diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/edit-or-delete-a-message.md b/templates/zerver/help/edit-or-delete-a-message.md
index 9a9d5f8c66..677b1f9324 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/help/edit-or-delete-a-message.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/help/edit-or-delete-a-message.md
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ permissions to delete that message.
 * For protection against accidental or immediately regretted
   deletions, messages deleted directly or via a [message retention
   policy](/help/message-retention-policy) are archived for 7 days in a
-  format that can be restored.  After that time, they are permanently
-  and irrecoverably deleted from the Zulip server.  Server
-  administrators can adjust the archival time using the
-  `ARCHIVED_DATA_VACUUMING_DELAY_DAYS` setting.
+  format that can be restored by a server administrator.  After that
+  time, they are permanently and irrecoverably deleted from the Zulip
+  server.  Server administrators can adjust the archival time using
+  the `ARCHIVED_DATA_VACUUMING_DELAY_DAYS` setting.
 
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