It escapes me why a coding forum wouldn't allow you to edit a post. What if I posted a long section of code and needed someone to tell me why I was getting an error in my compiler. If I don't paste it correctly, obviously I am going to want to fix it. Seriously, unless I just missed it, someone should explain why that isn't implemented.
It is implemented but for some reasons the edit button doesn't show up until you made a few posts.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by
definition, not smart enough to debug it.
- Brian W. Kernighan
It is a spamming technique to create a valid looking post and then come back and edit it to a spam message. For this reason, we disable editing of posts until a certain level of forum usage is achieved. At that point, we know the person isn't likely to be a spammer.
Brad!
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Brad! Jones, CodeGuru.com Site Director
Developer.com Network Director / EiC
It is a spamming technique to create a valid looking post and then come back and edit it to a spam message. For this reason, we disable editing of posts until a certain level of forum usage is achieved. At that point, we know the person isn't likely to be a spammer.
Brad!
Seems kinda overkill to go to that length to spam... Have you actually seen that happen?
No it's not that often so the method works pretty well...
Usually the edit button appears pretty quick so probably it's just an issue for new members that actually read up on how the board works before they do their first post. to you for doing that.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by
definition, not smart enough to debug it.
- Brian W. Kernighan
Seems kinda overkill to go to that length to spam... Have you actually seen that happen?
Yes
We have been averaging around two dozen forums in our network over more than decade. Several of these forums - like Codeguru's - are big, so they get the attention of spammers.
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Brad! Jones, CodeGuru.com Site Director
Developer.com Network Director / EiC
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Originally Posted by S_M_A
to you for doing that.
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