A chance to correct one's published comment
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More than once I’ve entered a comment, only to discover moments later that there’s a typo or some other mistake in it. Would it be possible to give WP commenters a chance to edit or correct their just-posted comments? I’ve been on some non-WP sites where, for 15 minutes or sometimes indefinitely, the commenter could go back in and edit his own published comment. A brief window would be enough, since inevitably we notice our gaffes half a second after we hit “enter.”
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As I am visyally challenged I rely on those whose blogs I comment on to be kind enough to correct obvious misspellings and typos. I do not support providing the ability to edit comments one has left on another blogger’s blog. I support contacting the blog owner and requesting that they do the editing.
From my comment policy:
7. Comment editing: If you wish to correct typos or spelling errors in a comment submitted for posting use a comment box on the most recent post to make contact, and they will be edited accordingly. All other editing requests will be dealt with on a one-by-one basis. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/commenting/
The reason I take that stand is because I have witnessed despicable goings on on Blogger blogs, where comments were edited and the edits changed the comment content radically leading to angry exchanges and chaos.
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Edit: “visyally challenged ” was meant to be “visually challenged”
Also I apologize for the blockquote error. I should have closed the tag before “The reason …”
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No abuse. You’d only be able to edit your own comment, not those of other people. The Denver Post is one example.
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And by the time you notify the administrator and the correction gets made, the typo or whatever has been visible who knows how long. Hours or even days. Besides, I wouldn’t want to bother the administrator with a simple typo, or maybe a code I messed up.
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That’s exactly what caused the chaos I referred to above.
Person A submits a comment
Person B submits a comment in reference to and based on the substantive comment in person A’s comment.
Person A edits their comment removing the substantive content and replaces it with malarkey.
By then Person C and D and E have now commented on the substantive content in A comment which A has removed.
All that happened within 15 minutes.There is no way I want what you want. We shall have to agree to disagree without becoming disagreeable but do know that I will not back down on this not now – not ever.
If this ability is introduced here at WordPress.com after the comment hell I went through at Blogger then I’ll close all comments on both of my blog and blog on sans discussion Or I’ll move my blogs back to self hosting.
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Doh! I’ve never encountered anything like that and would never have thought to do that. Guess I’m not as imaginative as I thought I was.
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Oh Pied,
It wasn’t an isolated occasion. The third time that happened I chose to close that absolutely insane chapter in my former blogging life at Blogger. I deleted my blog and moved here. -
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