Because you can't edit anything that is older than 10 minutes...
You used to be able to edit anything, no matter how old it is
It was only yesterday... maybe the day before, I wasn't on much yesterday
I understand it can be used for bad, but I don't think it is a good idea, over all the forums... maybe get rid of that feature in areas such as the 3rd party area? Because stuff in there will have changelogs, download links, and other updates, which all need to be in the OP, and may change weekly, monthly, etc.This is actually a pretty common system on forums, it prevents edit trolling. You could always contact a moderator if you really need something edited.
actually a common way is to ask a question for which the answer is some number below the minimum age and then edit the question to ask how old someone is, then report the answer and presto a unsuspecting mod bans an inocent account.Edit trolling? Is that editing an earlier post with essential information?
For the amount of editing I'll need to do on my forum game, it'd be tedious to ask a mod every time I need it edited...