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Aaron Finney

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Message 9082 - Posted: 25 Mar 2007, 8:48:29 UTC
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If I want my members to be able to edit their posts after longer than 60 minutes, (I.E. have no time limit at all) can I do that through some sort of setting or string? How would I go about doing this?

I notice on SETI@HOME's (and a few others) websites you can edit posts weeks, months, years even after a post was made.

With the default server install; however, users can only edit for 60 minutes after posting.

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Message 9084 - Posted: 25 Mar 2007, 13:18:39 UTC

Moderators can edit their posts well after the 60 minutes and that's by default. So you'd probably best check in the moderator module what the setting there is.
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Message 9096 - Posted: 25 Mar 2007, 19:00:20 UTC

The number is hard-coded on forum_edit.php, that's where you should have a look. I think it should be a setting somewhere easy to change...
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Message 9135 - Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 18:10:04 UTC - in response to Message 9096.  

The number is hard-coded on forum_edit.php, that's where you should have a look. I think it should be a setting somewhere easy to change...



If I make the change there, what do I change to remove the limit, and does it keep the setting after server-side software upgrades?
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Message 9143 - Posted: 26 Mar 2007, 22:52:13 UTC

I think you should edit the forum.inc file, more specifically this part:

define('MAXIMUM_EDIT_TIME',3600); //Maximally allow edits of forums posts up till one hour after posting.

Although Rytis will stare upon you with his evil eye if you do. ;-)
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Message 9278 - Posted: 1 Apr 2007, 10:39:44 UTC


Out of curiosity, why does this limit exist at all? Has editing been abused in some way historically? Perhaps the 'post edited' line could be displayed in bold rather than preventing the edit.

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Message 9283 - Posted: 1 Apr 2007, 12:49:31 UTC - in response to Message 9278.  

Out of curiosity, why does this limit exist at all? Has editing been abused in some way historically?

Yes, it has. Imagine you have a nice flame fight on a forums, a moderator comes along and warns, goes to look for an admin. You can change all your posts to reflect total innocence.

Is what happened in the past.
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Message 9301 - Posted: 2 Apr 2007, 7:44:01 UTC
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That's what the CPDN moderators would term 'an ideal outcome' :-)

i.e., the problem solved by the perpetrator after a warning.

I think it's even in our guidelines we give to the participants on BBC/CCE (words to the effect of 'if you're still able to edit your post, please fix it yourself rather than waiting for moderator action').


-- Edit:

I'm not sure we ever got to the point of publishing our guidelines ...
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Message 9798 - Posted: 22 Apr 2007, 9:53:35 UTC
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I think there should be some time limit to edit a particular post. Because problems may arise like for ex: users may go back and edit posts after getting in a heated discussion and this may disrupts the flow of threads that may be 6-12 months old and have nothing to do with what they're bickering about and are destroyed out of spite.
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