Questions tagged [rollbacks]
Reverts a post to the previous edit version, if any exists.
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How do I revert an edit to my question? [duplicate]
Someone else edited my question inappropriately (IMO).
What is the right way to revert their changes?
There is a Rollback link for all the other revisions in the history but not for the top one, just ...
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Remove the 'resetting any rude or abusive flags' note from the rollback tooltip
The tooltip for the rollback button in a revision history is:
sets the current revision to this version of the post, resetting any "rude or abusive" flags
However, the 'resetting of red ...
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What can I do (besides a rollback) if I disagree with an edit of my post?
Suppose I consider someone's edit of my post bad or useless.
I do a rollback.
Now I want to draw attention of moderators to the user who did this bad edit.
What should I do in this case?
Update:
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Custom rollback reason not displayed on the Activity page
When providing a custom rollback reason, it displays properly when looking at the timeline and revision history, but not the Activity page ("All Actions" or "Revisions"). Compare:
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Should poor grammar be fixed in a meta post where the OP is asking if (their) poor grammar is okay for the main site?
On a Stack Exchange site where users must post in English, a user who said their native language wasn't English asked on its meta site whether having poor grammar should stop them from posting (on the ...
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Do rollbacks count toward edit-related badges
In What kind of edits contribute to the editor badges?, it's made clear that rollbacks do not count as edits; that is, they don't contribute toward the Editor -> Strunk & White -> Copy ...
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Do edit rollbacks affect explainer/refiner/illuminator badge progress? [duplicate]
I answered a question, was upvoted, and then edited the question. My badge progress was immediately updated.
Then I thought better of my edit and rolled it back. My badge progress remained incremented....
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Why aren't rollbacks invalidating spam/rude flags?
According to both FAQ, rollbacks invalidate spam/rude flags. To test this theory and have the accurate representation of what the system does, I flagged this answer as spam and proceeded to roll it ...
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The Cleanup badge is awarded for bad behaviour
On Stack Exchange sites, being able to edit a post requires a certain amount of reputation points (depending on the site and the kind of post). Users below the reputation threshold can only submit ...
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Editing older revision (not most recent) no longer includes older title and tags, and automatic rollback note
Say there are two revisions:
#2 mine
#1 OP [edit]
What used to happen, if I pressed edit next to the first revision, added stuff to #1 (not #2), they would be like this:
#3 rollback -- [manual ...
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Notification when your edit has been rolled back
It would be helpful if I could get a little SE inbox notification when one of my edits has been rolled back. I know there are no consequences for a rollback, but I would like a notification so I could ...
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Rollback button appears to the most recent edit revision item if it's a rollback
In posts where the most recent edit is a rollback, a rollback button appears (example):
Clicking it shows this error:
Related: I can rollback to the most recent revision, but I think this was ...
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Why don't rollbacks count as activity in my network profile?
If I rollback a post on a particular SE site, this edit counts as recent activity in that particular site. However, it looks as though such edit is not included in all activity in my network profile.
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Rollback of a post to a revision with an older license version does not make the post relate to that older license version
A month ago it was noticed that a rollback could change the license version backwards.
In a comment, it was noted by Yaakov Ellis that the license version on a post should relate to the license ...
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Do you actually lose rep if your edit was rolled back by the author?
I've found this post, where an SE employee stated that:
a rollback does not cause a reversal of the reputation gained
But check this question.
Edit was approved.
Member got reputation.
Author ...
