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help: Fix a few errors in edit-or-delete-a-message.md. 

Still some errors (e.g. "Hover over a message to replace the message's
timestamp with its message actions" is no longer correct), and a lot of
other improvements to be made, but just doing a quick fix of a few things I
noticed.
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Rishi Gupta 2018-03-30 10:55:15 -07:00
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!!! warn ""
**Note:** Editing topic titles is discussed in a
[separate guide](/help/change-the-topic-of-a-message). Additionally, Zulip
messages cannot be deleted, but they can be edited so that their contents
are blank.
[separate guide](/help/change-the-topic-of-a-message).
Zulip allows you to easily edit the contents of your messages after they have
been posted.
By default, Zulip allows you to edit the content of your messages within 10
minutes of when you send them. Organization administrators can change the
time limit, remove the time limit, or remove the ability to edit messages
entirely.
{!message-actions.md!} pencil (<i class="icon-vector-pencil"></i>) icon
to reveal a message editing box.
@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ limit has passed, the pencil (<i class="icon-vector-pencil"></i>) icon
changes to a file (<i class="icon-vector-file-text-alt"></i>) icon.
!!! tip ""
Clicking on (<i class="icon-vector-file-text-alt"></i>) icon will allow you to
Clicking on the file (<i class="icon-vector-file-text-alt"></i>) icon will allow you to
view the [Markdown source](/help/view-the-markdown-source-of-a-message) or
[change the topic](/help/change-the-topic-of-a-message) of your message.
## Deleting messages
If you wish you hadn't sent a message at all, **deleting the content
of the message in the editing UI** will cause the message to be
If you wish you hadn't sent a message at all, deleting the content
of the message will cause the message to be
displayed as `(deleted)`. The original sender and timestamp of the
message will still be displayed, and the original content of the
message is still accessible via Zulip's edit history feature. This
@ -44,18 +44,27 @@ can be the least confusing option for other users.
### Delete a message completely
For cases where someone accidentally shared secret information
publicly (e.g. you posted an employee's salary), one can completely
delete a message from Zulip by following the instructions below.
For cases where someone accidentally shared secret information publicly
(e.g. you posted an employee's salary), it can make sense to delete a
message completely, so that the original content is not available in the
message's edit history.
Organization administrators can always delete any message. By default,
non-admins cannot delete messages (including their own), though this can be
changed by an organization administrator.
To delete a message:
{!message-actions.md!}
{!down-chevron.md!}
2. Select the **Delete message** option from the dropdown to delete that message.
If you don't see the **Delete message** option, it means you don't have
permissions to delete that message.
It's important to understand that anyone who received the message
before you deleted it could have made a copy of its content. So if you
accidentally shared secret information that you can change, like a
password, you may want to change that password regardless of whether
you also delete the message.
{!admin-only.md!}
{!message-actions.md!}
{!down-chevron.md!}
2. Select the **Delete message** option from the dropdown to delete that message.