The Edit Facility

[Dominic]

Democracy in action!

The poll is now closed. Editing will be re-enabled and anybody found abusing the system henceforth will be banned.

[Rita Sherry]

Road Warrior

You naughty boy you - off to the naughty step with you

Rita

[smudger]

OMG!! Never even considered this RW!!! Can I rescind my vote

[Dominic]

According to a Yougov poll No are going to win by a landslide.

[Dominic]

It has been done before, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the actions I did.

Anyway, it is clear from the vote that people like the ability to edit their post, so I will reintroduce the facility, and amend the terms so that anybody found abusing the facility will be banned. This will not apply retroactively so everybody has a clean slate.

[geoffreys]

1. There was not enough time for members to vote.
2. As a result the "turnout" was low. only 2 of us voted "no".

I would suggest re-opening the poll for say 5 days to give all chance to vote. Not everyone logs in daily!
Geoff.

[Dominic]

There's no point. I am happy to reintroduce editing with the caveat that abusers will get banned. I have already re-implemented the facility. Besides, banning editing had too many knock-on effects. There are sections where editing is very useful, such as the quizzes and informative posts that need updating, like OhSusana's travel posts.

In short, the ban was more hassle than it was worth.

[geoffreys]

Only 22 people voted altogether.
Not really representative.
Geoff.

[Dominic]

Only 22 people voted, yet the thread has been viewed over 160 times. This would suggest that the vast majority of people don't actually care either way.

[geoffreys]

CyprusGrump wanted Dominic (as owner of the forum) to do what he thought best. He has.

I thought he wanted a 5 minute time limit after which edits could not be made.
Storm in a teacup; bit academic really.
Geoff.

[aphrodite]

To quote a well known saying.....

you can please SOME of the people ALL of the time
you can please ALL of the people SOME of the time

BUT

you can't please ALL of the people ALL of the time.......

[geoffreys]

To quote a well known saying.....

you can please SOME of the people ALL of the time
you can please ALL of the people SOME of the time

BUT

you can't please ALL of the people ALL of the time.......

You can try, which Dominic was doing I thought.
As forum owner he doesn't have to "consult" over such issues, but he did.
Geoff.
P.S. How many registered members does the forum have?

[Kia Picanto]

Oh, the poor Poles - always to blame

[Dominic]

P.S. How many registered members does the forum have?

You can see the stats for most forums on the foot of the main Index page.


Total posts 13256 • Total topics 1219 • Total members 540 • Our newest member TomTheHustler

[geoffreys]

P.S. How many registered members does the forum have?

You can see the stats for most forums on the foot of the main Index page.


Total posts 13256 • Total topics 1219 • Total members 540 • Our newest member TomTheHustler

Many thanks.
Geoff.

[PhotoLady]

It appears it was an overwhelming majority in any event.... we all know what that means folks.

Edit means Edit!

[Dominic]

I would have thought that ALL those people who viewed did not have the opportunity to vote as it was closed. Still it would appear that it is all done and dusted now.

On the contrary. You can still vote now if you want. The poll runs for a day. The only way I could stop it sooner is by deleting it.

Did you want to vote "No" then?