Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 21:47:20 01/13/01
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On January 13, 2001 at 21:07:54, Pete Galati wrote: >On January 13, 2001 at 20:03:30, James Swafford wrote: > >>On January 13, 2001 at 16:33:43, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On January 13, 2001 at 15:46:50, Chris Taylor wrote: >>> >>>>On January 13, 2001 at 15:29:30, ERIQ wrote: >>>> >>>>>Ok what if you offend someone then you could be asked to "Retract post". If >>>>>we can retract our own post then the need for moderation would be less. What >>>>>do you think ? wouldn't it make it easier for moderators. And what about Bad >>>>>post or mistakes it would eliminate them almost completely. Just a thought >>>>> >>>>> sign, >>>>> Eriq >>>> >>>>Why even try to offend someone in the first place. I know that sometimes heated >>>>exhanges take place. But this is part of the fun. >>> >>>I think Eriq's idea is a very good one. I know on USENET, I have used "cancel >>>post" on at least 3 occasions I can remember. Besides, if we have the ability to >>>cancel our own post, it might save the moderators a bit of work. >>>;-) >> >>I'll second that. There have been two or three occasions that I >>wished I could retract a post here. > >This thread offends me, I hope it can be retracted! > >Sometimes I'd sure like to go in a fix editing and spelling mistakes I've maid. >Maybe an edit button would be nice, and it could also double as a way to retract >a reckless post. > >Ok, posible problems that I see with an edit or retract option, is people >altering what is on the board (a problem even if it was their own post). For >example, if you're in the middle of an arguement, you REALLY don't want somebody >to be able to go and edit or remove an earlier post. Does that make sense? > >Pete Yes, but limiting changes/retractions to posts that have not been replied to does not have that problem.
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