dlublink Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Hello, I think that the topic/subject of a thread should always be editable by the original author ( perhaps not the entire message, but just the topic ) I did in fact read the note about you deleting/editing posts, and I agree with your reasoning. However, as a thread evolves, ( a well written topic ) may need updating. For example, in this thread : http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,303661.0.html As I did further research, it would seem the problem might be from the sending and not the receiving end. I could update the topic/subject so that is reflects the latest findings, this could be good for users who often do more research after posting a message to the boards. The other option might be to give each post a topic, and show the last topic with the first topic in the forum view, this could be even better. This could give the forum list reader more information about the current position of the discussion. Thanks, David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Not sure a title for every post is needed, but I think it's a good suggestion being able to update the thread title. On the other hand though, half the time people post titles like "N00B IN NEED!!!" or something, I can't see them (or probably the greatest part of the user base) going to the effort of updating the title. Question of whether the reward would actually justify the investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 The suggestion you're suggesting assumes that someone is going to re-write the SMF code. This forum is made by Simple Machines Why not take it up with them... make a mod request or something. Otherwise, say someone does make this modification; once SMF comes out with its next release, the mod will no longer work. At which point this place and its staff would have to keep up with another mod. Honestly though, I don't like the idea of a topic for every post. It seems like it would be confusing and it really doesn't make any sense when you can just have one topic for all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlublink Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 The suggestion you're suggesting assumes that someone is going to re-write the SMF code. This forum is made by Simple Machines Why not take it up with them... make a mod request or something. Otherwise, say someone does make this modification; once SMF comes out with its next release, the mod will no longer work. At which point this place and its staff would have to keep up with another mod. Honestly though, I don't like the idea of a topic for every post. It seems like it would be confusing and it really doesn't make any sense when you can just have one topic for all of them. A title for each post is maybe a bit exagerated, but I think that the ability to modify the original topic would be good. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zane Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 That's why you pick a good title to start with.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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