Should we be able to edit posts for longer, and if so, how much longer? Remember, edit history is stored. It seems to be 1-2 days currently for most users. It seems that, once you reach trust level 2, you can edit for 30 days (Thanks @randrews). Leave your thoughts below if you want. \(ツ)/
Trust Level 1 Users
Keep it the Same (1-2 Days)
Increase it to One Week
Increase it to Two Weeks
Increase it to a Month
Increase it to Three Months
Increase it to Six Months
Increase it to a Year
Increase it to Infinity, and Beyond
Decrease it (Comment)
Delete it (Comment?)
0voters
Trust Level 2 Users
Keep it the Same (1 Month)
Increase it to Three Months
Increase it to Six Months
Increase it to a Year
Increase it to Infinity, and Beyond
Decrease it (Comment)
Delete it (Comment?)
0voters
Trust Level 3 Users (If we are able to get to this level)
I think a longer limit would be great for something like this topic, where I can continue to add onto it in a compact form so everything I found useful or interesting is in one place. The same would then be possible for others.
I admit, I haven’t been following close enough. I don’t recall the current limit. Not that I think it’s an option, but I would be in favor of a short time to edit to fix typos and the like.
I would also favor appending latter to add updates or to call out a comment that “answers” a question posed. This isn’t to change the original post. It common though in articles to have updates and in question posts to call out the solution for when someone else has the same question.
<MyThoughts>
I just find it useful for topics like my Awesome Open Source one so everyone can keep their useful/interesting projects together in one reply each. For instance, in this reply (linked), I am unable add anything else to it whereas I find it would be useful in this case. As I add on more projects in that topic, I will need to post new replies (rather than use the same one) which will only include 1-3 topics each. Without an increase, something like it becomes a bit more difficult to find everything that one person finds useful (you can probably still use search filters). </MyThoughts>
I often make three or four edits to a post, just to improve appearances to my own liking.
I guess the thing to avoid is having Reply using Quote and the Original Material has been removed. Mostly, I’d say edit all you want, but Revisionist Debate would be in poor taste.
I put a week, but I would be ok with infinity as well. The forum software exposes the initial post, and so there is no hiding what you said. However, if you made a typo, as I often do, then it just allows you to go int there and clean it up.
I often make three or four edits to a post, just to improve appearances to my own liking.
Mostly, I’d say edit all you want, but Revisionist Debate would be in poor taste.