Board Thread:Administration/@comment-27036118-20160109230526

Alrighto. So, I felt like this was something important to discuss.

When is it acceptable for an admin / moderator to edit user pages, to edit comments, or to delete comments?

This sort of thing isn't really outlined on the wiki as of yet, so I want to bring it to everyone's attention, and construct firm criteria so that this privilege isn't abused.

Here's my proposition as to when such actions are legitimate: To summarize: user pages and comments should only be edited for minor maintenance purposes. Comments or posts that greatly violate the wiki's rules should be removed.
 * User pages and comments can be edited to remove links to files or pages that no longer exist, so they don't show up in Special:WantedPages or Special:WantedFiles.
 * Often, when images are deleted that violate the wiki's image policy, links to those images are left in comments and user pages, which should be removed. However, when this is done, an admin/moderator should mention that an edit took place, and should refer to why the comment was edited, to avoid confusion.
 * Comments/forum posts that violate any of the wiki's rules should be deleted.
 * Any greatly off topic reply to a forum thread that obstructs the flow of conversation can be deleted.
 * Forum comments that contain excessive quotations from the thread that greatly obstruct the flow of conversation can be edited so that the quotation is either removed. I'm talking about things like this. I'm not sure why this sometimes happens; I'm guessing it has something to do with replying to a specific comment on mobile, or something.

So, this is my basic proposal. If you think any of these criteria are illegitimate reasons to edit user pages/comments or have anything to add, let me know.  