I'm not sure that's correct. The Administrator group is set to 1, and I can edit any post at any time. I'd like Gizmo to respond to this so I'm certain I understand it.
I just want to make sure we're talking about the same page -- see attached screenshot
From Control Panel » Group Management [Forums]
http://www. EXAMPLE .com/admin/groupmanage.php
1 = Admin Group
2 = GlobalModerator Group
3 = Moderator Group
4 = User Group
http://www. EXAMPLE .com/forums/admin/group_forumperms.php?edit_group=4