Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Site stuff

Join our Innovation Panel to try new features early and help make Mumsnet better.

See all MNHQ comments on this thread

Flip

1 2

Original poster

Edit button

30 replies

Houseofvelour · 15/08/2021 09:05

MNHQ,

We are all begging for an edit button for our posts on a regular basis. Is there a reason why we can't have one?

OP posts:

CloseYourEyesAndSee · 15/08/2021 09:05

Are we??

Sparklingbrook · 15/08/2021 09:06

I've not seen a thread begging for this in a while.

But I'm all for an Edit function as long as it's a timed one. Or you can see what was originally posted, otherwise we'll have people rewriting history.

ChaosTrulyReigns · 15/08/2021 09:15

There's always been a reticence to this, but as SparklingBrook says, a timed function with access to the edits would be a good idea.

Kithic · 15/08/2021 09:17

I think one that shows edits would be best

Or ability to edit until there is a reply, once there is a reply, its locked

FlibbertyGiblets · 15/08/2021 09:18

Post preview is a useful tool [thumbs up]

SuperSketchy · 15/08/2021 09:20

@Sparklingbrook

I've not seen a thread begging for this in a while.

But I'm all for an Edit function as long as it's a timed one. Or you can see what was originally posted, otherwise we'll have people rewriting history.

Yes, I also think this.

I wouldn't like it if people could rewrite history as sparkling says

Original poster

Houseofvelour · 15/08/2021 09:57

@ChaosTrulyReigns

There's always been a reticence to this, but as SparklingBrook says, a timed function with access to the edits would be a good idea.

Totally agree this would be great

OP posts:

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 15/08/2021 10:21

Yes please ,a timed one !

liveforsummer · 15/08/2021 12:27

Yes you definitely need to be able to see the edits so people can just fix bad autocorrects rather than re write the truth when proved to be lying/wrong

Whinge · 15/08/2021 12:33

@Sparklingbrook

I've not seen a thread begging for this in a while.

But I'm all for an Edit function as long as it's a timed one. Or you can see what was originally posted, otherwise we'll have people rewriting history.

Another one who would love this. I know MNHQ mentioned the idea of an Edit button for Premium members, but I don't think they ever released it.

Tinpotspectator · 15/08/2021 16:44

I'd like one, just for spellings etc. But not a full edit one for premium only, or you'd get 2 classes of people-those who could edit history and not others.

Mysterian · 15/08/2021 17:48

Then you can play the edit game.

Player 1: "I never liked Justin Beeber much."

Player 2: "I thought he was ace! Lovely guy and a great singer and dancer."

Player 1 then edits their post to: "Hitler was a bad man", then quotes Player 2's response before they can edit it

Great fun.

Sparklingbrook · 15/08/2021 17:51

@Mysterian

Then you can play the edit game.

Player 1: "I never liked Justin Beeber much."

Player 2: "I thought he was ace! Lovely guy and a great singer and dancer."

Player 1 then edits their post to: "Hitler was a bad man", then quotes Player 2's response before they can edit it

Great fun.

That's why it needs to be a timed function.

Whinge · 15/08/2021 17:53

@Mysterian

Then you can play the edit game.

Player 1: "I never liked Justin Beeber much."

Player 2: "I thought he was ace! Lovely guy and a great singer and dancer."

Player 1 then edits their post to: "Hitler was a bad man", then quotes Player 2's response before they can edit it

Great fun.

Surely this is easily solved by having a message stating that the post was edited and when, or having a time specfic edit function?

Saucery · 15/08/2021 17:55

Could the Preview Message button be renamed? That gives you chance to edit your post, albeit before posting it.

Stealbee · 15/08/2021 17:56

Just use preview message.

Whinge · 15/08/2021 18:01

@Saucery

Could the Preview Message button be renamed? That gives you chance to edit your post, albeit before posting it.

Perhaps i'm alone in this, but the amount of times i've noticed a typing error, mistyped the * * to quote, or that i've written the the same word twice even after previewing is pretty high. see what I did there The annoying feeling of noticing the error after pressing post, bugs me and being able to edit it would be a welcome addition.

NeverHadANickname · 15/08/2021 18:05

@Sparklingbrook

I've not seen a thread begging for this in a while.

But I'm all for an Edit function as long as it's a timed one. Or you can see what was originally posted, otherwise we'll have people rewriting history.

I agree with this. Make it so you can see the previous versions of the post before any edits as well as the most recent post.

MikeWozniaksGloriousTache · 15/08/2021 18:15

Could the Preview Message button be renamed? That gives you chance to edit your post, albeit before posting it.
Perhaps i'm alone in this, but the amount of times i've noticed a typing error, mistyped the to quote, or that i've written the the same word twice even after previewing is pretty high. see what I did there The annoying feeling of noticing the error after pressing post, bugs me and being able to edit it would be a welcome addition.
If you don’t notice spelling mistakes in the preview function it’s unlikely you’d notice in time to edit if it was a timed function. I don’t think MN would ever implement a free for all edit function as it opens up too much room for fuckery on a site that is already ripe with trolls and perverts.

Sparklingbrook · 15/08/2021 18:25

I only ever use preview to check the picture I have attached is the right one.
If I type a long post, then preview it for spelling errors the thread will have moved on by the time it's up.

Whinge · 15/08/2021 18:40

@MikeWozniaksGloriousTache

Could the Preview Message button be renamed? That gives you chance to edit your post, albeit before posting it. Perhaps i'm alone in this, but the amount of times i've noticed a typing error, mistyped the to quote, or that i've written the the same word twice even after previewing is pretty high. see what I did there The annoying feeling of noticing the error after pressing post, bugs me and being able to edit it would be a welcome addition. If you don’t notice spelling mistakes in the preview function it’s unlikely you’d notice in time to edit if it was a timed function. I don’t think MN would ever implement a free for all edit function as it opens up too much room for fuckery on a site that is already ripe with trolls and perverts.

See this post is a perfect example of why an edit button would be helpful.

Original poster

Houseofvelour · 15/08/2021 20:13

Facebook used to (maybe it still does) have a button you could press to see previous edits.
If MN had this function, you'd get less people being CFs and messing about to make people look bad with edits as you could see the original message.

OP posts:

Original poster

Houseofvelour · 16/08/2021 01:06

MNHQ is there a reason why you're replying to other threads but not this one?

OP posts:

DramaAlpaca · 16/08/2021 01:36

I don't think we are 'all begging for an edit button' at all

That's what the Preview feature is for, to edit before you post.

It's been discussed so many times before and the answer has always been 'no', so there's no reason to expect MNHQ to change their minds this time.

Just post it and own it.

Whinge · 16/08/2021 06:30

That's what the Preview feature is for, to edit before you post.

For many other sites editing is something that is possible after posting, even if a time sensitive feature. The preview button only allows you to change you post prior to posting, so I see them as 2 completely different features.

Flip

1 2

Swipe left for the next trending thread