How to edit a thread title?

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Couldn't find this question so here it goes. Before I would just like double click on the title and it would allow me to edit it but now it doesn't. How do you edit the titles now?
 

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Go to Edit, then click Go Advanced. It will let you edit the thread title there.
 

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Hmmm strange, it edits the thread title on the one post but not the thread title as a whole.
 

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Are you going to the very first post?
 

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Do me a favor, try again.

Go to your original post (the first post in the thread), then Edit, then Go Advanced, then edit the thread title.
 

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Still not working. So when I edit it, it edits the title of my first post, but when I go to the actual forum page where you click on the thread itself it keeps it the same. I am basically trying to change the number in the title so people don't get confused on which post I am referring to. The link I am referring to is: http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=273631

So you will notice the first post, has the number 95 in the title, but when you go back to the forum page, the old number 83 is in the title.
 

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I'm not sure what's going on. I'll get heyjude to change it tomorrow. I see you have posted a notice to see post 95 in the first post, so that will work for now.
 

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Ah. Thanks to Ari for pointing out that the original poster's ability to change a thread title only last for a week; after that the forum moderator or an administrator will have to change the title if requested.

I'm a moderator, but I can't change a title in SYW. I will get heyjude or one of the administrators to take care of it tomorrow.
 

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Ah. Thanks to Ari for pointing out that the original poster's ability to change a thread title only last for a week; after that the forum moderator or an administrator will have to change the title if requested.

I'm a moderator, but I can't change a title in SYW. I will get heyjude or one of the administrators to take care of it tomorrow.


Appreciate the update, thank you!

I hate to be a burden but since I can't change the title could we just take the number out all together so people don't get confused? I am really sorry again to be a burden.
 

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You know, pk, if y'all stopped asking us to do helpful little things for ya, Mac wouldn't need us anymore and we'd be out of jobs. That would make us sad. :cry:
 
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And I'm sure Ari enjoys feeling useful and needed.

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Ah. Thanks to Ari for pointing out that the original poster's ability to change a thread title only last for a week
I totally didn't know this. You learn something new every day. Or at least once a week.
 

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What? Use the FAQs? That's crazy talk
 

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I know, right? Had to do it, though; thread title changes happen a lot in AE&BP. ;)
 
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When you can no longer change a thread title, it's probably best to send a PM to one of the moderators of whatever forum the thread is in.