How to review an extension to an answer

Question

This is a minor issue, but I was uncertain how to react to it, so I am bringing this topic to meta.

This is the question and answer I was uncertain of:

What are the most useful Intellij IDEA keyboard shortcuts?

There was an edit made, which added the text in italics:

Shift+Delete deletes the entire line (will 'cut' it to clipboard)

While I agree that it is the correct, I was not sure what to do with it, because I thought that the answer's author should be the one to make the change. But then again, I know that the edit was correct.

Should I have accepted it?

Answer 1

Yes, if it was correct, why would you not accept it? There is a difference between formatting and vandalism and a little italics to point emphasis at the outcome of an action could help future readers. This is where the 2K+ reputation holders on Stack Overflow show their worth. We are expected to read, comprehend, and decipher edits made to other posts. If you are unsure of an edit, skip it and let someone else who is sure make the vote.

Answer 2

I know that the edit was correct.

Then what's the problem? Approve it.

I thought that the answer's author should be the one to make the change

No. If that is the case then what is the purpose of editing other's post?

I was not sure what to do with it

There is a big button called Skip. Just press it.

Answer 3

I would have accepted it, and likely edited to improve by changing 'delete' to 'cut'. It adds some useful context and makes the answer better.

If you want to get language lawyer-y it does change the answer, from wrongish to right.

_{(ed: I've ignored the usefulness of the question and answers as a whole.)}