I will keep this quick on this topic of “limited time for post editing”.
I cannot speak for Sampson Shen’s intentions because I really don’t know how he came to his decision. However, I have my interpretation of the “limited time edition”, and I hope to share my viewpoint.
Remember the Survey post I did early?
What would that post have been if none of you spent the time to contribute? It would have been useless. Conversely, what would it have been if I now deleted all of my entries there? This would weaken the thread and also made some of your posts out of place. Each of our posts is part of something larger than itself. Our responsibility is also larger than just “me”. By having a sensible time window for editing, I think it will help us to keep our conversation true and build a stronger community.
Yes, we own our words. No one can ever take that away. However, we also own up to our words too.
This is not about losing our right. It is more about each of us being a little bit more responsible toward each others – holding us a little bit more accountable.
Just my two cents.
