Increasing transparency in moderator edits

[rusty_shackleford]

You may or may not know that we store every edit. This is why @orinEsque's posts take up hundreds of gigabytes in the database.
Originally, everyone had access to their own post history. This was removed because it caused an issue with privacy: sometimes we redact personal details that have already been quoted, and have to edit quotes too. Posters could then still see the redacted material by looking at this history.

Short of seeing a reason not to make this change, I'll likely be returning this after I inform the staff members of how to purge these post history snapshots that contain the sensitive information.

[CornCake]

The @rusty_shackleford regime continues to be the most transparent dictatorship on the internet!

[Shillitron]

@orinEsque why are trying to rewrite history?

[CornCake]

@orinEsque why are trying to rewrite history?

Women cannae form a thought in one go, they have to fix it till it's perfect

[Shillitron]

@orinEsque why are trying to rewrite history?

Women cannae form a thought in one go, they have to fix it till it's perfect

> Implying that women are capable of creating perfect things

Well I guess my mom did make me..

[Oyster Sauce]

@orinEsque why are trying to rewrite history?

viewtopic.php?t=1122-no-alphabets-6-2-0 ... r-s-gate-3

Read the edit count at the bottom of the OP

[Valter]

I NEED MY HAX0R E-MAIL RUSTYYYYYYYYYYYY

[Valter]

THE HOTMAIL CANNOT BE CONTAINED! MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR FATE!

[orinEsque]

@orinEsque why are trying to rewrite history?

I mean I edit posts about 3 times.. but its probably because of the above topic.

[Shillitron]

@orinEsque why are trying to rewrite history?

viewtopic.php?t=1122-no-alphabets-6-2-0 ... r-s-gate-3

Read the edit count at the bottom of the OP

Last edited by loregamer on September 24th, 2025, 15:42, edited 973 times in total.


6 gorillion edits.

[rusty_shackleford]

Short of seeing a reason not to make this change

I'd have to go back and find all the times we redacted privacy-related things and remove those edits from post history
I don't think there is any good record of this

[OnTilt]

Short of seeing a reason not to make this change

I'd have to go back and find all the times we redacted privacy-related things and remove those edits from post history
I don't think there is any good record of this

Is there no way to just delete or sequester past logs, so you can start with a new 'user visible' log moving forward?

[rusty_shackleford]

Is there no way to just delete or sequester past logs, so you can start with a new 'user visible' log moving forward?

This is probably the best way to go about it, I do regular backups so I'll just tag a snapshot prior to doing it. I'll think on it for a bit, but I foresee no real reason this would cause issue.

[OnTilt]

Is there no way to just delete or sequester past logs, so you can start with a new 'user visible' log moving forward?

This is probably the best way to go about it, I do regular backups so I'll just tag a snapshot prior to doing it. I'll think on it for a bit, but I foresee no real reason this would cause issue.

Probably the first time I've been useful here.