LNCAG Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I usually don't catch a mistake until seconds after I post it. I wish the "reason for edit" could wait 5 minutes before kicking in. Sometimes I am actually adding additional info to earlier post, and then it makes sense to give the reason for the edit. But sometimes I have just hit "submit/post/send" and see I made a silly simple error within seconds of posting -- and I just hate not to correct it. Like writing "my my parrot", or "I'll look in into it" or even something silly misspelling I missed. Why are mistakes so much clearer after you post them than when you're writing them? I swear I try to proofread my stuff before hitting send/post/submit (whatever it is).... lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray P Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 YOUR NOT ALONE. Some times when I proofread my post and I submit my post and I read it when it comes up in the thread I think to my self OH sh*t (when I make that silly error) their going to think I dumb. Or how about when you read your post or your reply a day or two later and there are 10 other reply`s after yours and that's when you see your badly misspelled words that you missed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoow Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Hah, funnily enough, I have spotted some absolute corkers in my posts recently- usually when I read back through a thread. I always wonder how I missed it the first time round, as I always read back what I have written before posting. As for the reason for editing box... isn't it optional to leave a comment? Or has that changed? Edited July 28, 2019 by neoow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoow Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I just checked by editing the above post and you don't have leave a comment. You can edit your post and save it. The post will still show as edited but won't have a comment as to why. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNCAG Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 On some boards, if the edit is completed within a couple minutes of its original posting, the system won't indicate the post was edited. If I just corrected a minor mistake, guess I'd like the system not to mention I edited anything. After a post has been up a while, then it makes sense to let others know a post was edited (esp if post has been commented on or reacted to). Whether the poster explains the reason for the edit should be optional, of course. But if I made a significant change to my post, I'd prefer to just say why in the edit note. Sometimes I just want that 10 second rule to fix something without it being noted as 'edited' I guess. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoow Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Haha that's fair enough. I guess I've never really given it much thought before. No idea if it's possible but @KevinD is probably your man for making that kind of change. 😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNCAG Posted July 28, 2019 Author Share Posted July 28, 2019 Great forum whether the 'edited' thing can be fixed or not @KevinD -- guess I am just a perfectionist and want to conceal my most stupid errors quickly! Just don't want anyone here to know I am a mere human or anything! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbersmom Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I made a stupid grammar error on a twitter post the other day. You can't edit a tweet (or at least I can't figure it out), so I had to delete it and repost. So annoying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now