What happened to the edit button on posts? I am logged in but the edit button is gone?????????

It is here in this thread anyways but on other posts of mine it is gone....

There is a certain amount of time that passes during which you are able to edit your posts (I believe it is set to 24 hours). After that time has expired, the posts become uneditable.

There are two reasons for doing this. The first - and main - reason is we have spammers who set up posts, then go back and add spam later, after the mods have been though. By limiting the amount of time they have, it gives us an opportunity to remove all spam. Secondly, from time to time, we will have two folks who just aren't getting along. It's not uncommon for someone to say nasty things, then go back and edit it before the mods can see.

Hope that helps!

Thanks amigo, now I understand.

Hey! I didn't notice it until reading this, blues. The reasons given sound like good ones, and I tap into other forums that could use an idea like that.
Whitefang

Thanks for the info A-String. Makes perfect sense to me on the Spammers. The Edit button is very handy for going back and correcting a spelling errors or an omitted word after re-reading your own post. Especially for crappy spellers and brain farters such as myself. It's also a handy tool when you have posted a comment and want to add to it after going out and coming back from Youtube or an article...Thanks witefang for bringing this up as I was wondering why the Edit was there one day and gone the next!