Allow users to edit comments (time limited) in the support forums

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  garysixtyeight · Member · Apr 15, 2017 at 9:37 pm

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  It would allow users to correct typos or formatting issues. The spell checker is neat, but it can’t help with typos in css or html.

  I suspect part of the reason these forums don’t allow this is because some users have a tendency to delete their comments in threads once they’ve been resolved.

  One “middle ground” solution would be to allow users to edit their comments for a very short time period after they’ve made them. The .org support forums are a good example of how this can work

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 19, 2017 at 4:56 am

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  @garysixtyeight Thanks for your idea and input, but…

  When this feature was available in the COM forums, it was abused by users to change what they had said in a fast-paced discussion thread when someone had already posted a reply while they were typing theirs. Personally, I do not want to see a return to that chaos. This is also how commenting works on blogs hosted on COM. There is no time frame to edit a blog comment.

  If someone needs to update or correct information in their comment or correct a typo, they can do so by adding an additional comment.

  If comment formatting goes pear-shaped, then tag the thread MODLOOK and note the issue for Staff.

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  garysixtyeight · Member · Apr 19, 2017 at 5:05 am

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  @justjennifer – Thanks for the feedback and info on past experiences.