Issue with editing people's comments...

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

OK, understood.

And just say no to Wikiwars.

 

[Bad Paper]

What we don't do is rewrite anything.

I can think of one time recently that Hypersmurf rewrote something of mine.

I get moderated all the time, because I'm a dickhead, and each time it happens I am impressed with the mods' restraint. I used to run a BBS, and I know how hard it is to do this well.

For the record, I disagree with Asmor. 1) The mods show impressive tact, and 2) prompting the poster to change his post assumes that the poster will log on again anytime in the next week. I frequently go days or weeks between logging on here. Keeping the board running smoothly and diplomatically is the mods' job, man; that's why we keep them drunk with power. Asking users to come back and change their posts opens the door to intense passive aggressive behavior. This I know.

on sub-topic: today is my birthday, so there! I even got my birthday email!

 

[Piratecat]

Happy birthday.


(EDIT BY REL - It took every fiber of restraint that I possess not to change that to "Happy birthday, dickhead. " It's almost like I'm becoming a better person.)

 

[hong]

Happy birthday.

EDIT BY HONG: Ditto

 

[Plane Sailing]

that's why we keep them drunk with power

Hic!

 

[Pielorinho]

If you want to see an example of this process in action, check out the most recent Order of the Stick thread...

Daniel's explanation: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=195766&p=3506535
Edited post: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=195766&p=3506483
Edited post: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=195766&p=3506487

You wanna know what takes real restraint, is not editing this post so that the first link goes to my explanation of the problem instead of to a completely different post in the thread . See, we can be restrained!

(Oh, and a belated happy birthday to Bad Paper and to the Dreamy Piratecat!)

Daniel

 

[Pbartender]

You wanna know what takes real restraint, is not editing this post so that the first link goes to my explanation of the problem instead of to a completely different post in the thread . See, we can be restrained!

It goes to the right post when I click on it.

Well... it goes to the post above the linked post, which is the right post.

 

[Pielorinho]

For me it goes to post 44, not post 43. Weird.

Daniel

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

For me it goes to post 44, not post 43. Weird.

Daniel

Pbartender might be running a higher screen resolution so he sees more. Without scrolling up or down, I only see posts 44 and 45 on my screen.

 

[Pielorinho]

Ah, that could be.

I just threw in another edit of a post; free virtual noogie to whoever finds it first!

Daniel