The situation: A < 2k rep user suggests and edit, which is then approved. They gain +2 rep for this action. Later the edit is rolled back. Does the +2 rep disappear?
Related but not an answer to this question: this post.
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Moderator BoltClock seems to think no: Reject an already-approved suggested edit when rolling it back – Dennis Aug 7 '12 at 2:55
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@Dennis Hmm, interesting! And that's a rather recent post, too. I ask because I've been doing a lot of editing today, and at times my rep is magically decreasing by 2 when I refresh, even though I don't see any negative rep explanations in the reputation section of my profile. Maybe BoltClock's suggestion was implemented? /curious – WendiKidd Aug 7 '12 at 2:59
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And deleted posts wouldn't explain the drops? You can check for those if you tick show removed posts on your reputation overview. – Dennis Aug 7 '12 at 3:04
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@Dennis Wasn't aware of that box, thanks for the info! It didn't change anything on my rep page, though. – WendiKidd Aug 7 '12 at 3:05
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I don't believe reputation retractions from deleted suggested edits show up in the reputation history. Feature request? – animuson ModStaff Aug 7 '12 at 3:16
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@animuson If you do in fact lose rep for this, then yes, definitely a feature request! Since nothing does show up, I wasn't sure if you lost rep for them or not. It seems like you do, based on my experience, but I haven't found any hard evidence to back it up. – WendiKidd Aug 7 '12 at 3:18
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@animuson: I think they do: Screenshot -- the only interaction I had with that question was a suggested edit. – jscs Aug 14 '12 at 19:25
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@JoshCaswell: Good to know. I've never had a suggested edit on a deleted post before, I've only heard that people can't find the events. – animuson ModStaff Aug 14 '12 at 19:31
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To answer your primary question: no, a rollback does not cause a reversal of the reputation gained (although some people wish it did). The only thing that will cause you to lose reputation from a suggested edit is if the post gets deleted*.
* However, this isn't true for orphaned tag wikis since they never actually get deleted; they just float off into imagination land.
answered Aug 7 '12 at 3:30
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they just float off into imagination land.Actually they are kept around, in a mod only list of "orphaned wikis", a list no mod ever has found any use for... – yannis Aug 7 '12 at 3:32 -
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