Edited Posts should show up in Forum Spy

[celticpride678]

I have edited many posts in my time on Mac Rumors, but I think the main reason is so I don't have a double post. However, sometimes, I want people to see what I have updated. Since Forum Spy is written by Mac Rumors, why can we not make it so it shows edited posts too? Thanks. Any thoughts?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Good feature, not sure how hard it would be to do this though.

 

[-aggie-]

Couldn't this abused?

 

[celticpride678]

Couldn't this abused?

How can it be abused?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Couldn't this abused?

Absolutely. I believe that as long as it didn't recognize edits made quickly, just as the forum doesn't. I.e. edits where it actually shows the edited time.

 

[celticpride678]

Absolutely. I believe that as long as it didn't recognize edits made quickly, just as the forum doesn't. I.e. edits where it actually shows the edited time.

I see. So they could take the time made in the forums and put it into the Forum Soy?

 

[-aggie-]

How can it be abused?

I could go in a post, change a letter or add a space.

Then do it again

and again

and again.

Get the picture (double spaced on purpose).

Thus I could keep my posts at the top of Forum Spy. No one would really know.

 

[aethelbert]

I would guess that the vast majority of edits are to correct spelling, clarify on a minor issue, or fix grammar. This doesn't seem like a great idea. And there's no way to really know what percentage of posts are edited within the first five minutes, either.

 

[MacDawg]

Or alternately, when you edit a post MR could blow a synthesized trumpet sound and an animated .gif could wave a red flag that says "hey, look at me".

Not sure how much trouble that would be to implement either

Woof, Woof - Dawg