Forum Etiquette Question: - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

pinkie · 07-02-2004, 12:44 PM

Is it customary forum etiquette to explain your editing if you do so?

pinkie · 07-02-2004, 01:16 PM

And out of curiosity, why do you? I have never explained my editing unless I ended up saying something I didn't mean.

I'm kind of anal retentive, so I was just wondering if this was something I needed to add to my list of things to worry about, as far as being courteous towards others.

SecretMethod70 · 07-02-2004, 01:32 PM

Nah, I rarely explain why I edit my posts. There are some people who do, and that's fine, I just don't think it matters whether or not other people are aware that I made a typo or something.

pinkie · 07-02-2004, 01:39 PM

Hey, I'm with you SM. It's none of their damn business.

Moobie · 07-02-2004, 01:58 PM

I too only do it sparingly. I guess only because I've seen others do it. I'm such a sheep....

bernadette · 07-02-2004, 02:06 PM

some forums i've participated on, yeah i used to make it known that i'd edited for a typo or whatever cuz otherwise they'd get up in arms about people editing their thoughts.
it's dumb. thoughts can be perfected as much as typos & spelling.

mostly today, no. i don't explain my edits.
tfp is great in that it allows you a tiny margin of time to edit w/o your post being marked edited. that's usually enough to catch my most blatant typos. not always, but usually.

and if i am being extra lazy... i just leave my typos. sometimes it doesn't really affect the message anyway.

Fremen · 07-02-2004, 02:11 PM

If I leave an edit message it's usually for myself, because of my poor memory.

Lebell · 07-02-2004, 02:19 PM

It depends on the forum/post.

If it's a heated discussion, I will usually explain what I did so that I'm not accused of editing out things that have been used later against me. (yes, I've had this done)

If it's a relaxed post, not usually.

SinisterMotives · 07-02-2004, 02:19 PM

I explain an edit mostly when playing games where the sequence of posts matters, such as when the rules of the game require that your post be a direct response to the post immediately above yours. When I get tired of editing, I usually just sit out a few rounds and wait for a rhythm to be re-established.

SinisterMotives · 07-02-2004, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lebell
If it's a heated discussion, I will usually explain what I did so that I'm not accused of editing out things that have been used later against me. (yes, I've had this done)

This has happened to me too. People have actually gotten pissed and trolled my "discussion tactics" because of it.

Halx · 07-02-2004, 02:33 PM

I only leave notes if I edit someone ELSE's post

Thomas Heretic · 07-02-2004, 02:52 PM

I always do.

choskins · 07-02-2004, 03:29 PM

I don't leave a note when I am correcting typos, etc. If I am changing my opinion or the substance of my statement, I will. However, I very rarely do that.

rat · 07-02-2004, 04:20 PM

If it's a serious thread, especially one where subsequent posts are going to be affected by anything I've edited out, then yes, I do.

it's generally set off by [edit] tags i put in to signpost what and where i edited with ease.

DelayedReaction · 07-02-2004, 10:18 PM

I usually leave an edit message if I think up of something funny.

[EDIT] Rarely do what I think is funny and reality coincide. [/EDIT]

KellyC · 07-02-2004, 11:12 PM

This is how I do it

Edit: this is how I do it!

SecretMethod70 · 07-02-2004, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bernadette

tfp is great in that it allows you a tiny margin of time to edit w/o your post being marked edited. that's usually enough to catch my most blatant typos. not always, but usually.

You know, I've noticed this, but I thought it was just a mistake in the server or something. Never occurred to me that there might be a specific time period in which you can edit without the edit message

hulk · 07-03-2004, 01:17 AM

I've usually done it because, uhm, I dunno. Just do.

SiN · 07-03-2004, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SecretMethod70
You know, I've noticed this, but I thought it was just a mistake in the server or something. Never occurred to me that there might be a specific time period in which you can edit without the edit message

I could be wrong....but I think it's not a time period, but whether or not someone else has viewed the message?

//edit - on topic...sometimes I do, sometimes I dont. Unless I'm editing someone else, then I do.

SinisterMotives · 07-03-2004, 01:56 AM

I've noticed that little grace period myself. On phpBB, it happens if no one has posted to that thread after you or if you haven't posted again anywhere on the board since that post. I'm not sure if it works the same way on vBulletin or not.

Halx · 07-03-2004, 02:00 AM

it's a 2 min grace period

SinisterMotives · 07-03-2004, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Halx
it's a 2 min grace period

No fair peeking at the code!

ninety09 · 07-03-2004, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by choskins
I don't leave a note when I am correcting typos, etc. If I am changing my opinion or the substance of my statement, I will. However, I very rarely do that.

Same here

MSD · 07-03-2004, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Halx
it's a 2 min grace period

I believe you can also edit the title of your thread as it appears on the index in that time. Not positive, though.

Munku · 07-06-2004, 12:12 AM

Most of my edits are when I screw up tags and links and the likes. So therefore no, I won't say anything. That way I will still appear to be intelligent!

stevie667 · 07-06-2004, 03:54 AM

I only explain my edits if i'm adding something on.

Edit: Like this. If i'm merely changing a few things already said, then i leave it be.

degrawj · 07-06-2004, 07:24 AM

i sometimes wonder what somebody edited in their post when i notice that it was edited. but most of the time i don't care. i only edit my posts when i have a typo, or if i need to reclarify something.

Macheath · 07-06-2004, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bernadette
tfp is great in that it allows you a tiny margin of time to edit w/o your post being marked edited. that's usually enough to catch my most blatant typos. not always, but usually.

Quote:

Originally posted by Halx
it's a 2 min grace period

Heh, if I found a typo right away I would always frantically scramble to get it fixed before I incurred the unsightly edit message.

cchris · 07-07-2004, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Halx
it's a 2 min grace period

Saved my arse plenty of times.

Thanks.

meembo · 07-07-2004, 05:46 PM

No. Editing is polishing -- I'd rather read the reflected, developed opinion anyway

raeanna74 · 07-07-2004, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by choskins
I don't leave a note when I am correcting typos, etc. If I am changing my opinion or the substance of my statement, I will. However, I very rarely do that.

Same here. I get real picky sometimes and reread my posts probably more than necessary. Most of my edits are just vocabulary/spelling type of edits.

pinkie · 07-07-2004, 06:12 PM

Yeah, that's the same for me. I was just curious as to when and why others do it. I wanted to know what was proper to do also.

Thanks to everyone for your replies.

KnifeMissile · 07-07-2004, 09:18 PM

I only bother noting that I edited my post if I significantly change the content, such as adding more context or clarifying a point.

I do not bother noting an edit if I only change the spelling, punctuation, or decoration (italics, underscores, etc...), and the like.

I will never edit a post to change my opinion. I find this to be dishonest. I will, instead, add another post with my revised opinion...

07-02-2004, 12:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	Forum Etiquette Question: Is it customary forum etiquette to explain your editing if you do so?

07-02-2004, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Nah, I rarely explain why I edit my posts. There are some people who do, and that's fine, I just don't think it matters whether or not other people are aware that I made a typo or something. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

07-02-2004, 01:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Moobie Insane Location: baked beans	I too only do it sparingly. I guess only because I've seen others do it. I'm such a sheep.... __________________ Obscenity is the crutch of inarticulate motherfuckers. We like money. Give us your money you stupid consumer whore.

07-02-2004, 02:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	some forums i've participated on, yeah i used to make it known that i'd edited for a typo or whatever cuz otherwise they'd get up in arms about people editing their thoughts. it's dumb. thoughts can be perfected as much as typos & spelling. mostly today, no. i don't explain my edits. tfp is great in that it allows you a tiny margin of time to edit w/o your post being marked edited. that's usually enough to catch my most blatant typos. not always, but usually. and if i am being extra lazy... i just leave my typos. sometimes it doesn't really affect the message anyway. __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

07-02-2004, 02:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	If I leave an edit message it's usually for myself, because of my poor memory. __________________ Google

07-02-2004, 01:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	And out of curiosity, why do you? I have never explained my editing unless I ended up saying something I didn't mean. I'm kind of anal retentive, so I was just wondering if this was something I needed to add to my list of things to worry about, as far as being courteous towards others.

07-02-2004, 01:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	Hey, I'm with you SM. It's none of their damn business.

07-02-2004, 02:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	It depends on the forum/post. If it's a heated discussion, I will usually explain what I did so that I'm not accused of editing out things that have been used later against me. (yes, I've had this done) If it's a relaxed post, not usually. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

07-02-2004, 02:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	I explain an edit mostly when playing games where the sequence of posts matters, such as when the rules of the game require that your post be a direct response to the post immediately above yours. When I get tired of editing, I usually just sit out a few rounds and wait for a rhythm to be re-established.

07-02-2004, 02:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	I only leave notes if I edit someone ELSE's post __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

07-02-2004, 02:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
Thomas Heretic Upright	I always do. Last edited by Thomas Heretic; 07-02-2004 at 02:55 PM..

07-02-2004, 03:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
choskins Psycho Location: Greenville, SC	I don't leave a note when I am correcting typos, etc. If I am changing my opinion or the substance of my statement, I will. However, I very rarely do that. __________________ "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." - Sigmund Freud

07-02-2004, 10:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
DelayedReaction BFG Builder Location: University of Maryland	I usually leave an edit message if I think up of something funny. [EDIT] Rarely do what I think is funny and reality coincide. [/EDIT] __________________ If ignorance is bliss, you must be having an orgasm.

07-02-2004, 11:12 PM	#16 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	This is how I do it Edit: this is how I do it! __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

07-03-2004, 01:17 AM	#18 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	I've usually done it because, uhm, I dunno. Just do. __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

07-03-2004, 01:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	I've noticed that little grace period myself. On phpBB, it happens if no one has posted to that thread after you or if you haven't posted again anywhere on the board since that post. I'm not sure if it works the same way on vBulletin or not.

07-03-2004, 02:00 AM	#21 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	it's a 2 min grace period __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

07-06-2004, 12:12 AM	#25 (permalink)
Munku Lost Location: Florida	Most of my edits are when I screw up tags and links and the likes. So therefore no, I won't say anything. That way I will still appear to be intelligent!

07-06-2004, 03:54 AM	#26 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	I only explain my edits if i'm adding something on. Edit: Like this. If i'm merely changing a few things already said, then i leave it be.

07-06-2004, 07:24 AM	#27 (permalink)
degrawj I'm still waiting... Location: West Linn, OR	i sometimes wonder what somebody edited in their post when i notice that it was edited. but most of the time i don't care. i only edit my posts when i have a typo, or if i need to reclarify something.

07-07-2004, 05:46 PM	#30 (permalink)
meembo Junkie Location: Connecticut	No. Editing is polishing -- I'd rather read the reflected, developed opinion anyway __________________ less I say, smarter I am

07-07-2004, 06:12 PM	#32 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	Yeah, that's the same for me. I was just curious as to when and why others do it. I wanted to know what was proper to do also. Thanks to everyone for your replies.

07-07-2004, 09:18 PM	#33 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	I only bother noting that I edited my post if I significantly change the content, such as adding more context or clarifying a point. I do not bother noting an edit if I only change the spelling, punctuation, or decoration (italics, underscores, etc...), and the like. I will never edit a post to change my opinion. I find this to be dishonest. I will, instead, add another post with my revised opinion...