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    There is, but you need to put a summary for the edited summary edit, and that summary itself can't be edited. Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:09
  • There was a Meta post long ago about how this behavior opened up an avenue for abuse. Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:11
  • @JNK Yes, you must have been inspired by the last bit that I added to the question even before I was. Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:12
  • @jonsca - just picked up on the inherent humor in trying to edit an edit Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:13
  • @Popular Yes, I could understand that. The entire editing system requires quite a bit of trust as it is, though. I promise I won't change all of my summaries to read "Pi11s 4 fr33" :) Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:14
  • Not sure if this was it, but if it's not, it's similar: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/18110/… Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:18
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    @Popular I wasn't aware of that, but I'm just suggesting a Edit Summary next to the Link|Source|Edit. I guess you could hide that button from anyone but the current editor. Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:21
  • Oh, I know, I wasn't trying to say that your request was good/bad/duplicative. It just reminded me, that's all. Commented Jun 29, 2011 at 20:29
  • Feature request to change this: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/79180/… Commented May 11, 2016 at 0:48
  • another feature request : meta.stackexchange.com/questions/289244/… Commented Jan 4, 2017 at 0:54