Questions tagged [editing]
Anything related to the editing feature, e.g. anonymous edits, suggested edits, the editing privilege, edit history, etc.
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What to do when an answer seems like it was copied from somewhere else?
I came across an answer on a question that looked rather suspicious. For context, the user has 1 reputation, with only a few answers on a couple of other sites.
The answer in question was posted on an ...
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Requesting clarity on edits that update redirecting URLs
I frequently edit posts that include redirecting microsoft.com URLs. My reasoning is generally that a redirecting link today may be a broken link tomorrow, so as long as the redirect has preserved the ...
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Viewing change history to questions on superuser.com
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As a regular user (i.e. not the OP or subsequent editor), is it possible to see what changes were made to a question (or one of its answers) on https://superuser.com?
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In a search for ...
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What to do with a question about a script for Windows XP that became a list of different types of scripts
How do I set the desktop background on Windows from a script? from 2008 has 8 answers,
the OP usercard shows the OP user name but not a link to their profile.
It hasn't an accepted answer.
none of ...
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Is it okay to point readers to the edit history of an answer for old, (mostly) out-of-date information?
Background: For the last year or so, new features for Windows Subsystem for Linux (currently my primary area of expertise here) have been limited to Windows 11. With a recent release of WSL last week,...
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Is my redacting potentially harmful links the "right" action?
I've redacted the links in this question, because
they did not link directly to content, but to a website from which to download the content
the website in question opened advertisement popups with ...
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What reputation is required for tag edits without approval?
I thought tag edits can be done with 5000 reputation. Am I mistaken? My edit is still waiting for an approval.
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answer converted to comment?
so I've been away for a while, and may be behind in the news-on-the-scene, but I am unclear on the mod/administrative rationale for the activity on this question/answer:
Is there any service like ...
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Accidental rollback - any penalties involved?
If my edit gets rolled back, will there be a (relevant) negative log associated with my account? If so can the roll back be undone if it has been applied by accident?
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Drop-down list for edit summary on Stack Exchange sites
I usually edit posts for grammatical and spelling errors and strongly believe that most edits are for the same reason. I do hate typing "fixed grammar", or "improved formatting". So, why wouldn't ...
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When should additional information be an edit vs a comment vs a separate answer?
Should links and excerpts from relevant documentation be an edit or should they be a comment or should they be an separate answer?
Sometimes I find a helpful answer with a great example of the use of ...
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Please offer guidance as to why this edit was rejected
My purpose in asking this is to better understand what is wrong so I don't repeat the mistake.
I came across the following question, in which the author crafted an extremely complex, in-depth ...
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Editing of recently closed questions
This post is basically to share something I came across on Meta Unix & Linux. Kusalananda♦, a moderator there, posted Editing questions recently put on hold (don't). The gist is something that I ...
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"Modified by" listed but no edit visible by mentioned user?
It already happened a few times to me that I saw an answer pushed to the Home -> active page with the note "modified x minutes ago USER".
For example this question What is the meaning of "chmod ...
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Should old opinion-based questions be significantly edited?
This question What display size and resolution is good for reading PDF in double page view? is closed as primarily opinion-based. I attempt to edit it like this, but it says I'm editing too much. What ...
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