Steve, what would you like it to be?
Just like FT = I could have made a post in May 2000 , once Im logged in I have the ability to go to that post and edit (modify) it even today. Till now on DD after x amount of mins have passed the poster losses the ability to edit their post.
Reasons for wanting to edit it can be from grammer or spelling, to not properly explaining yourself, to posting what a person thought was the truth only to learn from any source that what they posted was Wrong info and thusly theyd like to remove it before someone acts on it.To accuse someone of something only to be set straight it wasnt them or that they didnt understand fully what the other person was posting etc etc
We never had more then a few mins to go back and Modify what we posted, most BBs have the option to do so at any time