Is it crazy to go back and edit all your posts?...

[Printer Bandit]

In case of being paranoid that posts can come back and haunt you in the future. How about editing all previous posts to "." or something else?

 

[rivan]

Manually? Sure.

That's why I do mine via script. :ninja:

 

[BoomerD]

I got banned from a site for doing that...

 

[midwestfisherman]

Who cares? If you put it out there be a man and stand behind it!

 

[destrekor]

That depends. If it's a potentially harmful post and nobody has quoted it, no big deal (ignoring the mild effort to fetch said post and edit it).
If anyone has quoted that post, you'd have to contact them and see if they'll edit their post in turn.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Haven't mods reverted someones attempt to do that before?

 

[Ns1]

QFP and google cache > you

 

[ShawnD1]

Haven't mods reverted someones attempt to do that before?

Depends. If you edit out something about you being gay, they might leave that alone. If you admit on a public forum that you robbed a bank, they might want to lock that thread just so you can't change it.

I haven't seen that on this forum, but I have seen that on other forums.

 

[HAL9000]

If you admit on a public forum that you robbed a bank, they might want to lock that thread just so you can't change it.

I haven't seen that on this forum, but I have seen that on other forums.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2204717&highlight=

 

[ShawnD1]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2204717&highlight=

haha. pwned!

 

[DaveSimmons]

I just assume anything I post will exist forever and post accordingly.

It makes for a boring posting history, but a reasonably safe one.

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

In case of being paranoid that posts can come back and haunt you in the future. How about editing all previous posts to "." or something else?

I do.

All the time.

Not paranoid. But for a purpose.

 

[Kantastic]

Practice safe posting and you will sleep at ease.

 

[skyking]

Practice safe posting and you will sleep at ease.

qft
Behave on the web as you would IRL.

 

[HAL9000]

haha. pwned!

:awe:

 

[FoBoT]

 

[MustangSVT]

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edited

 

[edro]

That depends. If it's a potentially harmful post and nobody has quoted it, no big deal (ignoring the mild effort to fetch said post and edit it).
If anyone has quoted that post, you'd have to contact them and see if they'll edit their post in turn.

[solidified into the history of the internet]

 

[Doppel]

You can't change quotes. Thankfully, even in my earlier days of the web i've never posted anything to my recollection that would get me in trouble legally. I've always been fairly private with what I share online because it's a) none of anybody's business and b) simply naive/stupid to post it out there in front of total strangers. I still can't believe how personal even many adults get with what they post online, all attached to known profiles.

 

[dawp]

I for the most part don't post questionable post, and it's not under your true name so unless everyone knows the user names you use, I don't worry about it.

 

[edro]

I for the most part don't post questionable post, and it's not under your true name so unless everyone knows the user names you use, I don't worry about it.

Trust me. After 4000 posts, we could find out who you are.

 

[Wyndru]

When I'm bored I go back and screw around with old posts, put ridiculous non-nonsensical statements in.

 

[dawp]

Trust me. After 4000 posts, we could find out who you are.

probably, but most people aren't going to go through the trouble. I rarely post anything even slightly questionable. besides, if I was really worried about it, I wouldn't have my name in my profile and yes the is my real name.

 

[yhelothar]

Yes, for me that's like scanning 7000 magazines!

Cheers,
Astroidea

 

[DirkGently1]

When I'm bored I go back and screw around with old posts, put ridiculous non-nonsensical statements in.

You've already done this one i see.