Bug Missing Revision Time Stamps on Edited Posts: A New Bug on PF?

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A new bug on PF has emerged where revision time stamps on edited posts are not visible to users who are not logged in, while logged-in users can still see them. Some users speculate this change may have been intentional, though the purpose remains unclear. There is debate over whether this lack of visibility is a significant issue, with some arguing that guests do not need to see edit times. Others suggest that the change could impact user experience, especially when edits are made in response to other posts. Overall, the discussion highlights concerns about the implications of this bug for both user engagement and site functionality.
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I just now noticed a glitch in PF that seems to have started happening today. The revision time stamp on edited posts seems to have disappeared, if you are not logged into PF. But the revision time stamps still appear, as usual, if you are logged in. Do other people notice this new bug? What is causing the edit time stamps to disappear, at the moment?
 
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nvn said:
I just now noticed a glitch in PF that seems to have started happening today. The revision time stamp on edited posts seems to have disappeared, if you are not logged into PF. But the revision time stamps still appear, as usual, if you are logged in. Do other people notice this new bug? What is causing the edit time stamps to disappear, at the moment?

It was done on purpose. Is it a problem?
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
It was done on purpose.

I just tried to think what purpose it might serve, and failed :confused:

But since I use the "remember me" login option, presumably it doesn't affect me anyway.
 
AlephZero said:
I just tried to think what purpose it might serve, and failed :confused:

The more topic irrelevant noise is on the page the less Google tends to like it.

I don't see why a guest needs to know edit times, so didn't think it was a big deal.
 
Sometimes posts get edited in response to a later post, but I don't think it's a big deal either, compared with Google targetting PF with ads for clocks, or editing software :smile:
 

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