Questions tagged [edits]
For questions about the process of editing, how edits work, and other general inquiries about the edit system.
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When editing a post should one edit the title to a "proper" question?
I recently edited a post among some minor grammar/format issues and removing fluff I changed the title from
Cannot do a backup of a read_only database
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Why does the read_only mode fail my ...
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Revision is gone, likely just rejected, but how could it vanish without any trace?
I have changed
Getting a "Request to run job refused because the job is already running" When no job is running?
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Why do I get a "Request to run job refused because the job is ...
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What's an appropriate edit to an old post containing links to old documentation?
See this edit for an example: a four years old question contains a link to the then-current documentation. The world has moved on since, and someone changes the old link to point to the new ...
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Can the edit button be hidden if I am unable to edit?
I keep trying to edit meta posts (often just to see how a specific formatting thing is done) but when I click edit it just tells me:
Could it be made more obvious that the post can't be edited by me? ...
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Should syntax errors / script errors be corrected via edits?
Today I found an answer from a new poster that has a syntax error in it.
As far as I can tell, I have a few routes to attempt to deal with this:
Edit the post directly without commenting - this means ...
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Could the editing limit if changing code syntax be reduced from 6 characters
I was editing this answer to change the syntax from := to = and I received a message saying the edit must be at least 6 characters.
Could this be changed if editing code syntax?
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How to add conclusive information to a question - after it has been answered?
The other day I asked a question that I have been struggling with for some time.
when the question was answered, before I accepted the answer I tried it.
After that I wanted to show the world, and ...
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Why do people get credited for editing questions?
I am getting very annoyed with people editing my questions for no reason other than to satisfy their own ego. The changes make no material difference BUT mean I have to keep rolling them back.
Why ...
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Editing other people's answers
I'm new on this forum and I'm learning new things everyday (which is great!), and I am also learning about how to behave on this forum so here's a question about etiquette and all that, specifically ...
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How was this edit approved?
This edit suggestion appears to have been approved single-handedly by a regular user:
This is the expected effect of using the Improve button. What seems less expected is that the user did not make ...
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ban from suggesting edits
When I am trying to suggest edit to a question or answer I getting message:
You are temporarily banned from suggesting edits.
Why did it happened and what am I doing wrong?
My editor stats are:
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Clarification on suggested edits that basically just remove "Thanks!"
I've recently seen a number of edits in the "Suggested Edits" queue that basically involved two changes:
Changing "dont" to "don't" (1-3 times per edit); and
Removing a closing "Thanks!" from the ...
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Undo accepted edit back to pending, not full revert
I'm pretty sure that this isn't possible but thought I would ask and maybe possibly consider potentially requesting.
Similar to how to undo edits someone else did on my own posts?, I just had an edit ...
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Tag synonyms and edits [duplicate]
Is this edit correct?
https://dba.stackexchange.com/review/suggested-edits/87614
I thought that sql-server-2008 automatically includes sql-server tag? Or was I wrong?
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Comment of OP fundamental to question
When comments made by OP become a fundamental, substantial or integral part of the question, how should moderators/participants notify the OP that the comments should be added to the original question?...
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