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Does it make sense to be able to unilaterally edit Qs and As but not be able to unilaterally approve edits?

I've just realized that while my current level of site permissions on one of the SE sites allows me to edit other people's questions and answers at will, it does not allow me to unilaterally approve ...
temporary_user_name's user avatar
5 votes
0 answers
168 views

Allow Trusted Users to edit merge stubs

I'd like to have Trusted Users (at 20,000 Reputation) granted another edit power: the ability to edit (or suggest edits to) merge stubs in circumstances where it would be beneficial (instead of having ...
Cœur's user avatar
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-5 votes
3 answers
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Why can't people with the "edit answer" privilege edit comments? [duplicate]

I haven't found an explanation on Stack Exchange about what's the difference between the concepts of answers and comments. If we can edit answers, why can't we edit comments too? For example, I've ...
T.Todua's user avatar
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23 votes
3 answers
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A lower rep requirement to edit my posts inline

The ability to edit my own answers and questions inline is a privilege given at 2k reputation because it is the same privilege as edit other's answers and questions without peers' review. But it is ...
user2987828's user avatar
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16 votes
1 answer
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Lower the reputation requirement for tag-only edits

There are a lot of complaints around suggested edits that only change tags. Some reviewers automatically dismiss them as too minor. Indeed, too minor is the main complaint — not incorrect. The end ...
Gilles 'SO- stop being evil''s user avatar
5 votes
2 answers
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Migrating mod should have temporary edit privileges

When a question is migrated to another site, a few things then (usually) need to be done to it: It must be edited to have enough background information, and be reasonably worded, for the new site. It ...
msh210's user avatar
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2 votes
1 answer
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Why don't <2k users get the in-place edit thingy for their own posts?

I'm 3k on SO, so I have full edit privileges. One of the nice perks that comes with this is that another page doesn't have to load just so I can make an edit. (Before 2k, a separate page loads to ...
Undo's user avatar
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94 votes
5 answers
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Kill the Retag option, use just Edit

For users with 500 < Reputation < 2000, there are two options: "retag" and "edit". It's great that the retag button is there, but it clutters up the question view. There is ...
Undo's user avatar
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3 votes
1 answer
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Keep the retag link for 2k+ users [duplicate]

I have not reached 2000 in reputation yet but I have been told that the retag link is removed for 2k+ users (and reintroduced again at 10k, but in a different shape). It seems to me like it would be a ...
Daniel Hedberg's user avatar
4 votes
2 answers
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Allow editing titles without editing the question itself [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Title edit plus minor body edit return 'too short' error Search turned up nothing, so here goes. Users gain the ability to edit only the tags of a question at 25% of ...
Toomai's user avatar
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39 votes
2 answers
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Reduce the reputation requirements for editing and approving edits during the very early beta

The current reputation requirement for editing posts or approving suggested edits are 500 reputation during private beta 1000 reputation during public beta Those are very steep hurdles during the ...
Mad Scientist's user avatar
20 votes
1 answer
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The edit privilege could require some approved edits [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Giving edit privilege based on number of trustworthy edits Once you hit 2000 reputation you gain the privilege to edit questions and answers even if you have never done so ...
HaskellElephant's user avatar
5 votes
0 answers
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Add all edit-related privileges to the /privileges page

According to the suggested edit FAQ, there are a number of reputation levels that are important for suggested edits. 1-1999 rep (anonymous user): suggest edits for any post more than ten minutes old ...
Pops's user avatar
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46 votes
4 answers
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Can I submit an edit for approval after earning 2k reputation?

I have now enough reputation points on Stack Overflow to edit every post directly. But sometimes (especially if this is about a field where I'm not savvy, or when I try to edit a question title ...
Paŭlo Ebermann's user avatar
22 votes
3 answers
265 views

Giving edit privilege based on number of trustworthy edits

I've made 50+ edits on SO, and I always have to wait for my edits to be peer-reviewed because my reputation (672) isn't high enough yet. Shouldn't we give edit privileges based on the number of "...
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