topic Re: Edit Feature in Q Talk

Edit Feature

mousiegirl — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:14:54 GMT

I was enjoying the removal of the "edited" and date. I see no reason whatsoever that a poster cannot edit their post without it being acknowledged by QVC, what is the point, and now it is back! I would like to see it removed, again.

Re: Edit Feature

stevieb — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:45:27 GMT

I agree with you and posted as much on the thread now devoted to issues related to moderating the forums... Initially, the representative agreed and said there was no reason for it. Then, she came back and said that when we edit our own posts it would appear. There appeared to be a real disconnect with the response and it appears it's back and annoying as ever... The only time the notation seems relevant is if the moderator edits someone's post, not when we edit our own. Of all the things they could do to improve the forums, mainly correct functionality issues, this seems completely superfluous.

Re: Edit Feature

gazelle77 — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:21:06 GMT

Wish they would FIX what is broken.....leave what works alone.

Re: Edit Feature

icezeus — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:44:13 GMT

I was also pleased that they had removed the notation when you come back and edit your own posts. I noticed yesterday that it had returned.

QVC, if you are reading this please remove it.

Re: Edit Feature

stevieb — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 02:59:48 GMT

Anyone who doesn't like the reintroduction of this feature might want to consider going to the community update blog found under The Q We Love, Q News, or Suggestion Box and registering your point of view. One of the Q representatives is actually reading and responding to posts there. Probably won't matter, but might be worth the effort. Who knows...?!

Re: Edit Feature

Remee — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 03:03:39 GMT

I also am VERY peeved that this feature is back. It serves no purpose to me whatsoever, and seems to be more of a nuisance than ever, and it was wonderful while gone. QVC count my vote as a very unhappy poster. PLEASE ERADICATE THIS FEATURE ONCE AND FOR ALL.

Re: Edit Feature

stevieb — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:25:02 GMT

I know. I was so glad when it stopped showing up and then when I edited a post and saw it was back I thought of ALL the things they could have addressed they chose to make THAT a priority... Anyway, I saw the notation had returned and just thought it was a bummer...

Re: Edit Feature

Kachina624 — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 06:48:39 GMT

I liked being able to correct a typo without the whole world knowing.

Wow, we all agreed on something!

Re: Edit Feature

dooBdoo — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 07:43:04 GMT

Hi, ladies! I saw this under discussion in the "Community Update Sept 29, 2014" blog, so I commented there and on my ongoing thread referenced in that blog (thread is here). I just now saw this thread on the same topic, so I wanted to respond here, too, and try to summarize what I wrote elsewhere.

I'm one of those (and not the only one) who is glad the Q restored the edit flag to indicate the poster changed their own post. I think it's more open, honest, forthright. I can't think of another forum that allows a person to alter their words with no notation indicating they did so. In looking back in the old, archived threads here it appears QVC always* has flagged a post when the author modified it.

Yet I can't recall seeing any complaints before now.

I'm wondering, why now after all these years QVC should stop marking these modified posts. And I don't see any harm caused by the flags, especially considering the benefits of knowing someone made changes to what everyone initially read and possibly wrote responses to.

jmo, ymmv

(*With the exception of the few recent weeks when it disappeared evidently while they fixed the problem of the "Report Inappropriate" generating a "last edited" flag.)

Re: Edit Feature

voyager1980 — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:53:41 GMT

My vote goes to KEEP THE ""LAST EDITED & DATE"" !!

Somebody quoted a post of mine & they changed a word & made a joke & when I called them on it they said I changed my post. But I didn't. If the ""last edited"" had been working it would have been obvious I didn't change my post. That was no fun

Re: Edit Feature

Krimpette — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:22:17 GMT

I agree. I don't edit my posts very often but when I do, it's usually because I make a spelling or grammar typo. I see no need to have any know that I edited, lest they fear I edited it with some ulterior motive.

Re: Edit Feature

mousiegirl — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 16:49:26 GMT

I didn't know one could alter someone else's post. I read my post, and sometimes I see a typo only after it is posted, even though I read it before, so I go back to fix it, or I left something out that I wanted to say. I am wondering why QVC bothered to remove it in the first place if it wasn't going to be permanent. I did learn a while ago that when editing more than once, the previous "edited" can be removed, so there isn't a list of "edited" on the post.

Re: Edit Feature

suzyQ3 — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:04:04 GMT

I am glad they put it back. I'm not embarrassed in the least about editing my posts either for typos, errors, or content. And I've been on threads in which I think it's very good that a poster cannot edit without this notation.

And I also have never been on a site similar to this one that doesn't have some type of notice when a poster edits.

If I edit more than once, I do delete the previous edit notations.

Re: Edit Feature

kittymomNC — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 23:03:42 GMT

On 10/6/2014 mousiegirl said:
I didn't know one could alter someone else's post. Sometimes I see a typo only after it is posted, even though I read it before, so I go back to fix it, or I left something out that I wanted to say. I am wondering why QVC bothered to remove it in the first place if it wasn't going to be permanent. I did learn a while ago that when editing more than once, the previous "edited" can be removed, so there isn't a list of "edited" on the post.

You can edit someone's post if you quote it. As you can see, I bolded the first sentence of your post, and then removed "I read my post, and " And capitalized the S in sometimes.

I've found that many posters never go back and read what has been posted further back in the thread, so they wouldn't be aware if someone quoted you and changed what you said. I like the "edited" feature because sometimes I respond to someone's post, and then they go back and edit theirs, which then can cause mine to make no sense. Now if they edit it, it's obvious that they did something to it.

Re: Edit Feature

stevieb — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:20:38 GMT

This is not a huge deal to me one way or the other, I simply prefer the forums without the notation. It is what it is...

Re: Edit Feature

Qlady100 — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 10:11:28 GMT

I just don't see what purpose it served .......