I've Just Discovered the Edit Button

By Val
@valmnz (17097)
New Zealand
September 14, 2015 10:09pm CST
Okay, it's taken me nearly a week of being here every day, but I've just realised there's an edit button here. I guess I'm a bit slow on the uptake, because many sites have one now. I usually try to edit my discussion starter before I post it, but I do miss the odd thing sometimes. But what I'm most delighted about is that I can edit my responses and comments. I don't know about you, but sometimes I dash these off, press the button, then realise I forgot to check it. Now I'm getting into the habit of taking a second look, but if I do miss something I can fix it. Even better, when I put my comment in the wrong place, as I have done a couple of times, I think I can delete it . So much learning in such a short time! Do you make use of edit and delete?
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18 responses
Yuki
@yukimori (10148)
• United States
15 Sep 15
I rarely use the delete button. I've occasionally edited my posts for typos or minor grammatical errors, but those features are relatively new since they were added when the new layout came out in 2013. I'm still in the habit of double-checking posts as I write them because I spent six and a half years here when we weren't able to do anything after the fact. When I do add more to a post, I mark it with ETA (edited to add). It's partly a habit I picked up hanging out on another forum for the last couple of years, and partly because I want other members to be able to tell that I've added more to the original post. ETA: I completely forgot about the issues with trying to make part of a word bold...
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
Ooh, you make it all sound so complicated
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Yuki
@yukimori (10148)
• United States
15 Sep 15
@valmnz That was definitely not my intention!
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
15 Sep 15
i aint a clue how to make schtuff bold, italic, bullets 'n such on here. most interestin' how that sorta thingy 's done. i can do it in my word processor, but'm lost when it gets o'er on this end 'n jest looks a mess.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
15 Sep 15
there's an edit button? dang, i aint seen such 'n prolly ought to pay more mind, eh?
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
That's just what I thought too
crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
15 Sep 15
@Raelove thanks! i had to go huntin' fer it after readin' this, lol. not that i'm much fer editin' these days. typically it is what it is.
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firecracker
@sacmom (14192)
• United States
15 Sep 15
Yep, I've used the edit button several times now!
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
And I can see I'll be using it from here on
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
15 Sep 15
Well, we will not discover things here if we are always at a rush . I always would edit my post after submitting it . Somehow , seeing it in its submitted form already , makes it easy for me to edit some things i miss .
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
I try to be careful with my posts. It's the comments I'm most glad to be able to edit.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (139976)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Sep 15
I use the edit buttom if I find that I made to many errors. I like that button.
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
I think I'm going to like it too
sofs
@sofssu (23662)
•
15 Sep 15
I love the edit button too.. Its good to edit my goofups..
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
Oh, so I'm not the only one who makes goof ups?
suziecat7
@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
16 Sep 15
I'm still feeling my way around too.
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
16 Sep 15
Nice to see you here
Always smiling
@allknowing (137770)
• India
15 Sep 15
How on earth would anyone survive here without those saviours!!!
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fufurinha
@fufurinha (11930)
• Portugal
15 Sep 15
I've already used both buttons. I once posted a comment in a wrong tab (wrong discussion) and I deleted. And it has happened a lot of times to make some mistake in discussions I start or on comments I make.
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Mohd. Irfan Alam
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
15 Sep 15
It took me a lot of time and some prompting by a few Mylot buddies, to discover the, 'discussions' grey pencil which rests on the right end of the Mylot toolbar.
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
I think I was lucky enough to read about that one in the guidelines or somewhere before I started
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
@gregario888 yes, this place was a bit hard to figure out at first, but everyone was so helpful. i'm glad i perservered. You haven't been writing discussions? Well, not when i last looked, anyway.
Mohd. Irfan Alam
@gregario888 (1276)
• Aurangabad, India
15 Sep 15
@valmnz I had one of the hardest times of my life, in figuring that out.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
15 Sep 15
You are ahead of me here, where is the "edit" button?
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
@marlina When you've written something, a little row of blue word links shows, after your discussion post it says suggest, edit, delete and something similar after your response or comment, comment, edit, delete.
Naman jindal
@Namanjindal13 (340)
• Delhi, India
15 Sep 15
Hahahaha Ya I have noticed And ya edit button is quite necessary sometime we write that should have been there so it should be removed in proper time
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
I'm glad I'm aware of it now.
Naman jindal
@Namanjindal13 (340)
• Delhi, India
15 Sep 15
@valmnz ya it is good
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
15 Sep 15
ha ha you girls are funny - yes there is an Edit button - but It took me a lesson in finding the smily faces - so we are all learning. BB is still not letting me enter - maybe they have banned me from the site after my post!!
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
I tried again 5 minutes ago - I'm detemined to read your post.
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Inlemay
@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
15 Sep 15
@valmnz I am determined to get on there too - I see Anja got a featured post as well with Mo
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kloud
@kloud9 (86)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 15
sometimes i use the edit button to correct my grammatical error
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Karen Waterson
@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Sep 15
I certainly have, and I am glad we can do that now. I went to my old discussions and deleted the ones that are no longer pertinetnt to me, and as far as the edit is concerned, I do use it when posting responses or comments, espeically if I have made typing errors. They are great to have, but they should be used properly.
much2say
@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Sep 15
Isn't that a great feature? I try to get things right the first time, but of course it doesn't always happen - so it sure comes in handy when it's needed. And thank goodness we can do it on responses and comments too!
Jellybelly
@CookieMonster46 (13454)
• United States
15 Sep 15
Well, I sure haven't noticed the edit button, I will have to keep my eyes out for it. I make a mistake and want to go back and fix it
Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
15 Sep 15
Blue link under your discussion post and on the comments and responses you've written
peggy baker
@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
15 Sep 15
well its nice to know that theres a edit buttom here a chance to correct some typing but its a nice place to go and meet new people and have conversations with some of the greatest people from all over the world