Comment 7 for bug 358017

I think there is a concern that if everyone can change any posting they've made in a thread then the answers that follow may not make or be completely wrong or even damage someone's system if they are looking through past questions to help solve their current problem. Even a subtle change in a nuance in a question might radically the answers received.

I think that once people realise that it's a public forum and that their postings cannot be altered it discourages flaming attacks and rudeness hence encouraging a more family-friendly environment.

On the other hand there are clearly likely to be times when it would be good to have a responsible moderator able to edit out certain things.

I've not seen any of the possible instances occur in all the time i have spent in here and it's been my experience that moderated forums tend to be quite unpleasant. I think we should expect the level of maturity and caution that we currently have and avoid falling into the traps that this bug could lead us.

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions"
Regards from
Tom :)