Can the option to edit be extended?

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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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In its current state, the software is not very flexible in regards to post editing capabilities. Without major modifications, I can only extend the allowed edit time for all forums, but I cannot target specific forums (which would be great for those that are commerce related IMO).

In the past, we have had issues where members have blanked out their old posts that were integral to certain threads. The missing content rendered them incomplete & confusing. That is essentially the reason for the time limit we currently have which is 2 days, I believe.

I will look into this further to see just how extensive a modification might be to allow for unlimited edits for certain forums where it would make sense, but I cannot guarantee I'll be able to make it happen soon or at all, unfortunately :|
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Bryan wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:44 pm In its current state, the software is not very flexible in regards to post editing capabilities. Without major modifications, I can only extend the allowed edit time for all forums, but I cannot target specific forums (which would be great for those that are commerce related IMO).

In the past, we have had issues where members have blanked out their old posts that were integral to certain threads. The missing content rendered them incomplete & confusing. That is essentially the reason for the time limit we currently have which is 2 days, I believe.

I will look into this further to see just how extensive a modification might be to allow for unlimited edits for certain forums where it would make sense, but I cannot guarantee I'll be able to make it happen soon or at all, unfortunately :|
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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WillyCamaro wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:42 am
edge213 wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:50 am
Madmarco wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:34 am
I already 3rd-ed the motion Willy, so you'll 4th it! ::tu:: Also, who decides which members are "premium"? ::shrug:: 8)
It is decided by who pays to be a supporting member.
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Mumbleypeg wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:49 am
Madmarco wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:34 am Also, who decides which members are "premium"? ::shrug:: 8)
Click on “Support AAPK through a premium subscription” on the upper right of this page. If you want any of those privileges outlined by the different support levels, or just want to pitch in to help cover some of the costs of keeping this place going, you can buy a “premium membership”.

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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Madmarco wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:35 pm Thanks for that info Ken! ::handshake:: I'm actually just waiting for some money to arrive so I can buy a membership. 8)
Mark, please check your PM inbox.
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Madmarco wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:33 pm
WillyCamaro wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 3:42 am
edge213 wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:50 am

It is decided by who pays to be a supporting member.
Yes, my bad. I meant "supporting members".
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Railsplitter wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:54 pm
Madmarco wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:35 pm Thanks for that info Ken! ::handshake:: I'm actually just waiting for some money to arrive so I can buy a membership. 8)
Mark, please check your PM inbox.
Read and replied Rick! Thank you so much! Mark! 8)
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Bryan, I think you'll find we are allowed 48 hours to edit our post and 24 hours OR until someone posts after our post to delete a post.
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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Railsplitter wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:40 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:11 pm
Railsplitter wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:10 pm Bryan (or whom it may concern),

Can the option to edit a member's own posts be extended or perhaps made permanent? The option expires after a certain amount of time and I find that inconvenient under some circumstances.

Sometimes a post or a thread needs to be edited by the author. For example, when a knife sells in a sales thread. Usually, by the time the sale is complete the option to add the word SOLD to the title is gone. Members have to open the thread to see that the last post says SOLD because that was the only way the author could mark it sold. If it said SOLD in the title members could just move on if they wanted to.

Can this be reviewed?

Thanks much.
You said permanent? What would be the point of editing a post that is years or decades old? Seems like deleting it would be a better option, but then are you going to delete all the replies to the original post too? Sounds like opening a big can of worms for a trivial problem.
Well, hmmm, let's see here. Maybe a post in the "AAPK Tips and Tricks" forum might need to be edited if Bryan implements software changes that require a change to the instructions in the original post.

You know, things like that.
What I had in mind was what Bryan referenced in his answer above. There are many threads on AAPK that are YEARS old and are still in daily use. If someone could go back months or years and edit or delete posts, it would make the posts after it confusing or completely irreverent. I understand what the original intention of this request was, to edit when you have sold a knife so viewers do not have to read all posts or go to the end to see that the knife has been sold. But like one of the Administrators has stated, if you contact him he will add the word SOLD to the sales thread so readers will know this has been updated. WHY make a bunch of extra work for Bryan for a trivial item when there are other ways to do it?
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:49 pm
Railsplitter wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:40 pm
OLDE CUTLER wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:11 pm
You said permanent? What would be the point of editing a post that is years or decades old? Seems like deleting it would be a better option, but then are you going to delete all the replies to the original post too? Sounds like opening a big can of worms for a trivial problem.
Well, hmmm, let's see here. Maybe a post in the "AAPK Tips and Tricks" forum might need to be edited if Bryan implements software changes that require a change to the instructions in the original post.

You know, things like that.
What I had in mind was what Bryan referenced in his answer above. There are many threads on AAPK that are YEARS old and are still in daily use. If someone could go back months or years and edit or delete posts, it would make the posts after it confusing or completely irreverent. I understand what the original intention of this request was, to edit when you have sold a knife so viewers do not have to read all posts or go to the end to see that the knife has been sold. But like one of the Administrators has stated, if you contact him he will add the word SOLD to the sales thread so readers will know this has been updated. WHY make a bunch of extra work for Bryan for a trivial item when there are other ways to do it?

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OLDE CUTLER wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:49 pm
What I had in mind was what Bryan referenced in his answer above. There are many threads on AAPK that are YEARS old and are still in daily use. If someone could go back months or years and edit or delete posts, it would make the posts after it confusing or completely irreverent. I understand what the original intention of this request was, to edit when you have sold a knife so viewers do not have to read all posts or go to the end to see that the knife has been sold. But like one of the Administrators has stated, if you contact him he will add the word SOLD to the sales thread so readers will know this has been updated. WHY make a bunch of extra work for Bryan for a trivial item when there are other ways to do it?
Well said OC!

If you contact Phil (Philco) or myself (orvet), send us a link to the post that you want changed. DO NOT give us a vague description or no description of where it might be! We may do the trivial things, but we are not mind readers! :roll:

We can go back and add SOLD to the title without any difficulty. That way the title of the sale is preserved if someone is looking for information about a knife like the one you sold, and anyone looking at that knife to purchase it will know that knife is no longer available.

One of the reasons that we preserve the threads and the pictures and why we ask you not to use a photo hosting service is so that the site can be used years from now to research knives. If you have been on other forums that use photo hosting services you will frequently find notices from Ink Frog or other photo hosting services that the original poster no longer has an account with that service in the picture is no longer viewable from the forum. We have lots of bandwidth to host our own photos here and that makes us a good repository for knife pictures and knife knowledge for generations to come.
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The "For Sale" forum is the one that needs to allow editing of the opening post so that the price can be lowered for knives that have not sold.
As mentioned above many people do not read further than the opening post so will not see a subsequent post giving a lower asking price.
If a change can be made to allow the opening post in the For Sale forum to be edited it would be a big improvement and help members sell their knives.
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Re: Can the option to edit be extended?

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I disagree that people only read the first post. At least I don’t. I look at the knife and if interested will scroll down to see if it’s still available which automatically makes any price revisions seen. I think Brian explained the software inflexibility well. viewtopic.php?f=18&t=69545&p=891788#p884381
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I accept how it is. I enquired because i thought there might be a way that i had yet to figure out.
Ken, i think few people are as thorough as you are. Eric A. made the same comment about people only looking at opening post in a For Sale thread.
If i really wanted to, i could ask a moderator to change the price but that i see as an 'over use' of the moderator's role. Not fair to ask.
It is not a 'big deal'.
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kootenay joe wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:50 am I accept how it is. I enquired because i thought there might be a way that i had yet to figure out.
Ken, i think few people are as thorough as you are. Eric A. made the same comment about people only looking at opening post in a For Sale thread.
If i really wanted to, i could ask a moderator to change the price but that i see as an 'over use' of the moderator's role. Not fair to ask.
It is not a 'big deal'.
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I always scroll down to see if the price has been reduced. I don't know what others do.
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Quote edge213: "I always scroll down to see if the price has been reduced. I don't know what others do."
That's encouraging. I hope most people do.
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edge213 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:26 pm
kootenay joe wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 2:50 am I accept how it is. I enquired because i thought there might be a way that i had yet to figure out.
Ken, i think few people are as thorough as you are. Eric A. made the same comment about people only looking at opening post in a For Sale thread.
If i really wanted to, i could ask a moderator to change the price but that i see as an 'over use' of the moderator's role. Not fair to ask.
It is not a 'big deal'.
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I always scroll down to see if the price has been reduced. I don't know what others do.
Me too.
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