How to Edit a Post
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 1:44 pm
Users can edit their posts after initial submission. To access the EDIT function, use the pencil icon that appears in a group of icons at the top of the post:
If the browser cursor is hovered over an icon, the browser should reveal the function. The functions are, left to right:
EDIT POST -- DELETE POST -- REPORT POST -- QUOTE POST
The number of options available depends on the user viewing the post. Users who have not logged in and do have an account see very few options. Users who are logged in see more options. An author viewing their own post sees more options, including the EDIT option. Authors can only delete their own posts under certain circumstances. Authors can edit their own posts, but there is a time limit of about 24-hours from the initial posting time. [Update, that time limit has been increased since this article was posted. See below for the new time limit.]
The purpose of the functions is mostly implicit in their names. The REPORT POST is a means to alert a moderator that the post is objectionable.
If the browser cursor is hovered over an icon, the browser should reveal the function. The functions are, left to right:
EDIT POST -- DELETE POST -- REPORT POST -- QUOTE POST
The number of options available depends on the user viewing the post. Users who have not logged in and do have an account see very few options. Users who are logged in see more options. An author viewing their own post sees more options, including the EDIT option. Authors can only delete their own posts under certain circumstances. Authors can edit their own posts, but there is a time limit of about 24-hours from the initial posting time. [Update, that time limit has been increased since this article was posted. See below for the new time limit.]
The purpose of the functions is mostly implicit in their names. The REPORT POST is a means to alert a moderator that the post is objectionable.