WTB Unable to edit EC forum posts? Please read here!

[Nikkanu]

So recently there was a decision to make it so all forum posts are only editable for 30 minutes after they are initially posted. This was the only explanation given:

Originally Posted by Sikorsky [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It was recently changed to a 30 minute window.

Source: Unable to edit my forum posts

This change seems to conflict with the direction Rogean stated he wanted posting to go in this forum:

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You may only have a maximum of 3 active threads during a 48 hour period. This means that you can not create or post in more than 3 of your own threads within that time frame. It is recommended that you consolidate your wares or soliciting into a single thread or category per thread if possible.

Source: EC Forum Rules (Read Before Posting)

How can we consolidate all our wares into a "single thread" if we are unable to edit the contents of the posts in that thread?

This change makes it impossible to make one or two thread(s) to consolidate all your items that you want to buy/sell and it's nice to be able to edit a post to indicate an item is bought/sold. This can lead to getting lots of PMs about items that you are no longer buying/selling and will also make it so sellers will have to constantly make new threads when they get new items for sale... creating tons of additional clutter in the ec forums.

My opinion is that it makes the entire forum less convenient to use which will cause people to stop using the forums as much for buying and selling making it even more frustrating to find what you need to buy or sell items. Especially with how packed EC is with everyone trying to buy/sell what they need before velious launch. There's just over a month until velious so I think the timing for this change is really bad for everyone. I don't see any benefits or positives from this change.

What do you think? Is this change good or bad?

Let the staff know how you feel. You can post here or post on the thread in the technical forums here: http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=188988

PS: Bump this thread if you'd like to see these changes reverted back. The more people that see this and speak out the more likely it will get changed back quicker. It's as simple as checking or unchecking a checkbox to allow threads in the EC forums to be enabled indefinitely like they always used to be.