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(, Wed 1 Nov 2006, 11:48)
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I can't edit the subject of my post on /links
treid several times, but it keeps reverteing back to the original

that's it really
(, Tue 28 Jul 2009, 9:22, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
That's because
The software creates a URL to your post using the title.

For example, this post on /links:

www.b3ta.com/links/10_amusing_or_interesting_things_sold_on_eBay
(, Tue 4 Aug 2009, 9:21, Reply)
True as that may be
It's technically possible to make it editable. Would probably require updating two rows in the database instead of one.

As my old boss used to say "if we can send a man to the moon, we can do this"
(, Wed 5 Aug 2009, 9:17, Reply)
This does not hold true for replies to links
which also exhibit this problem, but do not rely on a static title

Weirdly, it has worked intermittently in the past, but never for very long...
(, Wed 5 Aug 2009, 15:32, Reply)

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