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[Suggestion] Allow original post EDIT before 1st reply
Currently GT forums are configured the way, that the original subject can be only EDITed within X minutes after posting.

I accept it, but it would be more logical/practical to allow original poster to EDIT the post/subject before anybody replied to the post. This would be a per forum option.

Pro or contra opinions about this idea?

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it would be more logical/practical to allow original poster to EDIT the post/subject before anybody replied to the post.
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Can't you just pick the right subject in the first place when composing?

I've made probably several thousand new threads and probably once or twice had to edit a subject line. I don't see a real need for this feature...but that's just me.

If editing is really necessary then couldn't you just set the edit time to a higher number of minutes?

I also don't understand what is logical about stopping people posting before you edit the subject line. That doesn't make sense to me - what if you don't want to edit it - how will the script know when and when not to allow people to reply?

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Paul: Jan 2, 2003, 2:43 AM
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I accept your opinion. And also true, rarely need to EDIT the original post/subject.
But would be interesting to see, how many threads are, when the 1st and 2nd post owner is the same.
I think it would be a few percents which match that condition...

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If editing is really necessary then couldn't you just set the edit time to a higher number of minutes?
I meant the GT forum. And I'm not admin nor moderator on GT forum.

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stopping people posting before you edit the subject line.
??? Who ever told this?

Sigh. I did NOT wrote such, that anything would not to allow people to reply!
I wrote, user should be able to EDIT post, before the first reply. So if the post owner was able to find a solution, or wants a more descriptive subject, to be able to EDIT it.

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Who ever told this?

I must have mis-interpretted your suggestion.

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I meant the GT forum. And I'm not admin nor moderator on GT forum.

Yes I know, but the edit time affects all users.

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Paul: Jan 2, 2003, 3:44 AM
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