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Is there a way to turn off the message that states "message last edited by..." when you edit your own message to the forum? I may be missing something but I looked at my permissions in the message editor and can't find it. The reason I ask is that sometimes I make a typo and don't notice it until after I hit the send button. I realize the message may be there for a reason so people cannot change what they said *after* someone else replies to keep things honest.
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I never thought about it that way.
I usually will use the edit function if no one else has replied.
If someone else has replied I usually just put in another post.
I don't usually want to change what I said unless I am in an arguing mood which I don't think is proper on these forums. We are all pretty friendly.
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I am confident you can NOT turn that off.

I often find myself fixing little typos after the fact.  Usually about 30-seconds after posting.  Blush

If I'm going to make a substantive change, I'll either do it in a new post, like Ken, or I'll at least make it obvious with a large-font "EDITED" notation.  Some of it depends on whether someone has quoted from my post or not.  But I do try to avoid the appearance of "changing history."



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Ken and Viking, thanks for the input. I know some forums, depending on the software they run, allow for editing without that message as long as you do it before someone else replies. Some forums allow for you to turn that message off. And some only give that privilege to moderators. It seems like I have seen messages that were in fact edited here, but have no "message last edited..." note attached. In the end, if I can't turn it off it is no big deal. I will just remember to edit before I click the post button. I just feel better if I edit a post it doesn't do that if it was because of a typo. Hehe
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TS

EDIT: I just noticed a typo. duh! Tongue
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EDIT: I just noticed a typo. duh! Tongue

Intentional or not, thanks for the good laugh.  Smile



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