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 Is it possible to edit a comment? I did not find any button for it.
+
+> It was a design decision to not allow editing comments via the web
+> interface. The thinking being that comments on blogs tend to not allow
+> editing, and allowing wiki-style editing by anyone would sort of defeat
+> the purpose of comments.
+> 
+> I do think there is room to support more forum-style comments in ikiwiki.
+> As long as the comment is not posted by an anonymous user, it would be
+> possible to open up editing to the original commenter. One day, perhaps..
+> --[[Joey]]