Edit timeout: Is there a way to make it specific to a forum section or user group?

[Beretta1526]

As far as I can tell, the edit button time limit is controlled only in one place, and is a global setting only. I have ours set to 12 hours, and this is the way that it's been since the start. I would like to be able to allow certain member groups and/or certain forum sections (or subsections) to edit their posts for a longer period of time without giving them moderator permissions.

Examples:

1) I want to keep my 12-hour edit time limit for all users, but allow any user to edit their post in a particular section either indefinitely or for a time period other than the global 12-hour limit I have set for elsewhere.

2) I have a user group that I would like to allow them to be able to edit their posts for a longer period of time than the 12-hour limit. It would be OK if this were only for a specific user group and in a specific forum section or sub-section. It does not need to be a global setting for this group.

I am not wild about making a member a moderator for a section, as it would allow them to edit/delete others' posts. I only want to expand the time that they may edit their posts.

Thanks!

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