Facebook Now Lets You Edit Comments Anytime

Have you ever wrote a comment on Facebook and soon realized that you made a typo or mistake? We've all done it. Well grammar Nazi's, rejoice! Now Facebook is making it easier for you to fix your mistakes.

Users no longer have to copy their comments, delete the incorrect ones, and then repost it with the corrections. Facebook gives users an edit option in the right corner of a comment, giving them the chance to simply fix the mistakes in a comment that was made.

This feature has been available for a few months, but there was a limit to it. Users were only able to use this edit option within a few seconds of making the mistake. However, Facebook has done away with this time limit. If a user made a mistake or wants to change something they said, they can at any time. This means that comments from hours, days, or even months before can be edited.

"This is particularly useful if you've made a typo within your comment but already received some likes," a Facebook spokeswoman told PC Mag. "Now you won't have to delete the comment entirely, just edit it."

A user can see this option when they bring their cursor over the top-right corner of the comment. They are presented with the "Edit or Delete" options. Those who choose edit can edit the comment by adding or taking out words and making corrections.

Facebook has just started to make the changes and everyone should have this new edit options within the next few days. There is no word on if this feature will be availbable on mobile Facebook apps yet, which would be useful as it is common for people to make typos on phones, especially ones that use incorrect autocorrect words.

The only downside to this new addition is that everyone else can see your changes. In true creepy stalker Facebook fashion, everyone can see your "Edit History." This means that curious friends can see all of the changes that you made to a comment. When you edit a comment, Facebook changes the timestamp on it and makes a note saying it has been edited. So if you give a certain opinion and then change it using the edit option, a user can see your flip-flopped views.

"Anyone who can see the comment will also be able to see the edited history," the Facebook spokeswoman said. "If you don't want to show past versions, you can just delete it and re-comment as you would have before this feature."

Something that Facebook doesn't offer is the ability to edit your own posts. If users make a mistake when posting something to their Timeline, they still have to copy the post, edit it, and then repost it with the corrections. The social networking site Google+ does allow users to edit their posts. Perhaps with this new edit comment feature, Facebook will soon allow users to edit their posts, making the site more convenient.