OK I just tested this on try and .. I’m not entirely sure what the issue is @dfabulich and @FroggyC.
- I added slow mode to a topic on try.discourse.org (4 hours)
- I created a new account on try.discourse.org and posted in the topic
Most importantly I was still able to edit my post for the full 5 minute grace period after posting. I got the impression from both of you that no editing was possible at all when a topic is in slow mode. This isn’t the case. Even in slow mode, you can edit your new post for the entirety of the standard grace period after posting it, which is 5 minutes by default.
If this is a concern, @dfabulich and @FroggyC, why not increase the post editing grace period from 5 minutes to something larger, like 10 minutes, 15 minutes, even 30 minutes?
I really just don’t understand why there is such a compelling need to edit posts after the grace period has expired – and why the existing five minute default editing grace period isn’t enough to correct typos and problems with the post.
(That being said, I do see a few things we should improve on slow mode messaging, so I’ll open an internal todo on that.)