Possible fine....Collection maybe

[CAMiller]

In case anyone is still reading and to answer a couple of questions I saw earlier here's my take as a Moderator editing threads

1. Most of my edits are to thread titles. I'll either add or remove O/T where necessary, sometimes I add the RIP where the original poster has neglected to do so and I'll always edit a thread title if it's left dangling as Clickbait ("Wouldn't it be nice if we......")

2. I did edit a post title recently when someone purposefully changed Freddie Ladapo's name in a derogatory way. I issued a warning to the poster who has subsequently decided to no longer post on the site (his decision not mine).

3. I often edit thread content to correct missing HTML tags, usually caused when someone uses the Reply With Quote option and accidentally deletes the ] off the last QUOTE tag. Once one of these is in place it usually cascades through the whole thread until corrected. These are probably the edits you usually see long after the posts were made.

4. If a user requests a post to be deleted I probably grant those requests 10% of the time dependent upon circumstances. I usually leave them up if it was someone simply making an 'arse' of themselves.

5. I often edit my own posts to correct grammar/spellings but this is usually within a couple of minutes (the same privilege afforded all posters). I would never knowingly edit my own post once it has been quoted or replied to and I don't think other Moderators should. I did it unknowingly once and Crash was replying to (not quoting) my post while I was editing it. I acknowledged I'd made the change when he pointed it out.

6. I always try to include a reason in an edit. I do the same when I delete a post but unfortunately only the Moderators get to see those. Posts that are deleted properly (using the Delete function rather than removing all their text) live on in MM (even those deleted by the originator) and can still be viewed (or Undeleted) by Moderators if necessary. Deleted/edited text in posts does not persist.