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Re: Message indexing awry?
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:36:27 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Tim David wrote:
In lugnet.admin.general, Geoffrey Hyde wrote:

3.  Problem:  No way to edit posts after they have been posted to the
newsgroup(s).

I quie like the fact that you can't edit your posts. It makes you get it right
first time(1) and prevents people 'changing history' However I can see why it
would be useful, especially for correcting links.

Tim

(1) before anything says anything, I don't necessarily practice what I preach


One idea I've seen used is to allow editing until someone replies, then it's
locked.

Allister



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  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) I quie like the fact that you can't edit your posts. It makes you get it right first time(1) and prevents people 'changing history' However I can see why it would be useful, especially for correcting links. Tim (1) before anything says (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)

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