@Errol , @Toups  Effective today Sept 24, 2024, I cannot any of my own posts that I made yesterday or prior, but I can edit something from today. Not sure how many hours the cutoff is.

Edited September 24, 20241 yr by janea4old

I also adjusted the edit limit recently. I made it 60 minutes after publishing. I didn't realize people were editing posts after the fact. I will also re-assess and figure out a fair number. Will get back to you.

9 minutes ago, Errol said:

I also adjusted the edit limit recently. I made it 60 minutes after publishing. I didn't realize people were editing posts after the fact. I will also re-assess and figure out a fair number. Will get back to you.

Again, great great decision! I've noticed people abuse this option many times. They post some absurd or disgusting things, people reply and then they edit it out... and the people responding sound like the absurd ones.

I am ALL for NOT being able to edit after a certain point of time. ❤️

Edited September 24, 20241 yr by Maxim

I sometimes make a minor typo but don't notice until hours later or the next day.  Then I go back and edit my typo, without comment.

When I have additional info that's minor, or I have a minor clarification, which isn't worth making an entirely new post about, then, in such cases, I edit the original by saying "edit to add" or "edit to clarify". 

I don't abuse this. If I said something that I later discover was wrong info, I quote my original and state that I was wrong.

Edited September 24, 20241 yr by janea4old

The Soap Hopper Profiles and Cast Lists have changes whenever new information comes to our attention. I regularly edit anywhere from 10 to 100 posts a week. Just last night I had 7 changes to add that I wanted to include.

We've amassed so much biographical info about the stars in the Hoppers Thread  and identified so many forgotten and unknown  actors and actresses.   As we continue, editing is the only way to include the new findings.

Thanks

BTW -- I tagged both moderators last night about this in the Hopper thread.

Edited September 24, 20241 yr by slick jones

I have a similar issue, because I reached my attachment limit, but I cannot edit old posts to remove attachments, so there's nothing that I can do to resolve the issue.

Also agree, having a limit on editing is unnecessary. Especially in slick's case. A true shame. @Errol

 

I have read this this entire multi-topic thread, and have not seen my concern thoroughly and directly addressed. Although it has been mentioned a couple of times.

I just tried to edit a post, about three hours after it was originally posted, and I am unable to edit.   I often go back and edits my posts for many reasons -- grammar, punctuation, clarification, general wording, correcting stupid statements, or whatever,  etc.  What is the rationale for limiting editing from the original poster?   Why would anyone care if the original poster edits her/his own posts?  I seriously can't imagine why this would be a problem for anyone.   

When unlimited editing was available, no one was forced to edit their posts -- it was simply available to those who wanted to edit. So who did it harm?? I'd be interested to know how many members complained about editing.  Can someone explain in detail, why unlimited editing was taken away?

In simpler terms -- If I don't care when you edit your posts, why would anyone care if I edit mine?     

 

Edited October 18, 20241 yr by Mona Kane Croft

On 9/24/2024 at 10:07 PM, j swift said:

I have a similar issue, because I reached my attachment limit, but I cannot edit old posts to remove attachments, so there's nothing that I can do to resolve the issue.

Same! I still can't go back and edit my attachments cause I can't edit old posts to do so

A really stupid decision. I posted all episodes of Sunset Beach in the SB-thread. However now some of the links have expired and I need to edit the post to replace them but am unable to. Who is harmed by letting the users edit their own posts?

Edited November 26, 20241 yr by Rattlefield

4 hours ago, Rattlefield said:

A really stupid decision. I posted all episodes of Sunset Beach in the SB-thread. However now some of the links have expired and I need to edit the post to replace them but am unable to. Who is harmed by letting the users edit their own posts?

What is stopping you from posting the links again in a new message? I'm sorry, but the decision was definitely not stupid. There were instances in which people would post things, stir drama up and then edit what they wrote. 

On 9/24/2024 at 4:45 PM, Errol said:

I also adjusted the edit limit recently. I made it 60 minutes after publishing. I didn't realize people were editing posts after the fact. I will also re-assess and figure out a fair number. Will get back to you.

Hi Errol, and happy new year! Was there any resolution (no pun intended!) to this? Can we have back at least the ability to edit our own private messages? I have some PM threads that become rather long and sometimes I need to edit some information into the first post so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle. I used to be able to edit even months after the fact.