First Post Edit

[Cwmbran]

After the 15minutes is up we can no longer edit any of our posts, which I'm not botherd about if I'm honest and is perfectly fine.

What I want is to be able to change my first post in a thread I have created take for example this: http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=684272&page=1

As you can see in a thread like that it would be very beneficial if I could edit the frist posts over and over. Wouldnt it be easier to allow us to edit our first posts whenever we wanted rather than needing to get a moderator to constantly update them, if they would even do that as I'm sure they have much better things to be doing. Plus it would be a nice little feature to have and surely couldnt cause any harm? Other forums have it so why can't we?

[nvrspk4]

There are potential issues to be raised with this but I think you also have a good point and that the risks might outweigh the rewards. But a potential problem I see is that I don't think that vB allows for this. Would you need a hack to make this work? (And is there a hack to make this work?)

[Nicola]

Moderator's are more than happy to edit posts for you - it is part of their job.

I don't agree with letting people edit their first post over and over as I think it could be highly abused by some and would be very hard for us to moderate. I know in cases like yours it would be very useful but there is no reason why a moderator can't edit your post for you.

[HotelUser]

I'm sure there would be a way to make this possible somehow, although if you ever want to add new information to a first post for now you can always send a PM to the section moderator or a super moderator and more often than not they'd be willing to append the content for you.

[Cwmbran]

There are potential issues to be raised with this but I think you also have a good point and that the risks might outweigh the rewards. But a potential problem I see is that I don't think that vB allows for this. Would you need a hack to make this work? (And is there a hack to make this work?)
I have no idea about the technical side. So if it can't be done because of that then fair enough, but what risks are we talking here?


Moderator's are more than happy to edit posts for you - it is part of their job.

I don't agree with letting people edit their first post over and over as I think it could be highly abused by some and would be very hard for us to moderate. I know in cases like yours it would be very useful but there is no reason why a moderator can't edit your post for you.
Yeh I just don't like to bug people over and over to do something for me thats what would put me off constantly PM a moderator to edit it for me.
Again the only risk I could see is if they edit the moderators warning, and surely if they continue to abuse it you could lock the thread?

[Hecktix]

I have no idea about the technical side. So if it can't be done because of that then fair enough, but what risks are we talking here?


Yeh I just don't like to bug people over and over to do something for me thats what put me off constantly PM a moderator to edit it for me.
Again the only risk I could see is if they edit the moderators warning, and surely if they continue to abuse it you could lock the thread?

Even with locking it they can still edit their post, we also technically don't deal with things that are edited out even though we have edit history also. Please don't feel bad for bugging our staff, it's what they are there for!

[Cwmbran]

Even with locking it they can still edit their post, we also technically don't deal with things that are edited out even though we have edit history also. Please don't feel bad for bugging our staff, it's what they are there for!
What about disabling that users rights? Would that be possible?
Or moving it to a hidden section? I dunno i'm a bit clueless on the topic just would like to see it implemented.

[Nicola]

I have no idea about the technical side. So if it can't be done because of that then fair enough, but what risks are we talking here?


Yeh I just don't like to bug people over and over to do something for me thats what would put me off constantly PM a moderator to edit it for me.
Again the only risk I could see is if they edit the moderators warning, and surely if they continue to abuse it you could lock the thread?

Aha we don't mind honestly, it's part of the job to help out the members.

Editing out a moderators edit is a bit of a serious rulebreak and I would rather not have to go around closing people's threads as I'm sure they would rather keep them open for discussion as well as a lot of the other forum members would.

I think it would be more abused than properly used which brings me to the point, is it necessary? I think there would be a very small minority that would use or need to use it appropriately.

[Hecktix]

What about disabling that users rights? Would that be possible?
Or moving it to a hidden section? I dunno i'm a bit clueless on the topic just would like to see it implemented.

We'd lose a lot of threads then :P the amount of people who already post something rude then edit it within the 15 minutes is worrying :P

[Cwmbran]

Aha we don't mind honestly, it's part of the job to help out the members.

Editing out a moderators edit is a bit of a serious rulebreak and I would rather not have to go around closing people's threads as I'm sure they would rather keep them open for discussion as well as a lot of the other forum members would.

I think it would be more abused than properly used which brings me to the point, is it necessary? I think there would be a very small minority that would use or need to use it appropriately.

But if the people were to abuse it then surely there thread wouldn't have much of a discussion going on within it? I'm not sure it would get abused, if you give people what they want they dont tend to use it in the wrong way. Dare I say it perhaps have a trial period put it in for a week or two if it constantly gets abused then take it away, give the people who abused it a slap on the wrist and be done with it, but make it well known that if it is abused then its going and they are being punished.


We'd lose a lot of threads then :P the amount of people who already post something rude then edit it within the 15 minutes is worrying :P
I'm suprised there is that much tbh.

[Hecktix]

I wonder if it's possible to have it done just for threads which are stuck...

[Cwmbran]

I wonder if it's possible to have it done just for threads which are stuck...
Dont side track I want to have it done for my thread! :'(

But yeh that would be a good reason to have it too!

[Hecktix]

Dont side track I want to have it done for my thread! :'(

But yeh that would be a good reason to have it too!

thought it was quite a good compromise :P

[Cwmbran]

Well it doesnt benefit me or any other user, unless they have a stickied thread lol. So if you stick my thread I will agree with you, but untill then I'm afraid I shall stay on my side of the fence.

[Aidenn]

I've noticed the thread you have posted is in my section;

Just simply PM me on what you would like replacing, and i will happilly do it, as people have pointed out, its our job :)
Don't feel like your bugging us :).

[Catzsy]

It is not a problem to edit a first post. We did it all the time when the Christmas and New Year lotterys were on and quite often do it to update graphics etc. It really isn't a problem. I have to agree with Hecktix & Nicola, having free editing with no limit would be a moderating nightmare.:P :D

[Mark]

Moderator's are more than happy to edit posts for you - it is part of their job.

I don't agree with letting people edit their first post over and over as I think it could be highly abused by some and would be very hard for us to moderate. I know in cases like yours it would be very useful but there is no reason why a moderator can't edit your post for you.

I think if this was stated or people were told about this then it would be quite popular, people are always making mistakes around the Forum, I for one would like to edit my threads but the time has timed out. I think there should be a thread for this somewhere around the Forum

[Catzsy]

I think if this was stated or people were told about this then it would be quite popular, people are always making mistakes around the Forum, I for one would like to edit my threads but the time has timed out. I think there should be a thread for this somewhere around the Forum

But all they have to do is pm a moderator of a section or an smod with what they want changed and it can be done. If it is extra or additional information another post can be added too after the 15 minutes without it being considered as breaking the multiple post rule. :)

[GommeInc]

Loads of forums have open first post edits - The Sims 3 forums do this and their userbase are a lot younger. It wouldn't be difficult to enforce if you did open it up to edit, afterall rules are there in the first place and edits would probably be there to boost the usefulness of the thread with updated information (as with The Sims 3 forums). If people edit the posts to something stupid and irrelevant, it will get closed - simple.

[Catzsy]

Loads of forums have open first post edits - The Sims 3 forums do this and their userbase are a lot younger. It wouldn't be difficult to enforce if you did open it up to edit, afterall rules are there in the first place and edits would probably be there to boost the usefulness of the thread with updated information (as with The Sims 3 forums). If people edit the posts to something stupid and irrelevant, it will get closed - simple.

In what way though? Nobody seems to have given any specific examples as to how it would be useful in a positive way. You can preview a thread as many times as you want and edit before you post it. I can see it with the lottery threads but Dom and Jack had no problem pm'ing us to change them and there was not delay but nothing much else.

[Ajthedragon]

People abuse liberties such as these. So I'd say no.