Is There a Way to Enable Unlimited Editing of a Post?.

I want to start a thread about ObamaCare-Healthcare 2018, and continually add to the original, thread-starting post, as new information comes forth during 2018. I do this in our insurance industry forum each year, but haven't figured out how to do so at ATS.

Can anyone offer guidance or advice in this matter? Thanks in advance.

-CareWeMust

No you get about 1 to 2 h and that's it, mods can modify an op anytime i think but i don't believe they would be adding info for you .

a reply to: carewemust

Just re-modify it with other posts.

a reply to: Indigent

I see there's a 4 hour limit. Oh well.. I'll investigate work-arounds.

originally posted by: 3daysgone
a reply to: carewemust

Just re-modify it with other posts.

Ahhh! I think I know what you're getting at, but you'd lose info every time you quote the original post and add new info to your new post.

a reply to: carewemust

it's a lie it says 4 but you got much much less

a reply to: carewemust

but it's not a four hour limit, it's lets you edit for only two for some reason.



ETA: i just hit edit and it said 119 minutes left.

originally posted by: carewemust
I want to start a thread about ObamaCare-Healthcare 2018, and continually add to the original, thread-starting post, as new information comes forth during 2018. I do this in our insurance industry forum each year, but haven't figured out how to do so at ATS.

Can anyone offer guidance or advice in this matter? Thanks in advance.

-CareWeMust

Just clicked on "Edit" for the above Original Post. Says I have 23 minutes left to do so. Then it's locked down.

a reply to: carewemust

that's two hours.

Well, if you hang a clock in the bathroom, standing on the commode while the porcelain is wet and you slip and make a drawing when you come to that you are willing to spend 30 years and a considerable amount of your family fortune to build and are willing to con some Libyans out of some plutonium...

a reply to: carewemust

What do you mean by continually?

Members lose the ability to edit after a couple of hours.

originally posted by: hounddoghowlie
a reply to: carewemust

that's two hours.

Yep.. sure is. But whether is 2 or 200 hours, that's not enough time for me to continually add to a post, as new info is learned.

originally posted by: Ahabstar
Well, if you hang a clock in the bathroom, standing on the commode while the porcelain is wet and you slip and make a drawing when you come to that you are willing to spend 30 years and a considerable amount of your family fortune to build and are willing to con some Libyans out of some plutonium...

I thought Hillary sold the plutonium to Russians and pocketed the funds?

originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
a reply to: carewemust

What do you mean by continually?

Members lose the ability to edit after a couple of hours.

Yes..prior posters have made that clear. Was hoping that there was some hidden "blogging" type sub-forum within ATS.

a reply to: carewemust

i agree, i was saying that it's not even what they say 4 hours.
there's been lots of times i wanted to edit a post or part of a thread only to find out it's to late, and to post it further in the thread it would lose it's impact,importance to the original post.

a reply to: carewemust

After the alloted time? No. But you can add: EDIT TO OP

originally posted by: carewemust
I see there's a 4 hour limit. Oh well.. I'll investigate work-arounds.

The message says 4 hours, but the true limit is 2 hours. When you edit a post within the time, you will see a message above the edit box telling you how much time is left. That message is counting down from 120 minutes, which is 2 hours.

a reply to: Ahabstar

Well, if you hang a clock in the bathroom, standing on the commode while the porcelain is wet and you slip and make a drawing when you come to that you are willing to spend 30 years and a considerable amount of your family fortune to build and are willing to con some Libyans out of some plutonium...

What the hell did you just say .

I would like an indefinite edit time also

my 2cenz

and a maybe a track edit feature where you can go back and see what time and what was edited.