Hi Swinks, this is a general change. Editing is available in the first five minutes, then disables. This was done as recently a former member edited quite a number of posts by deleting their content,
personally I would allow people to delete their own posts
your way seems to me to be too controlling
Yes, it is sad when a member throws a temper tantrum and does a mass deletion, but it is not a regular occurence and thus does not diminish the site
It is not only "sad", but it creates a massive problem from the admin side of things as we have to clean up the mess, and then modify every single post where comments were deleted, but quoted. It is not "controlling" at all, as you can "preview" each post before hitting the "post" button, and you have 5 minutes to change it again, if need be. So there are two opportunities to correct a post within the 5 minutes. We would have preferred NOT to make this change, but the pros outweigh the cons. It is a global change that affects all members.
As Nick suggested, if someone needs something changed - PM either of us.
