[wp-forums] Editing Forum Sticky Posts?

[Mika A Epstein]

If anyone finds the RTFM solution, they will be a god among us. *sigh*

Gary Gale wrote:
>
> Lovely. I've reposted and re-stickyficated the replacement. Not that 
> anyone will actually read it and I'll still get support ports which 
> say "Help. Your plugin doesn't work. Can you fix it for me?" and 
> automagically expect me to work out the precise nature of the problem 
> by the power of thought and guesswork alone. But at least I have to 
> try. Sigh.
>
> -Gary
>
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> On 4 Oct 2012, at 15:29, Mika A Epstein wrote:
>
>>
>> Damn, I thought I did this... Glad I looked to check.
>>
>> Deleted for you.
>>
>> Gary Gale wrote:
>>>
>>> So the new post is ready to be, err, posted. The URL for the current 
>>> sticky post that's to be zapped is 
>>> http://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-biographia-problem-please-read-this-first-before-posting 
>>> ... let me know when you've done deleting and I'll post the 
>>> replacement up.
>>>
>>> Thanks again
>>>
>>> -Gary
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> gary at vicchi.org | twitter.com/vicchi | 
>>> www.linkedin.com/in/garygale | www.garygale.com
>>>
>>> On 28 Sep 2012, at 16:15, Mika A Epstein wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sure :D Easy enough to delete for us ;) Just toss the link up.
>>>>
>>>> (This is one case where it's very reasonable to say 'Delete my post 
>>>> please' ;) )
>>>>
>>>> Gary Gale wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Excellent; I end up with the desired result so if you're happy to 
>>>>> delete it, I can easily create a new one. I'll get a new post up 
>>>>> and suitably sticky over the weekend (it's coming to the end of a 
>>>>> long long week over here in the UK) and then let you know the URL 
>>>>> of the one to be deleted and you can work your admin magic.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for this and double thanks for the quick reply.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Gary
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> gary at vicchi.org | twitter.com/vicchi | 
>>>>> www.linkedin.com/in/garygale | www.garygale.com
>>>>>
>>>>> On 28 Sep 2012, at 16:08, Mika A Epstein wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We could delete it and you can make a new one, or if you want to 
>>>>>> send the new text, I suspect we can edit it for you. It may be an 
>>>>>> 'admin only' thing, though I know even I can't reopen a 12month 
>>>>>> old sticky to edit it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gary Gale wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I try to keep a close eye on the forums for the couple of 
>>>>>>> plugins I've written and the (not so) new concept of sticky 
>>>>>>> posts is an excellent one. So I've set up a sticky post along 
>>>>>>> the lines of "please read this first before posting" detailing 
>>>>>>> plugin specific information which makes dealing with support 
>>>>>>> threads so much easier ... assuming people read the sticky post 
>>>>>>> first that is!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But over time, that information isn't as up to date as it can 
>>>>>>> be. I could unset the sticky flag and gradually let the post 
>>>>>>> float downwards as people post new stuff and create a new sticky 
>>>>>>> post to supercede the original ... but is there any way I can 
>>>>>>> edit/update a sticky post that I've posted (and which is on a 
>>>>>>> forum for a plugin that I've written)?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm expecting the answer to be "no, that's not the way the 
>>>>>>> forums code works" but there's (hopefully) no harm in asking ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Gary
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
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