To think there should be an option to 'add details' to your original post??

[Bumsnetter]

So you don't have to keep repeating yourself throughout the thread in order to clarifying things

[notherdaynotherdollar]

there should be a lot more features to make it more usable tbh

[Tortington]

nope, the thing about posts is - they are as they are posted - if you post something in haste and make yourslef look like a twat - said twattish post remains and cant be changed.

[Bumsnetter]

I don't mean so it can be changed, just so you can add details to it, perhaps in a different colour/box or something so people can see the original seperately?

[Sirzy]

I think an edit function would be very useful.

Even if changes were automatically coloured like PP said, or just with a "post edited at 21:45" type footnote.

[Bumsnetter]

I hate having to repeat myself again and again in threads, especially when they get long

[southeastastra]

a quick edit function would be good

if you have to keep on re-clarifying yourself then you are probably posting on aibu and should post on a topic

[AgentZigzag]

Does anyone know the reason why they don't let posters edit?

Maybe they want us to look like twats?

Make them look better

[Bumsnetter]

I guess because if you changed the post none of teh subsequent ones would make sense. They should let you add to it though.

[squeakytoy]

having an edit facility is NEVER a good idea...

[usualsuspect]

A timed edit facility works well on other forums

[Sirzy]

Why not squeaky?

[AmazingBouncingFerret]

An edit function would interupt the flow of a thread. If someone came onto the thread late the whole thing wouldnt make any sense because they would read through lots of replies to the original OP and would be confused.

[TrillianAstra]

Nope, because if I have read your thread and replied and you add details I need it to be below my post, not up at the top because I have already read that.