Editable Posts - New Methods Proposed

[nathanwoodsheart]

As a brief introduction, new users still cannot edit their own posts. Adobe has adopted this stance pursuant of decreasing spam. Here are a few new solutions and insights to consider. Thank you for your time: (1.) Perhaps new users would be limited to a certain number of edits per unit of time, and/or a certain amount of edits total per post. I believe that would serve both party's interests better. (2.) Relatedly, I would advocate for the auto spell check to work within this app. (3.) Either way, I think it would be more fitting if the tiers for enabling editing were objective and publicly disclosed (even with a UI showing users how much progress they need), similar to as they are for Apple's community pages. It's psychologically draining to not know what we're aiming for. The reason others and I share these concerns is that the point of engaging in this community is to improve and innovate. If we are not as compelled to share, or accurately share, then we all suffer. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration on these items.

[Nancy OShea]

1) Editing one's own posts is a privilege reserved for participants with a proven history. You earn that privilege through participation & accruing badges.  Adobe's made it clear that they're not changing that policy. 

2) Adobe leases this platform from the 3rd party who built & maintains it. Khoros are not adding new features to this system,  which is several years old now. Apart from essential functions, it's in minimal-maintenance status until Adobe sees fit to switch to a new platform.

3) As for spell check, I use LanguageTool basic— a free browser add-on for Firefox, Chrome, etc...  LT Basic is a powerful grammar & spell checker that works great on all social media platforms.   A++

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/languagetool/

Hope that helps answer your questions.

[nathanwoodsheart]

I'm well aware of the current methodology, @Nancy OShea. However, many other and I disagree with it for many logical reasons. Rather than simply complaining, like many other users, I utilized the correct section on this community to post my ideas. It is important to remember that being privileged can often make us feel privileged, and at the expense of others. What I proposed was not to remove that privilege, but to make it more objective and transparent. Therefore, you markedly misunderstood my intention, which is honestly dissapointing. I also use a spell check system, but it’s antiquated to say the least that it isn’t natively present. Thanks for making your privledges clear.

[Nancy OShea]

In a perfect world, everyone would get instant gratification and be able to do whatever they want when they want to. But social media platforms are not perfect spaces. Among other things, they're inundated by bots 24/7, many with bad intentions. A lot goes on here behind the scenes that most product users never see.

In this environment, there's a fine line between 'transparency' and handing over the 'keys to the kingdom.'  Accordingly, Adobe chooses not to publish certain details that could possibly be used by bots, spammers or scammers to exploit the system.

As an optional alternative, Adobe has an active sub-space on Reddit — a no-frills platform that some people prefer.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Adobe/

[nathanwoodsheart]

Thank you, @Nancy OShea. I apprecaite the relevant details. I respectuflly share that I still stand by my comments as thoughtful, aware, and with bona fide logical approaches to improving, rather than dismantling. And, I can assure you, I do not like frills, thank you. That's all I'd like to interact with you from now on. I've found this 'community', like most others to be very toxic and elitist. I genuinly hope you have a good rest of your day, but your attitude has fatigued me. Thank you.  Take care. 

[jane-e]

Rather than simply complaining, like many other users, I utilized the correct section on this community to post my ideas.

By @nathanwoodsheart

Your post is properly in Ideas, where it will be seen by staff and can be upvoted by others.

Jane

[jane-e]

Rather than simply complaining, like many other users, I utilized the correct section on this community to post my ideas.

By @nathanwoodsheart

I remember that you properly posted in Ideas, but someone has moved your post to Discussions. 

Jane

[PaulWJ]

@nathanwoodsheart I totally agree with you. In my opinion, this "priviledged" way of doing things is derisive and uninclusive. Also, I have just for the first time, posted a request about an issue I have been experiencing. The Adobe Employe obviously hadn't taken the time to read my original post because I was sent a lnk that was completely irrelevant to my issue and asked if I had carried out tasks that I had clearly stipulated I had done in my first post. That does not fill one with confidence or of any value. We are all just $/£ signs and are not credited with any personality or individuality unless we are "priviledged" enough to earn that level of respect. We the users are treated as if though we are all potential trolls or criminals until Adobe decide otherwise. A case of guilty until proven innocent. Most people in these forums are law abiding citizens who by a great margin (100s millions possibly) outnumber any who may want to cause the moderators any cause for concern. 

[PaulWJ]

@nananananu a little latin lesson: Forum = A medium for open discussion or voicing of ideas. That includes the freedom to edit ones own comments. In order for forums to work they must be open and without restrictions caused by elitist privileges. Priveleges are a construct of the upper elite controlling classes. Even in Rome lower classes could join in forums without fear of backlash or restriction. So technically this isn't a forum its a meeting place for those who the hosts decide have relevance to be here. 

[kglad]

many things re the adobe forums will change in the near future.   the details of the changes, i do not know.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

This forum platform will be retired soon. For this reason, no new features are being added to this one. This has nothing to do with personalities.