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Q&A Editing Thread Titles

(Originally brought up at https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/3359#comment-11064) Can we allow thread starters to edit the title of a comment? This could be useful in cases like, for example...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by Quintec‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by trichoplax‭

#3: Post edited by user avatar trichoplax‭ · 2023-06-26T15:47:38Z (10 months ago)
Link to duplicates as a measure of demand
Editing Thread Titles
  • (Originally brought up at https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/3359#comment-11064)
  • Can we allow thread starters to edit the title of a comment? This could be useful in cases like, for example, https://codegolf.codidact.com/comments/thread/3417#comment-11178, where I originally was asking about the input format, but then edited to ask about both input and output formats, but could not change the title to reflect that.
  • The one concern mentioned in the thread was
  • > On the other hand, the title is more of a "shared resource" and we don't yet have a visible audit trail.
  • (Originally brought up at https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/3359#comment-11064)
  • Can we allow thread starters to edit the title of a comment? This could be useful in cases like, for example, https://codegolf.codidact.com/comments/thread/3417#comment-11178, where I originally was asking about the input format, but then edited to ask about both input and output formats, but could not change the title to reflect that.
  • The one concern mentioned in the thread was
  • > On the other hand, the title is more of a "shared resource" and we don't yet have a visible audit trail.
  • ---
  • *The following duplicates have been raised, indicating the level of demand for this feature:*
  • - [Can't edit comment title](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/283402)
  • - [Allow a user to edit a threaded comment's title after the threaded comment has been created](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/284483)
  • - [Ability to edit title of comment thread](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/288713)
#2: Post edited by user avatar Quintec‭ · 2021-06-29T22:05:32Z (almost 3 years ago)
  • (Originally brought up at https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/3359#comment-11064)
  • Can we allow thread starters to edit the title of a comment? This could be useful in cases like, for example, https://codegolf.codidact.com/comments/thread/3417#comment-11178, where I originally was asking about the input format, but then edited to ask about both input and output formats, but could not change the title to reflect that.
  • The one concern was
  • > On the other hand, the title is more of a "shared resource" and we don't yet have a visible audit trail.
  • (Originally brought up at https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/3359#comment-11064)
  • Can we allow thread starters to edit the title of a comment? This could be useful in cases like, for example, https://codegolf.codidact.com/comments/thread/3417#comment-11178, where I originally was asking about the input format, but then edited to ask about both input and output formats, but could not change the title to reflect that.
  • The one concern mentioned in the thread was
  • > On the other hand, the title is more of a "shared resource" and we don't yet have a visible audit trail.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Quintec‭ · 2021-06-29T22:05:14Z (almost 3 years ago)
Editing Thread Titles
(Originally brought up at https://meta.codidact.com/comments/thread/3359#comment-11064)

Can we allow thread starters to edit the title of a comment? This could be useful in cases like, for example, https://codegolf.codidact.com/comments/thread/3417#comment-11178, where I originally was asking about the input format, but then edited to ask about both input and output formats, but could not change the title to reflect that.

The one concern was

> On the other hand, the title is more of a "shared resource" and we don't yet have a visible audit trail.