idea:
How many threads are there where the first post (Original Post (OP)) is a sort of summary/collection of information?
... and as time goes on, the OPer (Original Poster) keeps updating the info in the OP.
However, after some amount of time, they lose the ability to edit the OP... though they still are finding more accurate information that the OP could be adjusted to. But no matter how crucial or death-defying the new info is, they are unable to add it, and instead sit in dispair
Possible Solution- based on ebay's edit/add system for auctions...
-After the current time-limit, posters cannot edit their post -the same as it works now.
-However, for the 1st post (OP), it can be added to after the edit-time-limit. ... the original post would not be editable, but the poster could add underneath the original post, and this ability would have no time-limit.
Similar to how ebay auctions can be edited until 12hrs before the close.. after which they can only be added to.[/I]
Don't know if VBulletin has this feature as an option, but it would be helpful. maybe.
How many threads are there where the first post (Original Post (OP)) is a sort of summary/collection of information?
... and as time goes on, the OPer (Original Poster) keeps updating the info in the OP.
However, after some amount of time, they lose the ability to edit the OP... though they still are finding more accurate information that the OP could be adjusted to. But no matter how crucial or death-defying the new info is, they are unable to add it, and instead sit in dispair
Possible Solution- based on ebay's edit/add system for auctions...
-After the current time-limit, posters cannot edit their post -the same as it works now.
-However, for the 1st post (OP), it can be added to after the edit-time-limit. ... the original post would not be editable, but the poster could add underneath the original post, and this ability would have no time-limit.
Similar to how ebay auctions can be edited until 12hrs before the close.. after which they can only be added to.[/I]
Don't know if VBulletin has this feature as an option, but it would be helpful. maybe.