You need the Vanilla.Comments.Edit permission to do that.

Dr_Con · October 2022

Does this mean the mod roles are flavor-coded, or only certain actions?

kringled_1 · October 2022

Vanilla is the name of the forum software used here.

Dr_Con · October 2022

kringled_1 wrote: »

Vanilla is the name of the forum software used here.

Oh. I was really hoping for Mint Chocolate Chip permissions.

FluffyReachWitch · October 2022

I am a programmer, and yet those stops make it look like the error message is trying to be especially firm.

"You need the Vanilla

Comments

Edit permission to do that."

Carcamongus · October 2022

Worst. Error Message. Ever.

Danikat · October 2022

Carcamongus wrote: »

Worst. Error Message. Ever.

I'd take that over the ones my work computer keeps throwing up which is a seemingly random number you have to look up in a database, where it's only documented as "unspecified error".

zaria · October 2022

Danikat wrote: »

Carcamongus wrote: »

Worst. Error Message. Ever.

I'd take that over the ones my work computer keeps throwing up which is a seemingly random number you have to look up in a database, where it's only documented as "unspecified error".

Yes, but it still better than the "Error: No such error" message who is the same just sounding more stupid.

SeaGtGruff · October 2022

"Something happened... something pretty bad. We aren't sure what it was, but your computer didn't handle it very well."

"9 out of 10 computers agree-- a booboo just happened."

Sorry, just some still-waking-up goofiness.

Whenever I get a Vanilla permissions error, it's usually because a thread got locked while I was composing a reply in it, or I got signed out of the forum for some reason (presumably due to something going on with Vanilla's servers), or my computer lost or dropped its WiFi connection for some reason (such as due to a weak connection and "roaming aggressiveness" being set back to "default" again after a major Windows update).

Elsonso · October 2022

Dr_Con wrote: »

I just look at that and think of all the possibilities for a clever message that were missed.

One of the great things about being a developer is the ability to create messages in situations like that. And also, to change them once they are noticed by the Powers That Be.