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The Edit Facility
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:48 pm
by Dominic
Democracy in action!
The poll is now closed. Editing will be re-enabled and anybody found abusing the system henceforth will be banned.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:32 pm
by Rita Sherry
Road Warrior
You naughty boy you - off to the naughty step with you
Rita
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:44 pm
by smudger
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:55 pm
by Dominic
According to a Yougov poll No are going to win by a landslide.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:09 am
by 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.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:14 am
by 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.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:38 am
by 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.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:04 am
by geoffreys
Only 22 people voted altogether.
Not really representative.
Geoff.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:10 am
by 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.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:40 am
by geoffreys
Happy in Cyprus wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:16 am
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.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:26 pm
by 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.......

Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:48 pm
by geoffreys
aphrodite wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:26 pm
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?
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:04 pm
by Kia Picanto
Oh, the poor Poles - always to blame

Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:15 pm
by Dominic
geoffreys wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:48 pm
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
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:24 pm
by geoffreys
Dominic wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:15 pm
geoffreys wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:48 pm
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.
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:28 pm
by PhotoLady
It appears it was an overwhelming majority in any event.... we all know what that means folks.
Edit means Edit!
Re: The Edit Facility
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 2:55 pm
by Dominic
Lincoln wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2017 1:43 pm
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?