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[Dvus R31]

People need to be able to edit their original posts in the for sale section.

I know it sounds a bit crazy, but I think it'd be easier if prospective buyers only had to read the seller's original post. Rather than having to read the original post then scour the rest of the thread to see which items have been sold or had their prices changed.

Thank you for considering this wacky and unconventional suggestion.

Sincerely,

Common sense

[funkymonkey]

Scammers tend to edit their first post after having ripped people of hudreds or thousands of dollars, making it impossible to be of any assistance afterwards.

As a side benefit, it also enforces sellers to adhere to well thought out, logical sale posts rather than a half arsed effort that is of no use to anyone.

If this seems disadvantageous to you, then by all means create a second "placeholder post" for future updates.

Thanks for your suggestion, but this feature is the result of operating under various arrangements for over 6 years. This is the optimal result, deal w/ it.

Kind regards,

Reality.

[R31Nismoid]

Sorry common sense, you are not sensible enough.

It's there for a reason. It will not change, end of discussion in 2009.

[Dvus R31]

Ahh, good point. People can't scam if they can't edit.

Wait, no..

[PranK]

Ahh, good point. People can't scam if they can't edit.

Wait, no..

How familiar are you with MySQL and MySQL dumps?

If a copper contacted you about some poor schmo who spent $5k on a non-existent turbo kit only to find that the original thread was nowhere to be found, reckon you'd be able to trawl through 100+GB of mysql dump files to find the original thread and post?

Oh wait, but what if the thread was made and deleted between backups?! What will we do now???

I see you put a lot of thought into your suggestion, but you could have also put the same amount of thought into PM'ing a moderator of the for sale section to request they change your thread.

We're not exactly new to all of this.

[funkymonkey]

wow triple threat smackdown.

lol Dvus its been discussed heaps and its the most manageable solution. PM a mod or admin if you need massive changes, or in future post a placeholder ppost after the first post for updates.

triple threat. so hot right now.

[Dvus R31]

What's triple threat?

Speaking of SAU's role in hunting down forum scammers, I read this somewhere;

"Skylines Australia takes no responsibility for transactions that occur as a result of this forum. CAVEAT EMPTOR - BUYER BEWARE!!!"

Anyways, I had a feeling I'd end up getting into a cockfight by posting feedback in the feedback section. Jokes aside though, I just wanted to put it out there as a matter of principle, not because it's a big issue for me. Thank you for your explanations.

[dan_the_man]

What's triple threat?

Speaking of SAU's role in hunting down forum scammers, I read this somewhere;

"Skylines Australia takes no responsibility for transactions that occur as a result of this forum. CAVEAT EMPTOR - BUYER BEWARE!!!"

I suppose your local paper should be responsible for every item they advertise in the classifieds too.

No we're not responsible. However, we do like to take time out of our normal schedule to help those who have met with irresponsible sellers.

[R31Nismoid]

Jokes aside though, I just wanted to put it out there as a matter of principle,

Well it's been put out there in 10 pages of the thread that already covers this

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/341192-cant-edit-posts/

Thanks.