Fresno Posted August 4 Share #1 Posted August 4 Advertisement (gone after registration) How do you edit your post? iPad user, I can’t find way to correct a error in my post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgk Posted August 4 Share #2 Posted August 4 There is a time limit. For a period there is an 'edit' button which disappears after a short time. This means that my typos are there for evver🤔. roydonian and pippy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 4 Share #3 Posted August 4 Use this link for up to 30 60 minutes after your post Hello guest! Please register or sign in to view the hidden content. Hallo Gast! Du willst die Bilder sehen? Einfach registrieren oder anmelden! pgk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roydonian Posted August 4 Share #4 Posted August 4 13 minutes ago, andybarton said: up to 30 minutes after your post That's exactly what folks are complaining about! Any error noticed after 30 minutes have passed cannot be corrected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted August 4 Share #5 Posted August 4 I have always been able to edit my posts for up to 1 hour. Kl@usW. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 4 Share #6 Posted August 4 Maybe it’s an hour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 4 Share #7 Posted August 4 Advertisement (gone after registration) 28 minutes ago, roydonian said: That's exactly what folks are complaining about! Any error noticed after 30 minutes have passed cannot be corrected. I don’t think that’s unreasonable (30 or 60 minutes) That’s plenty of time to correct typos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted August 4 Share #8 Posted August 4 I've been able to make corrections much later. I wondered if it depends on how many later posts there have been Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresno Posted August 5 Author Share #9 Posted August 5 (edited) Thank you very much. Note to me: Proof read before you hit the send button. It works! Edited August 5 by Fresno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUF Admin Posted August 5 Share #10 Posted August 5 vor 8 Stunden schrieb pgk: There is a time limit. For a period there is an 'edit' button which disappears after a short time. This means that my typos are there for evver🤔. The correct answer is „60 minutes“. This is the time span in which you can edit your own posts. After that you can contact us to make corrections – but only in important cases Andreas jankap, pgk, andybarton and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roydonian Posted August 5 Share #11 Posted August 5 11 hours ago, andybarton said: I don’t think that’s unreasonable (30 or 60 minutes) That’s plenty of time to correct typos. One thing I learned early in my career as a writer and journalist is the difficulty of proofreading something that you have just written, particularly if you are under time pressure. You tend to see what you thought you'd written rather than what you did write. One highly-experienced copy editor recommended that newly written text should be put into a drawer for 24 hours before being proofread. 250swb, david strachan, evikne and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 5 Share #12 Posted August 5 True, but we are not talking about 100 page reports here. There is the potential for chaos if posts were editable indefinitely. If a genuine error / mistake has been made, a Mod can edit older posts. LUF Admin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 5 Share #13 Posted August 5 The writer's intent is normally pretty clear to understand even if there are a few typos within their text so it's usually a good idea to make considerable allowances where typos are concerned for precisely the reason roydonian highlights in post #11. Philip. andybarton 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 5 Share #14 Posted August 5 It's not the typos that's the real issue, here though. pippy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted August 5 Share #15 Posted August 5 I alwyys prufe reed my stuf furst. M11 for me 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted August 5 Share #16 Posted August 5 1 hour ago, roydonian said: One thing I learned early in my career as a writer and journalist is the difficulty of proofreading something that you have just written, particularly if you are under time pressure. You tend to see what you thought you'd written rather than what you did write. One highly-experienced copy editor recommended that newly written text should be put into a drawer for 24 hours before being proofread. The same is the case with pictures actually. I have often posted photos that I took on the same day and I thought they were great. But when I see them again the next day, I realize that the editing is lousy and the picture really embarrasses me. It makes me regret not waiting a day to post it. david strachan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted August 5 Share #17 Posted August 5 (edited) I have a suggestion: First: For me its fully ok that there is that 1 hour to make changes. But it upsets me when I see a text mistake and I correct it that immediately the post is marked as "changed". My suggestion is now to allow changes within 10 minutes without being stamped as changed . . . . Edited August 5 by M11 for me OMG this again evikne and Erato 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted August 5 Share #18 Posted August 5 19 minutes ago, M11 for me said: But it upsets me when I see a text mistake and I correct it that immediately the post is marked as "changed". My suggestion is now to allow changes within 10 minutes without being stamped as changed . . . . Fully agree. But I have already mentioned this so many times here that I have given up hoping for any change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M11 for me Posted August 5 Share #19 Posted August 5 vor 3 Stunden schrieb evikne: Fully agree. But I have already mentioned this so many times here that I have given up hoping for any change. Never give up hope 🤪 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erato Posted August 5 Share #20 Posted August 5 10 minutes ago, M11 for me said: Never give up hope 🤪 Yes. But I am getting used to accept a simple fact to me -- I'm not perfect all the time...🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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