[mb-users] Edit Expiration Times (MBS-2614, MBS-4594)

Hey Gang!

So, I'm working on MBS-2614 [1] and MBS-4594 [2] and I have a question
for the users. The gist of the issues is that when edits expire, be it
by the expiration date or the unanimous rule, they aren't closed and
applied immediately. Edits remain open for voting until when they are
closed at the top of the hour by ModBot, provided there are no bugs in
the server preventing their application. Edits that have expired but
are still open display "Already expired," which is confusing for some
who are unfamiliar with how our edit system works.

There are four proposed solutions to these tickets:
1) Make edits close and apply as soon as they expire.
2) Set the expire time to shortly before ModBot runs when the edit is entered.
3) Use the existing expiry dates but change the display of the edits
to show the expiry time rounded up to the next hour.
4) Change the "already expired" text to something less confusing
keeping the edit system they way it is now.

Before I continue on these, I need a consensus on what the users would
prefer or another option. I'll keep this open for debate until August
27 at which I'll submit a patch so it will have time to make it onto
the September 3 bug fix release. I'll keep a wiki [3] up to keep track
of votes and any other proposals that may be made.

[1] http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MBS-2614
[2] http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/MBS-4594
[3] http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/User:Demosdemon/MBS-4594

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