Questions tagged [editing]
For discussions/ support about editing questions and answers. Common guidelines, best practices, and frequent mistakes may be discussed with this tag. Disagreements between editors are also within the scope.
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Hidden points of editing you probably didn't know
Making a good edit is hard. On Chem.SE, we (would/should/could) care about the finest points of formatting. There are basic points of editing many editors know about: Put some fancy MathJax/ $\mathrm\...
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Buzzwords in question titles - season 4 & 5 - experiments and exercises
I was looking for a pun in the question title, but was unable to find one. So instead let us remember the previous seasons:
I question the use of "question" in question titles (search here)
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Formatting Sandbox II: please *don't* test stuff here [duplicate]
This thread has been retired due to the large number of posts. The newest sandbox can be found here:
Formatting Sandbox III: please test stuff here
Spoiler warning: Be aware that this page ...
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I question the use of "question" in question titles
The search:
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/search?q=title%3Aquestion
brings up some 63 odd questions. Some of them are closed, some are actually pertaining to specific questions on particular ...
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Can we edit out unnecessary "statements of weakness" or buzzwords inside the questions' bodies?
I was ,partially, surprised that there isn't usually a talk about this in SE communities. Nevertheless, science-based sites and learner-and-teacher forums (sorry for the lack of a better term) like ...
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Help make help questions have more helpful titles
In the vein of this meta post, here are some 21 questions with the word "help" in the title.
https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/search?q=title%3Ahelp
Some of these asking for help with specific ...
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Houston, we have a "Problem" in question titles
So we are all familiar with the drill, given through the following:
I question the use of "question" in question titles
Help make help questions have more helpful titles
There are ...
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I have a doubt about "doubt" in doubt titles
From the depth of the stack exchange network I bring to you the newest season (7) of our community effort against buzzwords in question titles. The word of the season this time is doubt.
In Indian ...
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I am asking about chemistry, you know, that's why I put it in the title
Previously on 'Never mind the Buzzwords':
I question the use of "question" in question titles (search here)
Help make help questions have more helpful titles (search here)
Houston, we have ...
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Formatting Sandbox III: please test stuff here
Sandbox II has become as clogged as Sandbox I was (and is), especially for users with 10,000 reputation or above. So, here is a new new post...
Before you delete a post here, please reduce it to one ...
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20 most viewed questions that need answers (Updated 12 Apr 2024)
Some of these questions do have answers, but these answers have negative votes. Only questions with upvotes will be removed from the list. In addition, this list has new questions sprinkled throughout!...
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What are some basic guidelines for good edits on Chem.SE?
I came across a post on the main site just now that I think could use some changes. I found the editing help page in the Help Center, but its write-up is pretty cursory and high-level.
What makes ...
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When editing posts that are consistently or overwhelmingly written in one flavour of English, please do not change the flavour
I was rather unhappy with an edit to a post of mine (which I immediately rolled back as soon as I saw it). While one may debate about whether mannonic acid or mannuronic acid is formed in an oxidation ...
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Are questions being excessively edited?
Someone asks a perfectly reasonably question about aluminum hydroxide, then someone comes along and deletes the word "hydroxide" from the title to make the question sound stupid:
Can ...
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American vs British spelling: Is there a standard? Should there be?
The only mention of this that turned up in a quick search was a passing mention three years ago. I've just encountered a pending edit on this question where the editor tidied up the question with ...
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