Editing Comments

herohamp

I could type

This Guy Sucks
Then Change It To
Nice Job

cwkethan1508

Blueinkproductions wrote:
I actually think if someone edits a mean comment it is a good thing. They have realized that they are mean or have been too harsh and are changing it. Support. Also sometimes I want to rewrite something but I have already said it. What about a feature where you could delete your comments? I think it would be useful.

If I haven't said anyhting yet this^

IronBit_Studios

CosmicHamster wrote:
I actually support. We can edit posts, and even if they get reported and you edit them, you still get in trouble because the Scratch Team uses their magic to find out what it said before it was edited. I think it would be useful, if you made a mistake. I don't think there should be a time limit of when you can edit it, because you don't have that in the forums. I think that if you edit a comment, it would show that Last edited by username (Month day, year hour:minute:second) thing.

theonlygusti

I support, but everyone* should be able to view a comment's edit history to prevent cases like the ones described above.

If everyone can view a comment's edit history with a single click, people would realise they can still be reported for posting and editing mean comments.

And, I make so many typos, I need this feature xP

* if only the ST could see it, more mean comments would be posted and edited out, because it would be less obvious to Scratchers that edits are also moderated.

Also, maybe this could be another Scratcher-only feature?

Last edited by theonlygusti (May 23, 2015 21:26:09)

Rex208

joshuaho wrote:
What if someone wrote this?
This project is horrible! It could improve by….
…and then found that he was going to be reported. So then he edits the comment.
It could improve by…..
…and gets away with posting a mean comment.

I'm sorry, but I don't support because of what could potentially happen (like the situation above).

That's already possible on the forums. Same with editing your profile and your projects. If people could do that with comments, what stops them from doing the same with their profile, their projects, and their posts?

Support.

Cosmicstars-

(Post removed, oh wait, i'm reporting to close topic)

Last edited by Cosmicstars- (May 23, 2015 22:37:23)

DaSpudLord

joshuaho wrote:
What if someone wrote this?
This project is horrible! It could improve by….
…and then found that he was going to be reported. So then he edits the comment.
It could improve by…..
…and gets away with posting a mean comment.

I'm sorry, but I don't support because of what could potentially happen (like the situation above).

No support as per this.

tech-geek12

wilkgr wrote:
ExtremeLogic wrote:
So let's see what we have here:
-Some supporters?
-Limit of time when you can still edit it
-Keep a history of the (edited) comment
-Deleting own comments?
-Some people posting after this has been left alone for more than two weeks…

Am I right?
You're right, and I'm supporting this apart from the deleting.

i'm surpporting

A-no-meep

Support if there's a way for anybody to view previous versions of the comments, to prevent edit based bullying.

AustinBozarth

What if someone wrote this?
This project is horrible! It could improve by….
…and then found that he was going to be reported. So then he edits the comment.
It could improve by…..
…and gets away with posting a mean comment.

I'm sorry, but I don't support because of what could potentially happen (like the situation above).

I think the idea is great because some scratchers probably didnt mean to write the write the comment they can edit it probably if they didnt mean it i support it

joshuaho

Well either way, over the course of these two years, I think the answer to this has probably been made clear - its not going to be added. Here's why:

Harakou wrote:
Comments simply aren't designed as longer thoughts that might need to be edited over time, like forum posts, so the actual need for editing seems to be limited to fixing mistakes and abusing the system. You're limited in space as it is, so adding thoughts via another comment is common as it is - and this reflects what comments are intended to be. If you really are concerned about typos, try reviewing your comment before posting.
(source)

NanoRook

ExtremeLogic wrote:
The owner of the project should be notified if someone edits their comment on their project, but still be notified when and what the original comment was posted and said. That way, he can still show the evidence (e.g. Snipping Tool) in a post (using one of those websites where you just upload pictures, in which I use photobucket).
No?

Not everyone has a windows.

Sheep_maker

NanoRook wrote:
ExtremeLogic wrote:
The owner of the project should be notified if someone edits their comment on their project, but still be notified when and what the original comment was posted and said. That way, he can still show the evidence (e.g. Snipping Tool) in a post (using one of those websites where you just upload pictures, in which I use photobucket).
No?

Not everyone has a windows.

Apple equivalent is command+shift+4, I think.

Terrifitastic

scimonster wrote:
I don't see why people are bashing this idea so much. You can edit posts, projects, other stuff. Why not comments?

It could be pretty useful, for fixing typos, or if you press send too early, or if you realize that something came out wrong. If we need, there could be history, and a limit to how much time you have to edit it.

^^

dude341

joshuaho wrote:
What if someone wrote this?
This project is horrible! It could improve by….
…and then found that he was going to be reported. So then he edits the comment.
It could improve by…..
…and gets away with posting a mean comment.

I'm sorry, but I don't support because of what could potentially happen (like the situation above).

derpmeup wrote:
Well, joshuaho is right. Somebody could post a mean comment and edit it, so i don't support.

ScratchJahd2011 wrote:
Also it could be used for trolling:

Troll wrote:
HAI YER A BAD PRIGRAMMER, I IS BETTER THAN U

Then edit it so he will not be reported.

Troll wrote:
HAI I DIDNT TYPE ANYTHING BAD HERE

So I don't support.

Same thing could happen on the forums.

Support.

dude341

Sheep_maker wrote:
NanoRook wrote:
ExtremeLogic wrote:
The owner of the project should be notified if someone edits their comment on their project, but still be notified when and what the original comment was posted and said. That way, he can still show the evidence (e.g. Snipping Tool) in a post (using one of those websites where you just upload pictures, in which I use photobucket).
No?

Not everyone has a windows.
Apple equivalent is command+shift+4, I think.

What does that have to do with the post?

Lythium

Guys, it's already rejected by the Scratch Team.

Harakou wrote:
Comments simply aren't designed as longer thoughts that might need to be edited over time, like forum posts, so the actual need for editing seems to be limited to fixing mistakes and abusing the system. You're limited in space as it is, so adding thoughts via another comment is common as it is - and this reflects what comments are intended to be. If you really are concerned about typos, try reviewing your comment before posting.
(source)

Paddle2See

joshuaho wrote:
What if someone wrote this?
This project is horrible! It could improve by….
…and then found that he was going to be reported. So then he edits the comment.
It could improve by…..
…and gets away with posting a mean comment.

I'm sorry, but I don't support because of what could potentially happen (like the situation above).

Right, this is why we don't have edit and delete functions. And adding in edit history so that all revisions of a post are available to the moderators would be a big change requiring a lot of time and effort that we would rather spend on other parts of the site.

So it's a good idea - but we probably aren't going to do it because it's too much work for too little return. Thanks for the suggestion, though

Last edited by Paddle2See (April 29, 2016 08:14:21)

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