Doug Cutting wrote:
Nigel Daley wrote:
Should we perhaps only permit project admins to edit & remove comments?
+1
To elaborate on my rationale: comments log a discussion. If folks are
permitted to edit and remove their comments then they can make the
subsequent comments of others irrelevant. Folks should use the same
care before submitting a comment as sending an email.
To make things worse, Jira does not provide a 'diff'. It is difficult
to tell what's been changed. So when folks edit long comments, I
usually just ignore the edit, since I don't want to re-read the long
comment.
It is easier for everyone following an issue if instead of editing,
follow up comments are added. Every comment results in hundreds of
emails. One wastes a large amount of other people's time each time
one edits a comment just to, e.g., correct a typo. If you care,
proofread before you submit, otherwise, let it go.
I agree with Doug. But sometimes important confidential details like
machine names, project names, usernames etc might slip in. I think
changes should be monitored, if possible. Changes that might not have
any effect on the discussion should be allowed. Not sure if that can be
done. Atleast a request to the admin for a change should be entertained :).
Amar
Doug
