[aklap]

Originally Posted by DocJohn

I'm happy to post a poll on the issue to get the overall community's reaction/decision, but in the meantime I've upped it to 2 days' editing time.

Hi DocJohn,

I think a poll would be a fair thing to do.

Coming from one of the most active groups on this board [Celiac/Gluten Sensitivity], we are always posting new research. Yes, we do have our conversations around that, but not being able to edit our threads somewhat hinders us and how we function [quite effectively I might add] as a group. Of course I speak only for myself and not the group as a whole.

We use the board a repository for all the information we find. The very nature of our research/data gathering is not static, but very dynamic. It's a constant work in progress - much like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Having that data "frozen" in time will not be an easy issue to deal with.

[LizaJane]

Okay, kidding. But not totally. I voted for unlimited edits rather impulsively, having read the last page of this thread but not the first. Only after I went back and realized there was more to read, did I think more deeply about the issue, and think maybe unlimited time wasn't so good, for the reasons DocJohn outlined, which I'd never thought of.

I still would like a significant length of time to edit, but more importantly, to delete. I think there are many occasions I wish to edit my post only after I see how it looks and reads, but there are rare, and more important moments, when I want to take something down completely.

So I'd like that ability to remain indefinitely. If time for editing is limited, can time for deleting be forever?

LizaJane