Editing a Post

Quartapound · May 1, 2017

I'm not sure the approach to not being allowed to edit posts without becoming a paying member truly benefits the forum as a whole.

I understand the need to restrict people from deleting massive amounts of information, but the value of being able to edit posts to correct errors outweighs this in my opinion(as the latter would happen far more frequently). It doesn't truly benefit the user editing the post(or paying for the privilege to do so), but the other forum readers who want to go through threads without a bunch of broken links, missing pictures, spelling errors or forgotten information.

I think the ability to edit posts benefits the Forum more than the individual and therefore shouldn't be a paid feature

revhtree · May 1, 2017

Quartapound said:
I'm not sure the approach to not being allowed to edit posts without becoming a paying member truly benefits the forum as a whole.

I understand the need to restrict people from deleting massive amounts of information, but the value of being able to edit posts to correct errors outweighs this in my opinion, doesn't truly benefit the user editing the post(or paying for the privilege), but the other forum readers who want to go through threads without a bunch of broken links, missing pictures, spelling errors or forgotten information.

I think the ability to edit posts benefits the Forum more than the individual and therefore shouldn't be a paid feature

Thank you for the feedback and we will definitely review it!

Reefer1978 · May 1, 2017

Come on Rev, be a true Gangsta, let us edit

revhtree · May 1, 2017

nvladik said:
Come on Rev, be a true Gangsta, let us edit

Hey it's a nice perk and the whole thing jut cost $0.07 a day! Ha!

Ty Hamatake · May 1, 2017

Is this an update? I joined in November and I believe you could edit your post within the first hour for non paying members. Sorry if I'm behind the times...

evolved · May 1, 2017

Ty Hamatake said:
Is this an update? I joined in November and I believe you could edit your post within the first hour for non paying members. Sorry if I'm behind the times...

The new forum software changed the old rules a couple years ago; the edit window is 5 minutes for non-paying members.

Ty Hamatake · May 1, 2017

evolved said:
The new forum software changed the old rules a couple years ago; the edit window is 5 minutes for non-paying members.

Five minutes!? Holy smokes, that is a short window. Granted probably 95% of my edits are within seconds after posting and realizing I misspelled something...

evolved · May 1, 2017

(rev still needs to fix the chart on this post to reflect that: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/all-new-supporting-member-perks-support-r2r.68905/)
;Playful

Ty Hamatake · May 1, 2017

evolved said:
(rev still needs to fix the chart on this post to reflect that: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/all-new-supporting-member-perks-support-r2r.68905/)
;Playful

I just wanted the cool banner! Who knew there was all this sweet stuff that came with it!

Reefer1978 · May 1, 2017

revhtree said:
Hey it's a nice perk and the whole thing jut cost $0.07 a day! Ha!

Don't get me wrong, it's not a lot of money and I will do it one of these days, just have been lazy. But not everyone will. So on one side - it generates some revenue, on another, it prevents information cleansing.

Quartapound · May 1, 2017

The problem, when it comes down to it, is that it lowers the quality of the threads and posts on the site.

The main reason people use forums is to share information. Why would you want to limit the ability to provide the most accurate information possible? As I mentioned previously, I believe the ones who benefit most from the ability to edit(anyone who reads the forum) are not the ones who pay for the ability to edit (R2R supporters), which doesn't make sense.

I would like to point out that while it's not a lot of money, I don't think limiting the basic functions integral to an efficient, effective forum are the way to boost revenue. I'm not going to pretend to know what it costs to run a website of this size, but I'd have to imagine there's other ways to increase revenue and boost perceived value for R2R supporters.

While still on the topic of money, although 7 cents a day doesn't sound like much, if I felt like I needed 'privileged/premium' features on all the forums I'm registered with online, I'd probably be spending over $1000 a year.

I'd be surprised if 'information cleansing' became an issue as a result, and I would think the benefits outweigh the risk imo.

...Just my 2 cents!

eatbreakfast · May 1, 2017

Besides spelling or grammatical errors what information couldn't be corrected by just posting again in the thread?

Quartapound · May 1, 2017

eatbreakfast said:
Besides spelling or grammatical errors what information couldn't be corrected by just posting again in the thread?

Maybe pictures and links... not to mention if there's information that needs "correcting" that means you need to hope that person sifts through every post and reads the entire thread to find the corrected bit of information later down the thread.

When starting a build thread it's nice to be able to use the first post (or the 2nd/third post made as 'place holders') as a place to correlate everything and keep people up to date on your tank without having them comb through thousands of posts.

I'm sure there are other scenarios

Clayalaleona · May 1, 2017

It's the main reason I paid up... imo it's a great way to generate some cash flow to the website.
At the end of the day it's a privilege, they shouldn't have to change that.
If there's a broken link or some issue that you can't change within five minutes I'm sure one can contact a mod and request that they edit it

Ty Hamatake · May 2, 2017

Quartapound said:
The problem, when it comes down to it, is that it lowers the quality of the threads and posts on the site.

The main reason people use forums is to share information. Why would you want to limit the ability to provide the most accurate information possible? As I mentioned previously, I believe the ones who benefit most from the ability to edit(anyone who reads the forum) are not the ones who pay for the ability to edit (R2R supporters), which doesn't make sense.

I would like to point out that while it's not a lot of money, I don't think limiting the basic functions integral to an efficient, effective forum are the way to boost revenue. I'm not going to pretend to know what it costs to run a website of this size, but I'd have to imagine there's other ways to increase revenue and boost perceived value for R2R supporters.

While still on the topic of money, although 7 cents a day doesn't sound like much, if I felt like I needed 'privileged/premium' features on all the forums I'm registered with online, I'd probably be spending over $1000 a year.

I'd be surprised if 'information cleansing' became an issue as a result, and I would think the benefits outweigh the risk imo.

...Just my 2 cents!

7 cents...

hybridazn · May 2, 2017

I know when I read thru large threads I never go back to the original post to check for edits. I feel the best way to update info in a thread is to simply make a new post in the thread doing so.

Hans Solo · Aug 6, 2017

This is the most ridiculous thing to make us pay in order to edit posts! I had to come searching to find this thread after realizing the problem.

This DOES NOT make people want to use your forum. Not everyone wants/can give a monetary donation to every pet and hobby forum they are on, IN ORDER TO EDIT A POST! Crazy.

Please take that feature off.

Absolutely lowers the quality of older threads. I couldn't update my build thread for example and the first page is always where people look. People are less inclined to show their things off. What a dumb administrative decision. I am at a loss. There are better ways to make money, there are ads, this is just funny.

Tahoe61 · Aug 6, 2017

Hans Solo said:
This is the most ridiculous thing to make us pay in order to edit posts! I had to come searching to find this thread after realizing the problem.

This DOES NOT make people want to use your forum. Not everyone wants/can give a monetary donation to every pet and hobby forum they are on, IN ORDER TO EDIT A POST! Crazy.

Please take that feature off.

Absolutely lowers the quality of older threads. I couldn't update my build thread for example and the first page is always where people look. People are less inclined to show their things off. What a dumb administrative decision. I am at a loss. There are better ways to make money, there are ads, this is just funny.

Please reach out to moderation if you feel that strongly about editing a post we will be more than happy to assist you. Do not know how many forums you frequent but this is pretty standard across the board.

hybridazn · Aug 6, 2017

Tahoe61 said:
Please reach out to moderation if you feel that strongly about editing a post we will be more than happy to assist you. Do not know how many forums you frequent but this is pretty standard across the board.

Agreed, just about every forum I've been on is like this. At least here at r2r we offer it as an option, even if it's for a small fee. Unfortunately the forum doesn't run on air haha

Hans Solo · Aug 6, 2017

My friends, I've been on the internet pretty much it's entire modern existence and I have never come across a forum that you couldn't edit a post without paying a fee... I don't know about all the marine forums though. However, both reef central and nano reef certaintly do not make you do that and of course reefcentral is huge.

Come on guys. Editing a post after an hour costs money? Don't tell me this is common.