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Editing FR Posts
self | 05/03/21 | Self

Posted on 05/03/2021 6:52:16 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative

Many website forums have a feature allowing the poster to edit his/her post after having hit "send". Some only allow edits within "x" minutes of posting,others have no limit. I wonder if FR could have such a feature. I,like some here,am a two fingered typist who makes more than his share of errors (thanks to my old brain cells dying off)...and they're usually discovered not long after having hit "send".

If it's not difficult...or expensive...to set up I hope FR will do it.


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KEYWORDS: 300club; areyouloggedin; donateplease; editing; freepathon; vanity; whiner
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To: Doofer
Those questions have been asked over the years many times and with no replies.

That's simply not true.

Jim and John Robinson have explained this.

They created the Free Republic code by hand, and it took an enormous amount of effort.

Since then, every effort has gone into maintaining the code. Changes like what's proposed are very laborious for them, and Jim Rob said they (at the time) didn't have time to do all of it.

21 posted on 05/03/2021 7:06:55 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! ("You, the American people, are my only special interest." --President Donald J. Trump)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Amen and amen. The functionality of this website is stuck in 1997. Seriously, how difficult would it be to add some of these features?


22 posted on 05/03/2021 7:07:01 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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To: Leaning Right
When I find that I have posted something with typos that I feel have affected the meaning in an inaccurate way or is just embarrassing... I just re-post with an apology. This seems to happen most frequently with Android devices using “auto-correct”.
23 posted on 05/03/2021 7:07:28 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: glennaro

Anyone who uses his/her real name on a public internet forum is rather foolish...IMO.


24 posted on 05/03/2021 7:08:26 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Gay State Conservative

I would love this, especially when I type what I really mean to say, Android changes it to something else, and I don’t notice till after posting.


25 posted on 05/03/2021 7:09:48 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

FreeRepublic is awesome because of its simplicity. I vote for keeping it that way.


26 posted on 05/03/2021 7:10:05 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: Carpe Cerevisi
The functionality of this website is stuck in 1997.

And that is one of the attributes that make it so great. I love it just the way that it is. Change is not always good.

27 posted on 05/03/2021 7:10:36 AM PDT by fireman15
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To: mylife

Was it on this list?

https://gooutlocal.com/ridiculous-idaho-town-names/


28 posted on 05/03/2021 7:11:13 AM PDT by deport ( )
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To: Carpe Cerevisi

Amen and amen. The functionality of this website is stuck in 1997. Seriously, how difficult would it be to add some of these features?


Isn’t it better that we all just learn to post better? That is the old standard and it has some strong points.


29 posted on 05/03/2021 7:11:39 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Alas Babylon!
Changes like what's proposed are very laborious for them, and Jim Rob said they (at the time) didn't have time to do all of it."

Hmmmm...didn't know that. I know less than nothing about computers so I guess I shouldn't be surprised to hear this.Like I said in my original post..."if it's not difficult or expensive".

30 posted on 05/03/2021 7:11:50 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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To: Gay State Conservative

Besides, some of the typos and errors are quite funny. Where would we be if “very series” had been corrected quickly?


31 posted on 05/03/2021 7:11:54 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Gay State Conservative

I agree that clearly that is often, although not always, the case. It does make for extra careful consideration (far more than mere “proofreading” and not a little confidence) before hitting “Post”.


32 posted on 05/03/2021 7:12:54 AM PDT by glennaro ("Until it's safe" means "never" (Dennis Prager))
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To: deport

#1


33 posted on 05/03/2021 7:13:42 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I like to think of it as posting without a safety net, as life should be.


34 posted on 05/03/2021 7:17:25 AM PDT by thescourged1
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To: gundog

we even have stupid forum category’s like “moose cheese sister” stuned beeber...


35 posted on 05/03/2021 7:17:42 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Gay State Conservative

The ability to edit at least for a limited time would be nice. (I just corrected two typos)(make that three).

I do proofread, every time, and still sometimes mistakes do get through. I type very fast, probably over 60 words a minute, but after correcting mistakes I might get 20 words a minute. And I make plenty, even after 25 years of typing on a regular basis.

So I’d like to see the capability to edit, at least for a few minutes. As is, I have to either ignore a typo or post a correction, which eats up more bandwidth.


36 posted on 05/03/2021 7:18:43 AM PDT by Paleo Pete (Make America Great Again...send biden to Mars.)
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To: mylife

I think I posted on that thread but don’t remember the
content. With the thread gone my content is also. But
we are still alive and breathing God’s good air.


37 posted on 05/03/2021 7:20:31 AM PDT by deport ( )
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I try to post light content as I grow very weary of talking about abortion and joe Biden all dam day and I get my posts pulled all the time,

I put in in chit chat but people still get their noses out of joint...

FR has become very anal


38 posted on 05/03/2021 7:22:47 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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every election cycle we have the purges...

and it diminishes our numbers


39 posted on 05/03/2021 7:26:46 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Safrguns

I see that term from time to time what is that all about ?


40 posted on 05/03/2021 7:29:16 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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