So, while editing posts is great...
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Posted on June 5, 2015, 10:06 p.m. by MinscAndBoo
It would be nice if the ability to edit my posts didn't time out. Especially OPs in threads, which might get updated based on discussion, such as hashing out a custom card.
While I agree that the 5min window is fine, perhaps something where you can just add a note to the end while not changing the original text is worth trying out? In the way people often add "Edit: blahblah" to the end of a post when they edit it anyway. Just make that all you can do after 5 minutes.
Although I suppose at that point you could just make another comment correcting yourself. shrug. Just an idea.
Epochalyptik says... #2
The reason it times out is to prevent abuse. Five minutes is a reasonable time frame for fixing an error (which should have been caught in the post preview), adding a second thought, or responding quickly to a post that came up while you were typing.
If the window were indefinite, then it would be possible for people to edit trade posts and any posts that may have warranted administrative investigation. We don't want that.
June 5, 2015 10:08 p.m.