jackthepoet does it again !
I assume we could all not post without first re-reading what we post ...obviously you read them after you post than realize you've made the mistake ....the only difference is you don't get to post immediately ......most of what we say probably doesn't need to be seen and read immediately ,certainly it could afford to wait another 2 minutes ...I'm pretty guilty of doing this myself ..asking the forum to be modified instead of just modifying our own posting style might be a little much ...again I assume you're not the only one .:P
I do, but i find i sometimes have more to say or think of a better way of saying what i just typed
+1
That’s what the ‘preview’ button is for.
English doesn’t always come easy to me, sometimes i realize after i’ve re-read, previewed and posted that i need to edit something because it doesn’t make much sense, or to add something i missed, so thats why i need to edit
I would like to see the timeout be lifted for editing. Posting time on the other hand, I don’t mind at all, even if it was to be increased to 2 minutes.
Editing does not affect the amount of spammnation, its only posting new posts, however I find the 1 minute block on editing gets me with most if not all of my posts that are longer than single line replies. What makes sense when typing out something the first time, only gets picked up later when you come back to read it with a fresh look on the same sentence. Whatever the reason, be it bad speeling, or syntax bad, or just a way of being able to better say something or more efficiently saying the same thing in fewer words without repeating the same gibberish and wasting words while achieving nothing…… I find myself editing these things out immediately after posting because I habitually read my post after posting so it appears in the context of other posts.
It all comes down to 1) whether the admin is able to find time to do this, and 2) whether the forum software has provision to allow for this, but regardless, I feel that I would very much appreciate this change if implemented.
Edit: Screwed my post with quote up royally (stupid iPhone!). Same as okwchin, 1 to 2 mins between new posts are fine, but let's please try to lift the limit on editing posts. It seems to get me all the time and is annoying!
-Garry
I’ve had some of the same issues many of you have had. Editing? I have learned to preview my posts (mostly) to proof read what I typed before saving it. Occasionally, something slips by and I want to correct it before someone sees it and realizes I’m an idiot. I see that as a failure on my part though and not so much as a system failure.
I would like to not see 20 emails for 20 new posts the same thread I’m following. A little annoying but nothing more than that.
Over all, I’m pretty happy with the site and have nothing serious to complain about.
+1
Since I am very dyslexic, I use the preview many times, before posting. That and spell check.
The 1 minute rule is only a very small irritation compared to the daily irritations of life.
Hi everyone,
Yes, you’re totally right that the comment edit 1-minute rule is irritating, my apologies for that. But unfortunately I’m a terrible coder and I can’t figure out how to change the functionality. I have a rough idea of how to do it, and the source code of the post limit module is open, so if anybody wants to tackle it we’d all be very much obliged. It’s written in PHP, using some built-in Drupal functions.
As for the e-mail notifications, I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make it send 1 notification until the user returns, but unfortunately it’s not a simple 1-click option. I have some ideas though.
Thanks for everyone’s patience in the meantime! Have fun.
no, thank you!
Hey, SB, send me that code 
(I’m not a pro, but 2 brains better than 1 :bigsmile: )
+1
This would be great to add! I just came back from vacation to "581 unread emails" - about 560 from BLF thread updates! I like the email notifications because I am sure I'd miss updates on threads really important/interesting to me.
-Garry
I believe that all the necessary information to do this is in the database, somewhere. The system reports how many “new posts” are there when you look at the main screen, so it obviously knows what the last viewed post is for that user. It also knows what the last post is in a thread. So now something like:
if(last_post_in_thread == (last_viewed_post + 1)) send_email();
If you can get the feature to work, you can cut your outgoing email traffic by a HUGE amount. Today, I had around 50 BLF emails… only two of which were relevant. I dare not post to high-traffic threads due to the inevitable onslaught of thread notification emails.
I believe that all the necessary information to do this is in the database, somewhere. The system reports how many “new posts” are there when you look at the main screen, so it obviously knows what the last viewed post is for that user. It also knows what the last post is in a thread. So now something like:
if(last_post_in_thread == (last_viewed_post + 1)) send_email();
If you can get the feature to work, you can cut your outgoing email traffic by a HUGE amount. Today, I had around 50 BLF emails… only two of which were relevant. I dare not post to high-traffic threads due to the inevitable onslaught of thread notification emails.
This thread is a perfect example of why I appreciate this forum over others. Complaints, suggestions, and lively debate withou rancor for the sole purpose of making things better. Kudos to everyone. Thank you for making this a good place to visit. I find it amusing that I agreed with elements in each and every post. Can you say “common ground”.