Modifications made to forum software

[ghisler(Author)]

I have just made the following modification to the forum software: To avoid a desaster as with Norfie who deleted all his posts, I have limited the time you can edit a post to 8 days. Please keep this in mind when you post here! This modification should give the forum a bit more stability.

If you want something removed for any reason, you can contact a moderator or myself.

Please write your comments in this thread, e.g. if you find 8 days too short or too long.

[SanskritFritz]

Good idea! I think even one day is more than sufficient. I only deleted a post, when it was a double post, or someone was quicker than me, with the same answer. For this, one day should be enough
Thanks Christian!

[van Dusen]

Don't know, if the forum's software allow this, but would be sensible IMO:

The first posting should be kept editable infinite for the originator of a thread. Would be useful for plugin authors, who like to give information about news about their software (new versions etc.). Would be useful for all other thread authors too, if they like to change the thread title (if problem is solved, for instance).

[ghisler(Author)]

2van Dusen
That's a valid point - I will check whether that would be possible.

2SanskritFritz
I chose 8 days for those who visit the forum once a week, and notice when they come back that they made a big mistake a week before.

[sjoerdve]

Hi, works fine with opera 8.51 as well. just click and go.
great work

[X-Byte]

I just stumbled upon this "new feature".

I support van Dusen's suggestion to keep the first post editable. This is not only necessary for problem reports but for plugin/supplemental developers as well.
I'd like to keep my initial posting up to date, with current links and informations, followed by the postings discussing problems and suggestions for the more interested people.

I don't want to be forced to request an administrator to update my posting.

[ghisler(Author)]

Please do this until I find a solution to this problem! Just append a message to the thread, e.g. new version available, urls: xyz (moderator: Please update first post).

[icfu]

...because threads are starting to get polluted with superfluous update postings that make it more difficult to find the content one is interested in, not only in the threads itself but also by using the forum search! At least leave edit functionality active in the first posting of each thread so plugin/tools/script authors have a chance to correct content later.

norfie's amok run may sound like a good reason for the limit but if it means giving up freedom it's a very bad choice.

Edit: This posting has been a separate request before and been merged with this thread.

Icfu

[Hacker]

At least leave edit functionality active in the first posting of each thread so plugin/tools/script authors have a chance to correct content later.

That probably isn't as easy as it might seem.

Roman

[icfu]

If it's not possible, the change should be reverted.

Icfu

[Lesmo16]

If it's not possible, the change should be reverted.

Support!

[Clo]

2Hacker

Hi Roman !

- What about a password on an "Edit time-out" message ? Each author of plugin ¦Tool etc could have his¦her one; there is stuff able to assign randomly the normal passwords to the users who lost it, maybe it could be used also in that way ?
- New authors would have to get one, but there, this no longer my biz…

 KR
Claude
Clo

[corny]

Please take a look at this modification. It does exactly the opposite, only enables editing the last message in the topic, but I guess it is a minor change to get the wanted behaviour (only editing the first message).

btw, it also includes a restriction in the time posters have to edit a message, this can be ignored I think.

[Hacker]

Clo,

What about a password on an "Edit time-out" message ?

I am no expert at phpBB or PHP on general, nor do I have an overview of what mods exist for phpBB, so I guess I can't help much here. Hopefully corny's link proves to be useful.

Roman

[corny]

Good shot, few glitches in it.

$post_data['first_post'] is true or false, doesn't contain the post_id.
$lang['Cannot_edit_replied'] isn't available in the vanilla phpBB

I think code is as shown below:

Code: Select all

#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
posting.php
#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
      $sql = "SELECT f.*, t.topic_id, t.topic_status, t.topic_type, t.topic_first_post_id, t.topic_last_post_id, t.topic_vote, p.post_id, p.poster_id" . $select_sql . "
#
#-----[ REPLACE WITH ]------------------------------------------
#
      $sql = "SELECT f.*, t.topic_id, t.topic_status, t.topic_type, t.topic_first_post_id, t.topic_last_post_id, t.topic_vote, p.post_id, p.post_time, p.poster_id" . $select_sql . "
#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
      $post_data['poster_id'] = $post_info['poster_id'];
#
#-----[ AFTER, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
//+MOD: Disallow editing certain posts for members

      if( $userdata['user_level'] != ADMIN && $userdata['user_level'] != MOD )
      {        
          // Only allow editing the first post of a thread or posts newer than 8 days.
          // 8 days timeout --> 60 seconds * 60 minutes * 24 hours * 8 days.
         if(!$post_data['first_post'] && (time() - $post_info['post_time']) > 300691200)
         {
            message_die(GENERAL_MESSAGE, $lang['Cannot_edit_oldposts']);      
         }         
      }

//-MOD: Disallow editing certain posts for members
#
#-----[ OPEN ]------------------------------------------
#
language/lang_english/lang_main.php
#
#-----[ FIND ]------------------------------------------
#
?>
#
#-----[ BEFORE, ADD ]------------------------------------------
#
//+MOD: Disallow editing old posts
$lang['Cannot_edit_oldposts'] = "Sorry, but you may not edit posts older than 8 days except the first post.";
//-MOD: Disallow editing old posts

#
#-----[ SAVE/CLOSE ALL FILES ]------------------------------------------
#
# EoM