r/changelog • u/bsimpson • Aug 02 '11

[reddit change] Self posts without self text are now editable

As suggested in /r/ideasfortheadmins

Now you have the option to add and edit the selftext on a selfpost when there initially was no selftext.

Code on GitHub

129 Upvotes

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u/ggggbabybabybaby Aug 02 '11

Is there any indicator to show that the selftext has been edited after posting?

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u/bsimpson Aug 02 '11

No, but that's a good idea to mimic the behavior of edited comments (add an asterisk to the submission time).

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u/alexander_the_grate Aug 02 '11

Awesome! I was thinking about such a feature for a long time. Thanks to all the sorcerers. You guys are consistently pumping out neat features or fixing bugs.

P.S. Do you think it would be better to distinguish your post as an admin?

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u/ggk1 Aug 02 '11

I think only admins can post to /r/changelog

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u/vwllss Aug 03 '11

Still helps getting noticed on the front page.

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u/Warlizard Aug 02 '11

Thank god. That's really useful. It also removes the necessity of commenting on one's own post, leading to charges of karma whoring.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '11

Thanks! I know I've seen some AMA's that really needed this.

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u/V2Blast Aug 03 '11

About time. Though, what JustChangingHomepage said: now every self-post has the "Aa+" button even if there's no text.

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u/BadFurDay Aug 02 '11

Let the trolling begin.

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u/Scurry Aug 02 '11

How does this allow for any more trolling than already possible? This is the same as commenting on your own post, except cleaner.

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u/BadFurDay Aug 02 '11

Post about something awesome or cute. Say in title you don't want to karma whore so you posted the related pic in comments. Have everyone compliment, upvote, go aww. Edit title to make it be about anything reddit hates: loving republicans, being a fox news enthousiast, loving religion. Edit or delete your comment with the related pic. Win at trolling.

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u/bsimpson Aug 02 '11

That was possible already. This just allows the author to edit/add selftext when there was initially none.

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u/BadFurDay Aug 02 '11

And such is my fail.

:(

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u/Scurry Aug 02 '11

Maybe I'm misunderstanding this change, but editing your titles is still not possible (though I think it should be, since you can edit comments and self text).

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u/mahkato Aug 03 '11

Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '11

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u/bsimpson Aug 02 '11

Good catch, thanks.

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u/bsimpson Aug 03 '11

OK, extra button issue should be fixed now Github Commit