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tomhh
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p.2 #1 · New feature! "View previous versions"

Thanx Fred,
This definitely will add to the transparency and clarity of the postings.

Sep 15, 2008 at 03:53 PM

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p.2 #2 · New feature! "View previous versions"

voodoo1694 wrote:
I'd have to agree with the 2 others above. I think this "feature" should be optional. My 2 c's

+1
We all make mistakes, and I don't think we need to waste time seeing what those were.
Ken

Sep 18, 2008 at 03:39 AM

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"This is a very small feature. Previously when editing your post, you would still see the
"Edited by..." message. The only difference is to be able to keep the original(s) for reference. Members will only check on previous versionst if they take the extra step of clicking on the 'link'.

Usually people will only click on the link if it's pretty obvious the content was either erased or changed radically. I don't think members will waist time checking your edits for minor changes. We all make small edits from time to time.
Also, we don't allow deletion for the same reason we added this feature. On big threads, the flow gets disrupted when members delete or radically edit earlier posts...

Best,
Fred "

QUICK... FRED.... You have to edit your post....

Sorry, I couldn't resist

- Since I hold the record for most misspelled words I'm always glad to see I'm not the only one!!

Sep 19, 2008 at 07:03 PM

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p.2 #4 · New feature! "View previous versions"

M Burlingame wrote:
"This is a very small feature. Previously when editing your post, you would still see the
"Edited by..." message. The only difference is to be able to keep the original(s) for reference. Members will only check on previous versionst if they take the extra step of clicking on the 'link'.

Usually people will only click on the link if it's pretty obvious the content was either erased or changed radically. I don't think members will waist time checking your edits for minor changes. We all make small edits from time to time.
Also, we don't allow deletion for the same reason we added this feature. On big threads, the flow gets disrupted when members delete or radically edit earlier posts...

Best,
Fred "

QUICK... FRED.... You have to edit your post....

Sorry, I couldn't resist

- Since I hold the record for most misspelled words I'm always glad to see I'm not the only one!!

You got me!
Thankfully the 'View previous versions' link does not apply to the admin account!

Sep 20, 2008 at 01:32 AM

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p.2 #5 · New feature! "View previous versions"

BTW, if people here want a real spell checker, just use Firefox (and I'm sure Chrome and Opera have this feature as well...). Firefox has built in spellchecker and a million other features that make it much better than ie.

Sep 22, 2008 at 05:00 AM

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p.2 #6 · New feature! "View previous versions"

not sure how spell checker would help distinguish that waist should not be used and waste should be used. the spelling in both cases are correct.

Sep 22, 2008 at 05:38 AM

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p.2 #7 · New feature! "View previous versions"

Not a big fan of this feature at all (except on Buy/Sell). Sometimes I get in a heat about a comment and write something that a couple minutes later turns out to have been a little too harsh, so I go back and edit it. I don't like my original comment to be preserved in perpetuity if it was not what I originally meant to say.

Sep 22, 2008 at 08:31 PM

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p.2 #8 · New feature! "View previous versions"

I'm very grateful that this feature has been implemented, Fred. It's a nice benefit to see what was originally said.

Some people may be worried that their posts aren't perfect the first time they're written. So what? If you go back and edit them and someone takes the time out to look at your original posts, what's the big deal? They'll see that sure, you're human, you make mistakes like the rest of us, yet you still chose to make things right. I respect that. No need to demand perfection.

mdude85 wrote:
Not a big fan of this feature at all (except on Buy/Sell). Sometimes I get in a heat about a comment and write something that a couple minutes later turns out to have been a little too harsh, so I go back and edit it. I don't like my original comment to be preserved in perpetuity if it was not what I originally meant to say.

Yeah, I know what you mean Scott. Arguments can definitely make us heated up and emotional. The internet is like splashed water though: once something's been done, it's hard to make it undone.

In my experience, a little humility and the admission that I was wrong, along with an apology, tends to clear things up.

I'm not "perfect" and I accept that about myself, as well as in all others.

Sep 23, 2008 at 11:21 PM

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p.2 #9 · New feature! "View previous versions"

Very well said Ariel.

Mary

Sep 25, 2008 at 04:08 PM

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p.2 #10 · New feature! "View previous versions"

As Fred said - you would only bother to check if you thought a post had been edited such that further posts made no sense. Can't imagine I will ever bother - but it's there if you need it. Sometimes when a thread has got "snappy" it might be useful.

What would be nice is a "preview your post" feature as on many fora - I have no idea why but mistakes which stand out in a post are invisible when you type them in the reply box

Sep 26, 2008 at 03:48 PM


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