Johnny Wraith Stories

The other day, Ronald asked me why he couldn't modify the comments he made to my stories and I didn't know the answer. It was a good question, so I asked the Doodlebit guys and was given this answer:

"You cannot edit your post on any blog - that is what makes it a blog! If we set it up where you could edit your post, then we would have to implement some sort of security - else peeps would be changing each others comments. If we implemented security, that means you would have to have a user name and password. If we did that, well, then you would have a forum! In forums, users can edit their posts.

Sorry to say, but the point of a blog is just straight out comments with no security - the only thing you can do is change it for them."

Said another way, because I like to keep the blog, the "Stories" section of this site, open for any and all readers to comment without logging in or identifying themselves if they choose, comments can only go in once because the site doesn't know who is making the comments.

A wise man named Miller once told me that when writing for any forum or blog it is always advisable to type out your contribution in a separate document, edit it, save it, then cut and paste it where it is intended to be. Since I have started following this advice, I've never lost an intended posting and have usually not made postings with a lot of typos.

Johnny,

Well, okay, I understand what the Doodlebit-ers are saying but am a little confused, because I can still edit my own stories, and my own comments to my own stories. I'm not sure, but up until the time you upgraded (is this the proper term?) the site, I seem to remember being able to edit my comments to your stories. But maybe I'm wrong about this.

Anyway, thanks for the info.

Ronald

PS - This is weird: after I posted my message, I read it, and saw it had a typo, which was a little frustrating. Then I saw the edit button, which allowed me to fix my typo, and append this PS. So I can edit my comments?

Oh wait, I see the difference: I'm editing a comment I made to a posting in the "General Discussion" forum.

But this still begs the question: How come I can edit my own story, my own comments to my own story, or my own comments to a forum posting, but not edit my comments to a JW story? What's the practical difference?

PPS - Okay, okay, I get it. I reread Johnny's posting regarding editing, and I see the difference. JW's stories are a blog, everything else is forums. I didn't tweak to the difference before, maybe because the general look and feel is the same.

I won't say I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time, because this process has allowed me to learn something, and gain valuable insights in the works and intents of blogs, forums, etc. Thanks, Johnny!