| Do you hate the fact that you can't edit the questions you post? |
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Asked 4 years ago
by spyros  Greece |
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No, I can edit them before I post them.
Yeah I know that. What happens if you have posted the question and then realize that you have changed your mind?
Delete it and write it again.
We do have plans for an edit feature in the future. One concern was that a question would get many points, and then the author would change it to something nasty. We figure the right solution is to allow editing up until it has received X points (2 or 3 for example) after which it's not editable.
Yes, I can see the logic in that. I am sure that some people would misuse the edit option in that way. I agree with the X points limit. It gives the user the small amount of time needed to rethink something and can't be misused. In addition you could also Flag edited questions and re-filter them for nasty words and stuff.
It would also allow a legitimate user the opportunity to restate (or clarify) a badly phrased question.
I'd leave it as it is. The comments posted should always be on the original question.
Yeah, not sure about where the comments fit into this idea. Bit of a challenge there. One idea would be to place a subtle dividing line within the comments themselves to show that they're talking about a different question. This is one of those things we'd probably roll out in a simple way initially and then adjust based on feedback. Good call though, it is a concern. Thanks.
If you could edit a question (other than just delete it) after you have posted it, I'm sure that feature would be misused... severely. Not by all, but certainly by some.
Only would be for your use on your question. Just as delete is.
When I say edit, I mean before it is published but after it is posted.
There is still a problem of misuse. If you could edit your questions, then you could totally change a question once it had enough votes to run.
For example you could hypothetically ask, "Do you like strawberry ice cream?" Then once people had voted it up high enough to run soon and/or left comments, you could change it to, "Do idiots ramble on about how much they like strawberry ice cream?"
No, I just delete the question and start over.
This isn't efficient