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When reviewing Suggested Edits on Stack Overflow, I often come across "fixed formatting" suggestions that use inline code spans to place emphasis on certain keywords, but isn't actual code.

For example:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

Gets edited to:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

This seems like an invalid use of an inline code span because, well, it isn't code, and it is distracting. There are a lot of examples of these edits being made. Often enough they get approved, which reinforces the behavior.

Is this a valid use of inline code spans? If not, should it be edited and corrected? Should edits suggesting these changes be rejected?

When reviewing Suggested Edits on Stack Overflow, I often come across "fixed formatting" suggestions that use inline code spans to place emphasis on certain keywords, but isn't actual code.

For example:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

Gets edited to:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

This seems like an invalid use of an inline code span because, well, it isn't code, and it is distracting. There are a lot of examples of these edits being made. Often enough they get approved, which reinforces the behavior.

Is this a valid use of inline code spans? If not, should it be edited and corrected? Should edits suggesting these changes be rejected?

When reviewing Suggested Edits on Stack Overflow, I often come across "fixed formatting" suggestions that use inline code spans to place emphasis on certain keywords, but isn't actual code.

For example:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

Gets edited to:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

This seems like an invalid use of an inline code span because, well, it isn't code, and it is distracting. There are a lot of examples of these edits being made. Often enough they get approved, which reinforces the behavior.

Is this a valid use of inline code spans? If not, should it be edited and corrected? Should edits suggesting these changes be rejected?

When reviewing Suggested Edits on Stack Overflow, I often come across "fixed formatting" suggestions that use inline code spans to place emphasis on certain keywords, but isn't actual code.

For example:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

Gets edited to:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

This seems like an invalid use of an inline code span because, well, it isn't code, and it is distracting. There are a lot of examples of these edits being made. Often enough they get approved, which reinforces the behavior.

Is this a valid use of inline code spans? If not, should it be edited and corrected? Should edits suggesting these changes be rejected?

When reviewing Suggested Edits on Stack Overflow, I often come across "fixed formatting" suggestions that use inline code spans to place emphasis on certain keywords, but isn't actual code.

For example:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

Gets edited to:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

This seems like an invalid use of an inline code span because, well, it isn't code, and it is distracting. There are a lot of examples of these edits being made. Often enough they get approved, which reinforces the behavior.

Is this a valid use of inline code spans? If not, should it be edited and corrected? Should edits suggesting these changes be rejected?

When reviewing Suggested Edits on Stack Overflow, I often come across "fixed formatting" suggestions that use inline code spans to place emphasis on certain keywords, but isn't actual code.

For example:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

Gets edited to:

I am having a difficult time with a background task in iOS. The problem I seem to be facing is that iOS is silently terminating the App if my background task runs for too long. What can I do to increase time iOS will wait for my background task to complete?

This seems like an invalid use of an inline code span because, well, it isn't code, and it is distracting. There are a lot of examples of these edits being made. Often enough they get approved, which reinforces the behavior.

Is this a valid use of inline code spans? If not, should it be edited and corrected? Should edits suggesting these changes be rejected?