Issue #4919--update text around modifiable OAuth app scopes (#15983)

* update text around modifiable OAuth app scopes

* simplify sentence structure

Author: Sarah Edwards

content/rest/guides/basics-of-authentication.md

@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ application, you should probably use [a library written in the language of your
 
 #### Checking granted scopes
 
-In the future, users will be able to [edit the scopes you requested][edit scopes post],
-and your application might be granted less access than you originally asked for.
-So, before making any requests with the token, you should check the scopes that
-were granted for the token by the user.
+Users can edit the scopes you requested by directly changing the URL. This can grant your application less access than you originally asked for. Before making any requests with the token, check the scopes that were granted for the token by the user. For more information about requested and granted scopes, see "[Scopes for OAuth Apps](/developers/apps/scopes-for-oauth-apps#requested-scopes-and-granted-scopes)."
 
 The scopes that were granted are returned as a part of the response from
 exchanging a token.
@@ -365,7 +362,6 @@ we would've seen the same confirmation dialog from earlier pop-up and warn us.
 [REST Client]: https://github.com/archiloque/rest-client
 [libraries]: /libraries/
 [oauth scopes]: /apps/building-oauth-apps/understanding-scopes-for-oauth-apps/
-[edit scopes post]: https://developer.github.com/changes/2013-10-04-oauth-changes-coming/
 [platform samples]: https://github.com/github/platform-samples/tree/master/api/ruby/basics-of-authentication
 [new oauth app]: https://github.com/settings/applications/new
 [app settings]: https://github.com/settings/developers