It's past the time allowed. You can't edit new posts past a certain time either. Maybe someone knows what the time limit is.

How does one post a question on retirement?

josephene, on retiring from GW/Houzz, or on retiring from IRL employment?

scrappy25, I sent in a question and Houzz Support responded yesterday:

"There is a 1 Hour limit on editing original discussions - for correcting typos. There is a 1 week limit on editing comments."

I assume Houzz could change that any time in the future, though.

thanks . That is really bad news. Don't know why there is any need for limiting edits. I searched "stages sink" to find my old post and it didn't show up . when I found the post finally I realized that I had used "stages 45 sink" in the title and the body of the report and wanted to change it to "stages sink" to make it show up in the search. So now that is not possible. Those are the sorts of things it takes weeks to realize sometimes.

Agree that the one hour/one week limit for edits needs rethinking.

1) What's the difference between editing an original discussion and editing a comment?

2) What if, like me, you were foolish enough to name your street in a thread back at GW and now regret it? While I don't fear for my life or cower in a closet, I'd love to edit (or delete) that post. Is it possible to make individual appeals to an admin to remedy such a silly situation?

Linelle, why not ask? You can contact Houzz Support through the "Contact Us" link below. At worst they would say "no", but I don't see why they would't accommodate such a request. Pretty sure you'd at least get some response since I imagine Houzz wants to keep those numbers looking good (response rates and times).

I'm sure the admins would be happy to remove any compromising information you posted earlier in error.

I think the edit time limit makes perfect sense. Once there are replies to a post, editing it later can ruin the flow of the conversation once replies build up and it may not make sense to someone who views the post later. Editing should be for fixing typos or adding forgotten information shortly after posting. If you need to add more information later, write another comment.

GW mods never had a problem with disrupting the flow of a thread by deleting posts in the middle of a conversation and yet somehow we all managed to follow along despite the removed posts. If you've written something that you later regret, it would be nice to have the option of removing it without having to involve the mods.

While they are changing some aspects of their own website in response to feedback from Gardenweb users, Houzz is not and will never be the same as the old Gardenweb. They have a different way of doing things. They are more refined and less rough around the edges. On another thread where this was discussed the Houzz admins seemed firm on keeping the edit deadlines.

Rule #1 of the internet: Don't post anything you'll regret later. Once something is posted it is difficult/impossible to remove permanently, even if it is deleted from the place it was originally posted. Search engine and archiving spiders snatch stuff very quickly.

BTW, I did write to the admins and requested they either let me edit my own comment or they had permission to delete the entire thing. They eventually did delete my comment. They didn't confirm or tell me after the fact, but it did go away. The end result was what I wanted, although it would have helped to have gotten a confirmation from them.

Still wondering what's the difference between an original discussion and a comment.

I believe the "original discussion" is the opening post in a thread. All posts following that first one would be considered "comments."