Where have my edit option gone?

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The discussion centers around the recent removal of the edit option for posts older than 20-24 hours. Users are confused as the edit feature still works in some subforums but is limited in others. There is a consensus that the time restriction is too short, with suggestions for extending it to seven days. Participants argue that a better approach would be to restrict edits only after someone has replied to a post, ensuring the integrity of discussions. Overall, the change has sparked debate about the balance between editing flexibility and maintaining conversation clarity.
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Where have my "edit" option gone??

I was going to edit an earlier post by me, but I couldn't find the edit option!
What's happened?

EDIT: It works in this subforum, though..strange.

2.EDIT: It seems I've lost all edit options on posts earlier than today.
 
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Edits are now only possible within 20-24 hours of the original post.
 
Thanks for the clarification, Evo!
 
Evo said:
Edits are now only possible within 20-24 hours of the original post.
This seems lika a bad idea to me. In my opinion, the time limit should much longer (if we need a time limit at all). Why not make it, say, 7 days?
 
The time limit is actually a lot less than 20-24 hours. I can't edit the posting I made about 13 hours ago.
 
Hmm...it seems it would make more sense to limit editing once someone has replied to a post rather than based on an arbitrary time interval. That way, someone doesn't reply to a post and then return to see that their reply makes no sense because the original content was changed. Keeps people honest that way ;-)
 

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