At the same time though, everybody was new, once.
I still like the idea of an edit window of at LEAST 12 hours. But when I edit, I always preface with "EDIT:" so that people know I did.
Sometimes a situation evolves and it feels natural to add a thought.
And frankly, there are times I overshare. Well. A lot of times. It's kind of a habit. I have, however, gone to my partners and been very clear that I am abundantly willing to change my habits if they are uncomfortable, to please please let me know. I can keep my mouth shut, it just isn't my default mode. If not told to keep-shush, odds are, I won't.
So, I personally could benefit from a BIGGER window. But the obvious argument to that is, I should be more discreet in what I post... Oh well. *shrug* As my Zen says, "adapt, overcome." And my fanciful wish would only be for my own blog thread to have that...not anywhere else.
Kevin and Vinsanity:
Yes, I see where that could happen, but I haven't seen it happen very often at ALL here. More than anything, if an OP is unhappy with the advice, they just fuck off and never respond back.
Which, honestly, if they aren't ready for a little bit of kindly intended tough love, they're gonna have a hard time in most forums. This is by far one of the more intelligent, considerate, and civil forums I've ever seen.