Edit Your Own QCLF Topics and Messages
QCLF can let signed-in authors edit their own Topic or Message when the Category ACL allows it. Moderators can edit through their moderator authority even when the ordinary own-edit action would not apply.
Before an edit overwrites current text, QCLF stores the previous version in revision history.
Who Can Edit
| Editor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Topic author | Signed in, owns the Topic, and Category action edit.own_topic allows. |
| Message author | Signed in, owns the Message, and Category action edit.own_reply allows. |
| Moderator | Current QCLF moderator authority for the Category can edit regardless of ownership. |
Edit a Topic
- Open the Topic and choose Edit.
- Update the Topic title and/or opening Message.
- Optionally enter an Edit note describing the change.
- Optionally add new attachments when attachment upload is allowed.
- Save. QCLF stores the old title/body as a revision before writing the sanitized replacement.
Edit a Message
Message editing follows the same pattern but edits only the Message body. QCLF saves the old body as a reply revision, sets the Message is_edited flag, and records a modification timestamp.
Topic edits update the title/body and modification timestamp but intentionally preserve the existing last_activity_at value rather than treating a text correction as new discussion activity.
Sanitization and Policy Still Apply
Edit requests are re-sanitized and rechecked against current content-policy/text limits. Existing permission at creation time does not grant permanent future editing rights.
New attachments can be added during edit only if the current Category feature/action still allows uploads.
Revision and Notification Effects
The saved revision records the acting editor, the prior content, and an optional reason up to 500 characters. Topic edits also emit the current Topic-edited notification event after the database transaction commits.
Community Discussion
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