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edit button - Chri5 - 04-03-2019
ok i've not paid my subs this year but i didnt realise that 1 of the benefits of being a paid up member was the 'edit button'
surely it cant be that hard to give it to us mere 'unpaid outlaws'
edit button - Lexusboy - 04-03-2019
The reason we dont offer the edit button to standard members is we have to stop people logging in and access our post and adding spam and porn to the forum.
edit button - Chri5 - 04-03-2019
so how does that effect the 'edit' button???
somebody can still sign up, drop link for porn or a spam etc.
edit button - DaveEdin - 04-03-2019
Yeah but if you know how to hack a little, then having the access rights to edit your own previous posts is like a foot in the door of having the admin rights and being able to edit any post. And the mods/admin team wouldn't want that risk.
Restricting that access to paid members reduces that risk - I imagine... :whistling:
edit button - Chri5 - 04-03-2019
Well tbh this is the only site that offers this and other restrictions.
Besides we can't edit 'any' post it was only ever our own posts.
Just seems another way to get ppl to pay up.
Which I wouldn't mind doing but there isn't really any other benefits for me.
I can understand the 'not able to advertise' unless you pay.
But the rest of it (no edit button, no signature etc) I don't get
edit button - purplewitch - 05-03-2019
I can understand it's annoying when the facility used to be there but for ages none of us had the edit button and we all got used to it. I used to run a forum a few year ago and I don't think many people realise that it costs a fair bit of money for server facilities and annual software licences and so many add on features and all the protection necessities. Also, all the admin team must put in considerable hours of their own time to set up and maintain all this.
edit button - Lexusboy - 05-03-2019
Thank you for your comments the reason's both Dave and Purp have given cover the reason's why we do our very best to protect this forum.
edit button - Dark Samurai - 05-03-2019
Yes, but Chris, if you are able to edit your own posts and know how to hack into the server, then you can edit everyone's posts, plus vB forums are very easy to hack anyway.
But yeah, only reason I paid up is so I could have my avatar/signature/larger pm box and edit button. But it seems that wasn't the case.
edit button - Chri5 - 05-03-2019
Dark Samurai Yes, but Chris, if you are able to edit your own posts and know how to hack into the server, then you can edit everyone's posts, plus vB forums are very easy to hack anyway.
But yeah, only reason I paid up is so I could have my avatar/signature/larger pm box and edit button. But it seems that wasn't the case.
But majority of ppl wouldn't have a clue how to hack the server majority of the rest of us probly don't care lol.
I don't particularly care about the signature and avatar (didn't notice avatar tbh)
I can understand pm box as that takes up space, but then surely does the advert for BMW on the home page??? (german car ad on Japanese car forum????)
What's not the case Oli??? Have you been naughty again lol
edit button - Dark Samurai - 05-03-2019
Sure have mate. I understand this, but was suspended as I'm too young to be an outlaw. That's all, but it's the club's terms and conditions, and they're there for a reason.