An edit that merly converted an inline link to a markdown link valid?
The rendered output is the same. All the edit did was make it a markdown link versus an inline link.
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IMO that should have been rejected.– bfavarettoJan 24, 2013 at 0:35
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1@bfavaretto and it was...by 2/5 people.– Cole TobinJan 24, 2013 at 0:36
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No, it was approved. It takes 3 same-type votes to reject or approve (on Stack Overflow).– bfavarettoJan 24, 2013 at 0:38
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@bfavaretto I know. I'm pointing to the fact that it was rejected by 2/5 votes, but the 3/5 majority won.– Cole TobinJan 24, 2013 at 0:39
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The user seems to specialise in editing links. However, they do seem to take the time to edit other stuff in the posts as well. Mostly. =)– J. SteenJan 24, 2013 at 8:08
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In this case, they're not. Links on Stack Overflow already automatically get converted to a real link when rendered, so making it actual Markdown serves no purpose whatsoever. The edit should actually make some visible change. I don't understand why on Earth people would approve this (though for something like this, a rollback only adds to the clutter).
If it's not a network link that actually gets rendered as a plain link, then yes, editing it to use the title of the external page is completely appropriate.
answered Jan 24, 2013 at 0:35
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1...appropriate, along with fixing the rest of the post, of course. Not just the link. =)– J. SteenJan 24, 2013 at 8:06