# Editing Old Posts and Adding Links Doesn't Alert Anybody

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-old-posts-and-adding-links-doesnt-alert-anybody/19373>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [28 Agosto, 2014 04:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-old-posts-and-adding-links-doesnt-alert-anybody/19373 "2014-08-28T04:39:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [28 Agosto, 2014 18:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-old-posts-and-adding-links-doesnt-alert-anybody/19373/16 "2014-08-28T18:53:58Z")

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[quote=“Mittineague, post:11, topic:19373, full:true”]  
IMHO the only reason to have an extended edit time is to give members that have had posts hidden due to community flagging an opportunity correct their error,[/quote]  
Simple enough to fix. Instead of

`canEdit = (delta(creationTime, now) < 15mins)`

make it

`canEdit = ((delta(creationTime, now) < 15mins) || (postIsHidden))`

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