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RadioActiveLamb 
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Posted: 13 July 2011 at 3:54am |
I've upgraded my v9 forum to v10.01. People seem to really like the changes, as-do I. However, some of my most experienced users report that they can no-longer edit their own posts. I've checked the permissions for all the ladder groups, and "edit post" is checked in all the forums. I've also tried creating a new user, and I'm able to edit my own posts as that user. Trying to determine what's going on here. Does anyone else have this problem? As an admin, my editing capabilities are working fine.
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 13 July 2011 at 7:53am |
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You can set a time limit on how long members have in which to edit their
posts. If you do not wish to use this feature then make sure it is
turned off in the admin area.
The Editor Topic Time frame is found on the Post and Topics settings page in the admin area
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yandr
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Posted: 26 July 2011 at 8:09am |
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I was wondering if it is possible to include an option to make a post un-editable if it has received one or more replies (from the user, not the moderators of course).
I have already done this modification in my forum, because I found out that some people delete their posts or change the contents of their posts when they 'loose' in a conversation.
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billd3
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Posted: 26 July 2011 at 2:39pm |
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AMEN - I'd use that feature - and for that very reason.
"oh, I never said that at all" or "that isn't what I said" or they'll talk trash, then go in and edit it out once the intended victim has read it - before we mods can see it.
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 26 July 2011 at 6:30pm |
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There is not an option to disable editing a post after a reply is made, but you can use the Edit Time Settings to do much the same thing. Just set the Editing Time to 15 minutes or less and then members will not be able to go back and edit posts except for quick edits after posting to correct spelling or punctuation.
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Posted: 27 July 2011 at 7:13pm |
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I have gave my users 48 hours to edit their posts, due to reasons of slander in the high court. Have you ever drank to much beer/wine etc and woke up wishing you never made that post? I think any high court judge would find 15 mins unreasonable for people to edit!
Google: Smith v ADFVN
Edited by Paul_T - 27 July 2011 at 7:18pm
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Posted: 28 July 2011 at 8:00am |
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I think you mean libel as slander is spoken word and libel written.
In the UK the service provider and the site owner are seen in the eyes of the law as the 'publisher' of any content on their network or website, so we get allot of solicitor letters here at Web Wiz threatening court action for liable due to someone taking offence to a post in one of the 1,000's of forums hosted on our network.
The president in England and Wales was set with a high court case in 2008 where the judge said that as along as the views were the persons own opinion, even if written in anger at the time, then this was fine. Obviously if you make an untrue claim then it could be liable, in which case you just need to make sure you remove it as soon as your are made aware of it.
I don't think the amount of time someone has to edit a post really comes in to it, but 12 to 24 hours is good if you wake up the next morning after a skin full the night before and realise that what you posted in the drunk state online was not exactly what you wanted to say.
Edited by WebWiz-Bruce - 28 July 2011 at 12:10pm
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Posted: 28 July 2011 at 11:19am |
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Bruce,
In the case of Smith vs Advfn, Lord Justice Eady of the High court in London stated that on a forum it was actually "Slander" and not liable or defamation of character.
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