Ravon wrote:
silver wrote:
revised proposal 303. Any post which has an "edit timestamp" which exceeds the "post timestamp" of the next post, or which exceeds five minutes plus its own "post timestamp", whichever is greater, will be treated as if the poster had deleted the post rather than editing it.
The way I understand 303, the rule gives a five minute period in which one is allowed to edit their post regardless of other posts in the thread, but after those five minutes they are only allowed to edit if their post is the latest in the thread. Is this correct?
That is correct - let us consider four scenarios:
scenario 1:
post 1 has post timestamp t, edit timestamp t+4 minutes
post 2 has post timestemp t+3
first of all, we need to settle "
whichever is greater"
: the post timestamp of the next post (t+3), or 5 minutes plus its own post timestamp (t+5). the latter is greater, so we use that (t+5) for comparison.
the edit timestamp is t+4, which does
not exceed t+5, so the post is
not treated as deleted (i.e. the post stands).
scenario 2:
post 1 has post timestamp t, edit timestamp t+8 minutes
post 2 has post timestemp t+10
which is greater? t+10 or t+5? t+10 is greater... t+8 <
t+10, so the post is
not treated as deleted.
scenario 3:
post 1 has post timestamp t, edit timestamp t+6 minutes
post 2 has post timestemp t+3
which is greater? t+3 or t+5? t+5 is greater... t+6 >
t+5, so the post is treated as deleted.
scenario 4:
post 1 has post timestamp t, edit timestamp t+12 minutes
post 2 has post timestemp t+10
which is greater? t+10 or t+5? t+10 is greater... t+12 >
t+10, so the post is treated as deleted.
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the idea is to allow post edits for 5 minutes regardless of when the next person posts (mostly so if you immediately choose "
edit"
but someone posts while you're in the editor, you aren't anulled by the surprise)...
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I've made my intentions clear, and proven that the wording supports my intentions. I'm fine if you disagree with my intentions at this point, and call for a vote. I vote "
yes"
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[Last edited by silver at 04-19-2007 02:30 AM]