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What the!? -- there's a message-editing timeout???

Why is there a message-editing timeout!??? When I went back to a message I posted JUST YESTERDAY, the "Modify message" link was GONE!! ""Why can't I edit messages posted on, like, the day before!??? Sometimes I might even want to edit messages I posted a year before! If you don't remove the message-editing timeout, I might have to post the "please delete this thread/post/message" to all the threads I posted on, although you never actually deleted it as I told you to anyway...

Re: What the!? -- there's a message-editing timeout???

Reply #1 –
THE "Modify message" link IS ALREADY GONE NOW!!.. Pretty soon, the "Modify message" link of this message will be gone also.

Re: What the!? -- there's a message-editing timeout???

Reply #2 –
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An Error Has Occurred!
You may not modify this post as the time limit for edits has passed.
Please remove the time limit for edits.

Re: What the!? -- there's a message-editing timeout???

Reply #3 –
In the old forum, we could not edit at all. It's an improvement.
Also, the time limit forces you to think before you post. And me, for that matter.
Happy posting,
Rob.

Re: What the!? -- there's a message-editing timeout???

Reply #4 –
I personally would rather see a time limit on editability than have to worry about having to go through all the old posts in the entire forum to check if anyone changed anything from way back.
 

Re: What the!? -- there's a message-editing timeout???

Reply #5 –
"Also, the time limit forces you to think before you post."

Apparently not. ;-)