schnack allow editing and deleting of comments

I don't see why we shouldn't allow people to fix their comments after the fact.

question is if we want to version the comments in the database so we keep a track record of previous versions or not. I am almost leaning towards no, this way someone can really erase his comment after regretting them. the only thing I would display then is "edited on MMM, D" in light gray type below the comment.

Oct 10 '17 20:10 gka

This should definitely be an optional feature, not allowing people to alter what they posted can be useful.

I would highly recommend adding an option to only allow this within X timeunit after the initial post.

Dec 18 '17 11:12 kannes

I see your point here, but I also see someone, myself included, regretting writing a comment I wrote on some blog years ago. It might still show up in search engines and link myself to something I'm not comfortable with today. Isn't there even a legal requirement in the EU to force website owners to remove user generated content from a site upon request by the user?

Dec 21 '17 00:12 gka

but ultimately, this decision doesn't need to be made by schnack, but the individual site owner. so I agree that, if added, this should be configurable. I like the idea of setting a timespan within users are allowed to edit/delete a comment.

How about this?

A positive value is interpreted as the number of minutes a comment can be edited or deleted
A value of 0 would mean users are never allowed to edit/remove their comments.
A value of -1 could mean users can edit/delete their comments whenever they want to.

Dec 21 '17 00:12 gka

I think #15 is a duplicate of this, and can be closed

Dec 21 '17 00:12 gka

Thought: Many modern systems don't really edit, but just add a new verison of with the old verisons still being accessible.

Dec 21 '17 00:12 janpio

Dear moderator of Schnack, how can I delete my 7 "tests" comments?

Sep 15 '19 19:09 Yarve