(Not posting for the whole SC, just myself.)
For the record: the Steering Council was not, and should not be, involved in moderation of PSF spaces, like the PSF category this post is in (and the Bylaws thread is in). The SC only has a modicum of authority in Core Developer spaces, like other categories on this Discourse instance. The SC’s post was targeted specifically to Core Developer spaces.
The soft moderation the SC mentioned in its post is the gentle nudging, not the editing of posts. Whether the edits of the posts were warranted is a whole other discussion in which I, as a regular PSF member, have strong opinions about – having actually read the posts before editing and removal, and having reviewed the edits (which is trivial to do). It’s not something the SC was involved with, however.