Fixing an Old Link

gfloyd2002 · March 12th, 2011, 02:08 AM

This post has a broken link. I was trying to fix it to help people out (it is referenced in a new thread), but the "edit" button is missing. Perhaps edits are restricted for posts of a certain age? This one is slightly more than 2 months old. Link should be to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCmE7ordq4.

(And yes, this is how I spend Saturday morning at 5:08 a.m. Don't judge.

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Alex · March 12th, 2011, 08:51 AM

All better.

(Yes, editing is locked after 2 months, but I'm certainly happy to go back and fix things like this.)

kkim · March 12th, 2011, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex

Yes, editing is locked after 2 months,

may I ask why this is?

Alex · March 12th, 2011, 12:09 PM

It's actually the default behavior for most bulletin board software. There are likely a couple reasons for it. One is to keep people from messing with older threads without being noticed. Editing a post doesn't bump a thread to the top, only adding a new post to a thread brings it back up again. Another is that in the worst case, someone could have a change of heart about their dozens or hundreds or thousands of posts, and either change their meaning or delete the meaning/content without even being noticed. By time most threads are a month or two old, they are pretty static anyway; even the exceptions to those do just fine by adding new posts to the end of them, which can happen forever.

In the rare case where someone has a legit need to wipe or change old content, I'm happy to do it manually.

gfloyd2002 · March 12th, 2011, 05:51 PM

Thanks, Alex.

VeX · July 27th, 2011, 12:21 PM

LOL I was thinking something was screwy! I was going to edit something in a DIY and couldn't figure out where the edit button went. I wanted to edit in THIS post: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...0847#post10847.

Where I listed the total lash? That's kind of unnecessary. I think I originally intended on putting the DIFFERENCE in valve lash required so the column should read: Difference from ideal: .0035 .002 .003 .004 for the exhaust and: -.001 .0015 .0005 .0005 for the intake. Formatting is a pain in the butt for those to get the spacing so I apologize in advance for that.

Alex · July 27th, 2011, 12:43 PM

OK - I half-assed the edit in there, so people will get the gist.

March 12th, 2011, 02:08 AM	#1
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	Fixing an Old Link This post has a broken link. I was trying to fix it to help people out (it is referenced in a new thread), but the "edit" button is missing. Perhaps edits are restricted for posts of a certain age? This one is slightly more than 2 months old. Link should be to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCmE7ordq4. (And yes, this is how I spend Saturday morning at 5:08 a.m. Don't judge. ) __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

March 12th, 2011, 08:51 AM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	All better. (Yes, editing is locked after 2 months, but I'm certainly happy to go back and fix things like this.) __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 12th, 2011, 12:09 PM	#4
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	It's actually the default behavior for most bulletin board software. There are likely a couple reasons for it. One is to keep people from messing with older threads without being noticed. Editing a post doesn't bump a thread to the top, only adding a new post to a thread brings it back up again. Another is that in the worst case, someone could have a change of heart about their dozens or hundreds or thousands of posts, and either change their meaning or delete the meaning/content without even being noticed. By time most threads are a month or two old, they are pretty static anyway; even the exceptions to those do just fine by adding new posts to the end of them, which can happen forever. In the rare case where someone has a legit need to wipe or change old content, I'm happy to do it manually. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

March 12th, 2011, 05:51 PM	#5
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 Name: Floyd Location: Barbados Join Date: Dec 2010 Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 13 MOTM - Feb '12	Thanks, Alex. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

July 27th, 2011, 12:43 PM	#7
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	OK - I half-assed the edit in there, so people will get the gist. __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

July 27th, 2011, 12:21 PM	#6
VeX That's me! Name: TJ Location: Ames, IA Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r (Tis blue), 2008 CBR600RR Posts: 454	LOL I was thinking something was screwy! I was going to edit something in a DIY and couldn't figure out where the edit button went. I wanted to edit in THIS post: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showt...0847#post10847. Where I listed the total lash? That's kind of unnecessary. I think I originally intended on putting the DIFFERENCE in valve lash required so the column should read: Difference from ideal: .0035 .002 .003 .004 for the exhaust and: -.001 .0015 .0005 .0005 for the intake. Formatting is a pain in the butt for those to get the spacing so I apologize in advance for that.

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