ita, I do it all the time. The first time I do it for a new poster, I usually post to explain.
eta: I agree that it might be worth a note in the FAQ about what stompies do.
If you want me to leave, you can put your hands on my hot, tight little body and make me.
Spike ,'Get It Done'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
DXMachina - Apr 29, 2004 4:28:53 pm PDT #310 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
P.M. Marc - Apr 29, 2004 4:29:21 pm PDT #311 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I'm doing it.
If I remember, I leave a note in small text at the bottom explaining I fixed a tag, so that it's clear to the poster what happened and he or she doesn't freak.
We should add a note.
amych - Apr 29, 2004 4:31:33 pm PDT #312 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I do it, and try to remember to leave a note saying that I did (i.e., a post saying "Yo, so-and-so, I edited your post to close an errant tag). But I think I sometimes forget to leave the note.
I don't have a problem with doing it, but I think we should make a note of it, along the lines of "The stompies may edit your posts if a formatting error is causing problems with other posts in the thread. Don't be alarmed -- we won't do anything more invasive than that unless there's a spoiler violation or you're nattering in Press or Beep Me."
Cass - Apr 29, 2004 4:43:08 pm PDT #313 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'd hate for an edited by ita tag to be misunderstoodI just realize / figger that I failed to close a tag.
If there were any transgressions larger to that, I assumer there would be a note. Turning the board 15 degrees to the right cause I forgot a slash to close an italic tag, NSM.
Um, long way to say, the current way works for me.
Jon B. - Apr 29, 2004 5:05:54 pm PDT #314 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What DX, PM, amych said. Except I always remember to leave a note. :P
bon bon - Apr 29, 2004 5:13:02 pm PDT #315 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I know this is a silly question, but why do people *search* for www.buffistas.org? Why not just type it into the location bar?!
I do it all the time. Part of the reason is that-- I think this has to do with having the google toolbar-- if I type in an address it can't resolve it brings up the search results; without thinking, I type the address into the search box instead of the address box.
Wolfram - Apr 29, 2004 7:44:46 pm PDT #316 of 10001
Visilurking
What if y'all fixed our grammer and spellings too?
Lee - Apr 29, 2004 7:48:30 pm PDT #317 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Seconded
(which I typed secnded the first time)
Cass - Apr 29, 2004 8:45:56 pm PDT #318 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Grammer?
t puts on body armor
What is the b.org position on gerunds?
t runs away
Liese S. - Apr 29, 2004 9:13:15 pm PDT #319 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I will fix all your wrongheaded posts. And all the posts where you disagree with me. Filter? I don't need no steenkin' filter!
No, just kidding. I rarely edit tags, but if it turns up necessary I don't have any problem doing it. I do try to leave a note though, just 'cause.