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To: zeugma; John Robinson
> FR needs an edit feature.

LOL. FR already HAS an edit function. It's called "Preview". I know, I know, nobody reads their own comment before hitting "Post" any more than they read the OP article. It's a matter of tradition....

But if you want an "edit/correct prior comment" feature, code it up and send the source to John Robinson and see what he says. :-)

Of course the problem is more one of maintaining database transaction consistency, than of user interface. So if I were specifying such a feature, I would keep it real simple:

  1. After the initial comment is accepted, you have 30 seconds in which you can hit a new "Re-edit prior comment" button. After 30 seconds, it's cast in concrete.

  2. You can only re-edit the prior comment. Older comments, even within 30 seconds, are cast in concrete.

  3. You can only re-edit any given comment once.
But it's easier to just hit "Preview" and read what you wrote before hitting "Post". Not that I'm very good at that either, you understand.
26 posted on 12/24/2023 10:22:35 AM PST by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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To: dayglored
But it's easier to just hit "Preview" and read what you wrote before hitting "Post". Not that I'm very good at that either, you understand.

How dare you suggest that I should proofread my own posts! lol.

Merry Christmas!

27 posted on 12/24/2023 1:35:21 PM PST by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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