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 Post subject: Displaying edit time in posts
PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:57 am 
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Yes, searched the title before creating the thread. Couldn't find any result. ;-)

Actually, if any person edits his posts after some time of posting, it is quite difficult to tell whether he has edited something or not, without reading the whole post again - just to check.

This seems to me as a problem in technical discussions where the every bit of information is important (specially when the asker is a new person).

Can we have an edit time posted at the end of the post like:
Edited at 21:24 on 19 Apr Thu.
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 Post subject: Re: Displaying edit time in posts
PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:52 am 
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That does exist, did you even try it before posting? Only exception is if your post has no replies - then any edits will be invisible.

EDIT: This was added, see the time below my signature. Works fine for everything but the last post in a thread.

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 Post subject: Re: Displaying edit time in posts
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I have a thread here. In that thread edits were made by me and the other person, but no edit time line was shown anywhere. I accidentally read again his post and noticed he had edited it. I edited my posts too but couldn't see any notification - hence posted this thread.


Is there a minimum period of time before this notification gets showed up? What is it?

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For a trial, I again edited the last post in that thread just now, no time notification is been shown anywhere.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25173&p=208197#p208197

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 Post subject: Re: Displaying edit time in posts
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It's general idea that you do not put new information by editing an existing post. You do that by writing a new post.
Even you found your post are incorrect, you should write a new followup on that.

IMO, edit are for typos and minor fixes..


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 Post subject: Re: Displaying edit time in posts
PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:21 pm 
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bubach wrote:
Only exception is if your post has no replies - then any edits will be invisible.
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Works fine for everything but the last post in a thread.


AnishaKaul wrote:
For a trial, I again edited the last post in that thread just now, no time notification is been shown anywhere.


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 Post subject: Re: Displaying edit time in posts
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This behaviour should not be changed.

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 Post subject: Re: Displaying edit time in posts
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It seems there is a particular time after which the edits start showing up.
In that thread besides the last post, edits were made to other posts too.

What is the minimum time before edit notice can start showing up?

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Location: Supporting the cause: Use \tabs to indent code. NOT \x20 spaces.
Yo:

Why does all this matter so much? :?

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gravaera wrote:
Why does all this matter so much? :?

Because that thread is NOT going to be my last thread here, and therefore I need to know how things work here.

bluemoon wrote:
It's general idea that you do not put new information by editing an existing post. You do that by writing a new post.
Even you found your post are incorrect, you should write a new followup on that. IMO, edit are for typos and minor fixes..

Yes, I know that, but people do add info to previous posts forgetting that others may miss it.

This post is an example - I added the second quote here "after some time". No notice is being showed. :(

Please, can we reduce the time line (whatever it is) for showing the notice?

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There is millions of people using the phpBB forum software all around the world, nobody has cared enough to change this behavior yet - but you could always try asking them. Not us.

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bubach wrote:
There is millions of people using the phpBB forum software all around the world, nobody has cared enough to change this behavior yet - but you could always try asking them. Not us.

Ah! I thought it is controllable by this forum. Thanks.

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