| Change contents of posts [message #254358] |
Thu, 26 July 2007 10:00  |
Frank
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Registered: March 2000
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Lately, I see some posts that have mod-edits. These edits seem to be changes of texts of the posters about urgency or non-descriptive topic-titles.
An example is this (note, this is just an example I came across)
I think we should not change the contents of posts in such a way.
Any thoughts on that from the others?
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| Re: Change contents of posts [message #254534 is a reply to message #254382] |
Fri, 27 July 2007 01:18  |
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Maaher
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Yep, I couldn't agree more. I try to interfere not too much. I edit posts of others in a limited number of cases:
- The original poster is rude, offensive (I edit out the most offensive part to avoid a flame war). This happens very rarely. I can only recall one particular thread where I edited out some rude language.
- The poster didn't add code tags and I add them. This is the majority of the cases
- In the Marketing forum I sometimes add location information to the title.
I suggest that those 'funny' titles are changed to something on topic. It is not very encouraging to other members, and it isn't better than the original title.
Thanks for bringing it up, Frank.
MHE
Edit: perhaps a hidden moderator forum to discuss these kind of things isn't bad? I remember Barbara Boehmer or djmartin bringing up the idea but I don't know whether it was really considered.
[Updated on: Fri, 27 July 2007 06:43] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: Change contents of posts [message #254900 is a reply to message #254534] |
Mon, 30 July 2007 00:59 |
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djmartin
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Location: Surges Bay TAS Australia
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I have modified posts to make them more readable by adding 'code' tags, reformatting code, and removing masses of 'white space'. Typically, the sort of things we have mentioned in the 'sticky' and which facilitate easier reading of a poster's entry.
Except for flame war prevention and copyright infringement, I don't think we should change the actual text, just the way that it is presented.
David
Upd: Typo-s.
[Updated on: Wed, 17 October 2007 20:46] Report message to a moderator |
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