You're welcome, Steven!
You are very observant! Yes, you are correct about the edit button. After a post gets published, the countdown starts. Members have up to
3 hours*** after they've sent their post to make any and as many edits they want. Any changes needed after the 3 hours can only be made by an Admin (either myself or Gloria) or other moderator. There are a great many behind the scenes responsibilities for OCFs Admin so please be patient when asking for edits to posts. Sometimes the change could be taken care of fairly quickly (in under 2 or 3 hours) and during busier times we may not get to the edit for up to 48 hours. The OCF forum is here to help OC patients and caregivers with correct, scientifically based info and support. We often are dealing with some very ill members who need our help which would always take precedence over an edit request. Plus if Gloria or myself are traveling, not able to get online, have personal or family crisis, not well or hospitalized, working on other OCF projects like helping with the studies you see posted on the forum from time to time will delay edit requests as well. Ive been an Admin here for almost 10 years and would guess Ive only had 2 or 3 requests to make edits after the member was past the 3 hour editing grace period.gate the OCF forum.
Im sending you a private message (PM) with a link. When you have a few minutes, please click on the link and review all the info. What Im sending you is something I created years ago to help our newer members learn the ins and outs of our online forum. As a Admin who does not easily pick up computer related things I wrote this so most people can understand it. Basically the link contains the most common issues new members need help with and tips for them to quickly and easily learn to navigate the OCF forum. S When you pull up our forum page, look towards the top right corner where you should see a tiny flashing envelope next to your user name. Click on the flashing envelope and you will be taken to your PM mailbox. These messages do NOT appear publicly, they're private between the member (or multiple members if its a group PM) and the sender. OCF ensures our members privacy by only allowing our members to PM each other.
Hope I didnt overwhelm you with TMI!!!
3 hours***..... The 3 hour window had been the same for years. Towards the end of 2018 OCF did a major upgrade to the forum and is using a different program. Im sorry but I view the forum differently than our members so I wouldnt be able to test if the "new" OCF forum is still going with the 3 hour time limit. Almost everything has remained the same or changed very slightly so Im almost positive the 3 hour amount of time a member is able to go back and make changes stayed the same.
