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• Edits that introduce formatting (code, bold or italic) where such additions don’t make sense or don’t make any difference. Reject as no improvement whatsoever or causes harm, depending on the case.
• Edits that change an answer's explanation or code to a completely different alternative. If the proposed edit is an improvement of the current answer, you need to be able to ascertain so, by going to the question and verifying that the answer still has the same intended effect as before.
• Edits that modify code or correct code typos in a question, unless it clearly doesn't invalidate the question, should be rejected as clearly conflicts with author’s intent.
• Edits that plagiarize content from an external source without proper attribution. Reject as causes harm and write an explanation. (Always check for plagiarism from common sites such as Wikipedia when a tag wiki/excerpt is created!). For tag wikis and excerpts, there's a special reason copied content, so you can just go ahead and use it.
• Edits that add content that doesn’t belong (e.g., “thanks in advance”, “please help me”, “SOLVED” in the title). Reject as no improvement whatsoever.
• Edits that add irrelevant tags.
• Edits that change URLs to link to unrelated content should be rejected as spam or vandalism. The review page will automatically display the Markdown source whenever a link is changed.
• Edits which introduce text which would be a Code of Conduct violation or edit summaries which contain text which are Code of Conduct violations.

• Edits that introduce formatting (code, bold or italic) where such additions don’t make sense or don’t make any difference. Reject as no improvement whatsoever or causes harm, depending on the case.
• Edits that change an answer's explanation or code to a completely different alternative. If the proposed edit is an improvement of the current answer, you need to be able to ascertain so, by going to the question and verifying that the answer still has the same intended effect as before.
• Edits that modify code or correct code typos in a question, unless it clearly doesn't invalidate the question, should be rejected as clearly conflicts with author’s intent.
• Edits that plagiarize content from an external source without proper attribution. Reject as causes harm and write an explanation. (Always check for plagiarism from common sites such as Wikipedia when a tag wiki/excerpt is created!). For tag wikis and excerpts, there's a special reason copied content, so you can just go ahead and use it.
• Edits that add content that doesn’t belong (e.g., “thanks in advance”, “please help me”, “SOLVED” in the title). Reject as no improvement whatsoever.
• Edits that add irrelevant tags.
• Edits that change URLs to link to unrelated content should be rejected as spam or vandalism. The review page will automatically display the Markdown source whenever a link is changed.
• Edits which introduce text which would be a Code of Conduct violation or edit summaries which contain text which are Code of Conduct violations. (In this case, also flag the post being edited for moderator attention with a link to the suggested edit review, or one of your own posts if it's a tag wiki edit.)

Common reasons to Approve

• Edits that attempt to add clarification to an answer, like “this doesn’t work in Windows 8”, or addendums to the post should be approved.
• Edits that fix grammatical mistakes or make the post easier to understand for others.
• Edits that include additional information only found in comments.
• Edits that include updates as the post ages, or correct minor mistakes.
• Edits that add relevant resources or links.

Common reasons to Reject

Common types of edits to Approve

• Edits that attempt to add clarification to an answer, like “this doesn’t work in Windows 8”, or addendums to the post
• Edits that fix grammatical mistakes or make the post easier to understand
• Edits that include additional information only found in comments
• Edits that include updates as the post ages, or correct minor mistakes
• Edits that add relevant resources or links

Common types of edits to Reject

• Edits that attempt to add clarification to an answer, like “this doesn’t work in Windows 8”, or addendums to the post should be approved.
• Edits that fix grammatical mistakes or make the post easier to understand by others.
• Edits that include additional information only found in comments.
• Edits that include updates as the post ages, or correct minor mistakes.
• Edits that add relevant resources or links.

• Edits that attempt to add clarification to an answer, like “this doesn’t work in Windows 8”, or addendums to the post should be approved.
• Edits that fix grammatical mistakes or make the post easier to understand for others.
• Edits that include additional information only found in comments.
• Edits that include updates as the post ages, or correct minor mistakes.
• Edits that add relevant resources or links.