page long and if your guide is good enough you'll only need to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I'd be extremely frustrated to re-post a guide or other helpful information just so that I can update it, and would much rather prefer that the edit ability returns. I'll make a mod to allow thread starters to always be able to edit their posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 (edited) I didn't miss anything Don't write a guide if you don't have your {censored} straight to begin with. Ask a mod or admin to let you in to edit something thats bugging you. Follow your thread and help people as they need it, an update doesn't have to be a page long and if your guide is good enough you'll only need to help. I disagree, because you cannot assume that every bit of information posted will be perfect, especially with the fact that for certain hardware, support and issues are constantly on-going. Through helping, you also gain significant information that can be useful for integration into a guide, and it makes for a much cleaner thread if someone only has to read through the first post in order to solve 99% of the problems he/she may encounter. other: Thanks for the quote, I actually missed that part. My apologies if I came across as overzealous! Edited February 13, 2007 by devilhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirmanPika Posted February 14, 2007 Author Share Posted February 14, 2007 Don't write a guide if you don't have your {censored} straight to begin with. Ask a mod or admin to let you in to edit something thats bugging you. Follow your thread and help people as they need it, an update doesn't have to be a page long and if your guide is good enough you'll only need to help. In some cases though guides NEED to be updated and it just makes sense to update the main post instead of adding a reply. Especially if your thread happens to have hundreds of replies and an update gets buried in there. In my case I keep a thread up to date with Windows drivers and these are constantly being updated as better versions are found. Since it's a sticky I don't want users to get the wrong updates which might cause problems down the road. I'm sure similar situations happen throughout the forums. btw thanks Other for the mod. I've had a couple requests with updates already so I'll be glad when the mod is up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebster Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Edit button missing Is this all my fault? This post has been edited by AcePlayer - Get rid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaDonkey Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I agree with AirmanPika, since writing my tutorial (just days ago) some new appleHDA patches came out. It would be nice (and much cleaner) to simply edit the post. Perhaps a compromise would be to enable editing in The Genius Bar only. That way tutorial authors could update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 The negative definitely outweighs the positive for disabling the "edit" feature. What's more annoying: 1) Seeing a few strange posts that were edited to be out of context with the surrounding messages 2) Not being able to edit at all. In some threads with multiple tutorials from different users, limiting the "edit" feature to thread starters just doesn't cut it. Example: the Natit tutorial thread. Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiaboliK Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 I also feel bad for Taruga and his Thread. its gonna take ages to figure out where the new patchers are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Yep :pirate2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Thanks for the input, everyone - keep it coming. We've always operated this forum with the ethos that it's best to give too much freedom than not enough and that, until it's abused, power is given freely. We have had some abuse in the past, so we had to take action, but I'm glad the community is speaking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilhood Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 A grand statement, though forums will always be abused in one way or another regardless of how much power is given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaDonkey Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Sooooooo, when can we expect that edit button to come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 i think I can since im a donator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alloutmacstoday Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 donators can do a lot of stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 yeah, my edit thing is still there. i've used it 12 times the last 10 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 howdy. 2 make the long story short: I need the edit button back quickly - I need 2 b able to react swiftly to people PMing me bugs or suggestions about my attached kext installers, scripts etc. Ridding your people here of the ability to edit old scripts you admins make yourself guilty of spreading outdated data and information. That's not what you guys want, is it? Also so much more work for the mods, and 2 much limited reactivity 4 the active. This is NOT a feature .. Thanks - please restore this quickly. Cheers, Bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmkgd Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 (edited) A compromise could be that the first post of a thread, the Originating Post, be always editable to its creator. Usually tutorials are in the first posts anyway (although some come later in the thread by others), and there can often be a need to update them (for various reasons). Don't know though if this mod can be made. An alternative, if this restriction is maintained, would be to link to a blog and redirect people there, and only use InsanelyMac's forum as advertising launchpad for one or many tutorials, as has been done by some already. That would change the immediacy of InsanelyMac's resourcefulness of course, but that would be the safest/surest way to have tutorial updatability. Edited February 20, 2007 by cbmkgd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuXb Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 A compromise could be that the first post of a thread, the Originating Post, be always editable to its creator.VERY goog idea - Mash/ board technicians ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orByte Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Hi I am also in favor of keeping the editing function alive. This definitely is a great help for maintaining guides, and also makes it easy to find information, esp. upload links, updates, news. So pls. bring back the edit button. However, I also agree that abuse of the edit feature is unacceptable. Hopefully those users who have been found in breach, have been suspended. But perhaps there are other ways of dealing with it. Alternative suggestions: Ok for the only-original post edit. Or, perhaps we could have a group who have edit permissions on e.g. developers. Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirmanPika Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 A compromise could be that the first post of a thread, the Originating Post, be always editable to its creator. Agreed, the point of my needing to edit posts is due to its informational nature. Since the first thread is always visible (usually) then this is where most people will look. Tutorials or heads up that have changing info need to be updated alot and those of us who manage these want users to have the latest info. When a thread has alot of replies users generally won't read every reply so the info is lost alot of the time. Hopefully we'll see something soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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