I understand that this may be quite subjective.
Please direct your attention to Exhibit A. The username has been blurred to use as an example.
You may or may not agree that this edit is too minor. My concern is with the ratio of approved to rejected edits for this particular user and further, the entire community.
Sample set of edit numbers for 10k+ users:
╔══════════════════╦══════════╦══════════╦══════════════╗ ║ ║ Approved ║ Rejected ║ Reject Ratio ║ ╠══════════════════╬══════════╬══════════╬══════════════╣ ║ Conrad Frix ║ 588 ║ 377 ║ 39.07% ║ ║ Gajotres ║ 576 ║ 217 ║ 27.36% ║ ║ Ivaylo Strandjev ║ 185 ║ 144 ║ 43.77% ║ ║ ughoavgfhw ║ 257 ║ 250 ║ 49.31% ║ ║ FreshPrinceOfSO ║ 189 ║ 540 ║ 74.01% ║ ║ --------------- ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Exhibit A User ║ 652 ║ 35 ║ 5.1% ║ ╚══════════════════╩══════════╩══════════╩══════════════╝
I think that a minimum reject ratio should be enforced (I would be very curious to find out what the actual ratio is).
Possible contributing factors
- Lack of training on what to look for
- No negative consequences for approving a poor edit
- User being simply too nice
Possible solutions
- Training on suggested edits. Have a "course" of 20 or so edits to test users on competency. Encourage the use of skip button.
- Notify user their reject ratio is too low
- If there are too many edits that are "rejected" and user approved, prohibit user from reviewing for x amount of days.
See also