Editing posts

[zeke79]

The edit button was removed for the reason listed above by parapilot and UWSDWF. It was also removed due to users editing what they had posted which resulted disputes that moderators and administrators had no way of solving. The way it is now, once a post is made it stays that way and members tend to think a bit more before they post something that is mean, silly, or hurtful.

Overall it helps keep threads clean and making sense.

[UWSDWF]

I'm alwasy pleasent to newcomers who do their research and don't ask question that have been answered too many times. Otherwise I enjoy informing thoes who cannot help themselves to well help themselves. Truly wouldn't you think that if the admins wanted you to have a edit button that you would ... well have one?
So when ever I've had a question, I have spent the time to research my topic, search to make sure nobody else has posted a similar question and if so I attach my question to theirs. Now I don't think that my highschool education makes me more apt and able to do this anymore then anyone else so I have to ask my self, are they posting because they are lazy or mentally defective? Now I try to give the benifit of the doubt and say that 'hey this guy's a little lazy' and maybe just maybe if I tell him he'll clue into the search function. Then there are times such as this where the user has proven, by they themselves saying they cannot find the answer, to tell me otherwise.

[xxgonzoxx]

Why would you assume that someone is lazy or "mentally defective" in the first place? The benefit of the doubt WITHOUT assumptions should be the way to treat all posts, unless there is a LONG history otherwise. If you immediately start with the ad hominem attacks as you did here, you will alienate people from participating in this forum.

This forum contains a voluminous amount of information and the way it got that way was by active participation by the members. Alienation reduces the amount of participation and reduces the amount of new information that is contributed. New members are the life blood of the forum and I think that you should treat them likewise. You can't tell me that you can know everything about a person who has made less than 20 posts. Your assumptions about me were wrong, difference is I know the value of this forum and will remain despite your poor attitude and I won't put up with your nonsense.

If I'm wrong I'll be the first to admit it and I don't mind someone else pointing it out as long as it's in a constructive way. Now, having said that....

"Can't we all just get along?"

[zeke79]

Alright, enough is enough. Your question has been answered so lets cut this out before it gets out of hand.

[digital_blue]

I have an edit button. It's highly overrated.

parapilot: props mate. Good answer.
UWSDWF: Yes... we all know we've heard the question 3 less than a bazillion times... but easy on the newbies. We like newbies. This place gets boring without them.

Cheers,

db