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Would the forums be a better place with out the edit button? Why or why not?
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Over There
Jun 28, 2013

by Azathoth
Would it be for better or for worse? There would be a lot more spelling errors and bad opinions, but people would be held accountable for what they say. Would you be scared to post without an edit button?

Over There fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Apr 18, 2018

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Total Party Kill
Aug 25, 2005

never needed it. wont use it.

Total Party Kill fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Apr 18, 2018

Over There
Jun 28, 2013

by Azathoth
Well drat haha it would be like how I can't edit the poll.

e: mods? help a guy out?

Over There fucked around with this message at 15:18 on Apr 18, 2018

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!
There is not a single surviving original post in my entire post history.

Even the posts that were perfect. I go back and subtly edit changing punctuation or word choice.

It has consumed me. It has made me craven.

I spend hours and hours going through each post. EVERY SINGLE ONE.

ALL OF THEM.


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Literally A Person fucked around with this message at 15:19 on Apr 18, 2018

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

Better. Own your failures people

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!

Blue Train posted:

Better. Own your failures people

Don't listen to this poster.

He knows not.

He doesn't have your best interests in mind.

Literally A Person fucked around with this message at 15:21 on Apr 18, 2018

Kak
Sep 27, 2002
goku

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

lots more dobule posrts

edit: :krust:

bradzilla fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Apr 18, 2018

Mao Zedong Thot
Oct 16, 2008


so like twitter???????????

Hector Beerlioz
Jun 16, 2010

aw, hec
replace the edit button with the Digg button

Twinty Zuleps
May 10, 2008

by R. Guyovich
Lipstick Apathy
i've always appreciated the "hosed around" message

refreshingly honest, you know

bradzilla
Oct 15, 2004

Does anybody else scramble to edit within the 2 minutes before it shows the "hosed around with" message?

Mentalfloss
Nov 19, 2003

Grandma is a whore
"haha yeah sweet video dude but don't you guys hate jews lol whoops"

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!

bradzilla posted:

Does anybody else scramble to edit within the 2 minutes before it shows the "hosed around with" message?

no

Literally A Person fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Apr 18, 2018

Icochet
Mar 18, 2008

I have a very small TV. Don't make fun of it! Please don't shame it like that~

Grimey Drawer
e: nevermind

But seriously, as an impulsive dyslexic racist I love the edit button

Icochet fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Apr 18, 2018

Tinfoil Papercut
Jul 27, 2016

by Athanatos
Covfefe

Icochet
Mar 18, 2008

I have a very small TV. Don't make fun of it! Please don't shame it like that~

Grimey Drawer
An idea to raise spine money: palladium level membership that lets you see what has been edited. 40 dollars.

Icochet fucked around with this message at 16:05 on Apr 18, 2018

curlys gold
Jan 17, 2018

We

BigBadSteve
Apr 29, 2009

BRISTOL PALINS BABY posted:

Never needed it. Won't use it.

FTFY.

Kuato
Feb 25, 2005

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I ATE THE WHOLE THING"
Buglord
As a stream of consciousness poster I post whatever enters my brain regardless of how relevant it is to the op or whether it even makes sense! With that being said, I think editing posts would violate the sanctity of my stream of consciousness posting principles. You won’t catch me editing posts. No way Jose!!

Kuato fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Apr 18, 2018

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!

Icochet posted:

An idea to raise spine money: palladium level membership that lets you see what has been edited.

How much would a six-pack cost?

Thin Privilege
Jul 8, 2009
IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT
Gravy Boat 2k
Did you ever see e/n back in the day when edit was deleted? It was a hilarious, permanently visible, train wreck, yet also a hilarious and nervous train wreck when Abe was mod because he would ban you for like, spelling “the” wrong, which you couldn’t fix in a quick edit before he caught it.

E cause I can

Literally A Person posted:

How much would a six-pack cost?

Your av makes me laugh every time I see it.

Thin Privilege fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Apr 18, 2018

mind the walrus
Sep 22, 2006

Wasn't that only like, 1-2 years ago? Or has Father Time been molesting me and I've been forced to suppress it again?

Thin Privilege
Jul 8, 2009
IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT
Gravy Boat 2k

mind the walrus posted:

Wasn't that only like, 1-2 years ago? Or has Father Time been molesting me and I've been forced to suppress it again?

I feel like it was longer but my brain is broken, but also op seems to have not visited un-editable Abe e/n so I had to inform them about it.

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

I was under the impression you still can't edit them

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

You still can't edit posts in e/n.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~
A lot more typos.

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!

SpazmasterX posted:

A lt more typoos.

Thin Privilege
Jul 8, 2009
IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT
Gravy Boat 2k

FactsAreUseless posted:

You still can't edit posts in e/n.

You can, when there was the big mod drama last year and a bunch of mods left, the en mod asked what ppl wanted and hence allowed edit before she left. Can’t remember name but she was cool in general.

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Thin Privilege posted:

You can, when there was the big mod drama last year and a bunch of mods left, the en mod asked what ppl wanted and hence allowed edit before she left. Can’t remember name but she was cool in general.
Huh, could have sworn you can't. Weird!

Creamed Cormp
Jan 8, 2011

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
like what is the point of editing "I hate all black people and I think the holocaust didn't happen" into something else when half the thread quotes you?

LordArgh
Mar 17, 2009

Nap Ghost
lowtax should make it so you have to pay every time you want to edit a post. he'll be bale to pay off those medcal bills in no time

LordArgh
Mar 17, 2009

Nap Ghost
man, i really wish i could edit out those typos

Literally A Person
Jan 1, 1970
Probation
Can't post for 16 hours!

Creamed Cormp posted:

I hate all black people and I think the holocaust didn't happen

Thin Privilege
Jul 8, 2009
IM A STUPID MORON WITH AN UGLY FACE AND A BIG BUTT AND MY BUTT SMELLS AND I LIKE TO KISS MY OWN BUTT
Gravy Boat 2k

Creamed Cormp posted:

like what is the point of editing "I hate all black people and I think the holocaust didn't happen" into something else when half the thread quotes you?

You might have to edit in that you hate all black e:and Mexican people, and having to do that in a separate post makes the first one less strong in its showcasing your hatred

Creamed Cormp
Jan 8, 2011

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

in hindsight I should have seen that one coming

plape tickler
Oct 21, 2012

by Nyc_Tattoo
Never feel like proof reading this trash. Until I hit submit, then I'll look it over. Sometimes

spinderella
Jul 15, 2017

by FactsAreUseless

bradzilla posted:

Does anybody else scramble to edit within the 2 minutes before it shows the "hosed around with" message?

Every loving post.

yeah I eat ass
Mar 14, 2005

only people who enjoy my posting can replace this avatar
It wouldn't make a huge difference for me since i don't remember a lot of the embarrassing stuff i post unless someone quotes me the next day. Even then i dont go back and edit it out because who gives a poo poo.

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STABASS
Apr 18, 2009

Fun Shoe
Why edit when you can make another post 15 seconds later for a valuable +1 to the ol' post count?

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