Mouth
Well-known member
Post/message editing is essentially a time limited basis - user x and/or y can edit a post for up to xx minutes, depending upon usergroup permissions.
When a user reacts to a post/message, they could be showing their approval|disapproval|distaste|humour, etc. for a post/messages' content. Regularly, reactions can be seen as validating or approving a post/message's content and opinion. But, what if the OP edit's the message after it's received reactions, and in doing so drastically modify's the content or opinion within. The user(s) whom left reactions may no longer wish to be showing validation/support/approval for this modified content. And user(s) whom gave the post/message a reaction do not receive a notification that the post has been modified, for them to review it and consider if their reaction is still valid.
A user that likes/approves a post/message about vaccines for COVID being a good thing would likely be aghast if, after they reacted, the OP edited the post to be anti-vaccine and that COVID is a false conspiracy. They'd likely not want their username, perhaps well known on the internet or within their circle/niche, being associated at all, let alone in support of, such a viewpoint. Allowing the content of a post/message to be modified after having received a reaction can be open to abuse, extreme or subtle.
I would like to see an ACP option ( eg. /admin.php?options/groups/messageOptions/ ) and/or User Group Permission to disallow post/message editing after it has received a reaction.
Note: I did consider making this suggestion for users to receive a notification when a post/message they've reacted to has been edited, but disregarded this as they would likely be quickly ignored once users got notifications when all that had changed was spelling etc.
When a user reacts to a post/message, they could be showing their approval|disapproval|distaste|humour, etc. for a post/messages' content. Regularly, reactions can be seen as validating or approving a post/message's content and opinion. But, what if the OP edit's the message after it's received reactions, and in doing so drastically modify's the content or opinion within. The user(s) whom left reactions may no longer wish to be showing validation/support/approval for this modified content. And user(s) whom gave the post/message a reaction do not receive a notification that the post has been modified, for them to review it and consider if their reaction is still valid.
A user that likes/approves a post/message about vaccines for COVID being a good thing would likely be aghast if, after they reacted, the OP edited the post to be anti-vaccine and that COVID is a false conspiracy. They'd likely not want their username, perhaps well known on the internet or within their circle/niche, being associated at all, let alone in support of, such a viewpoint. Allowing the content of a post/message to be modified after having received a reaction can be open to abuse, extreme or subtle.
I would like to see an ACP option ( eg. /admin.php?options/groups/messageOptions/ ) and/or User Group Permission to disallow post/message editing after it has received a reaction.
Note: I did consider making this suggestion for users to receive a notification when a post/message they've reacted to has been edited, but disregarded this as they would likely be quickly ignored once users got notifications when all that had changed was spelling etc.
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