I gained the "suggest edit" privilege and badge yesterday. Today I edited code in some questions. But suddenly I found that I am unable to edit any post any more.
When I will get edit-suggesting privileges back?
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125 out of 6 suggested edits have been rejected, and you've been blocked for one week.– Martijn PietersCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:27
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4This is definitely too minor, and this is a change that is too invasive: it changes the answer instead of just making it easier to understand.– Joachim SauerCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:29
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4Generally speaking, you want to avoid editing code in other posts. Leave a comment instead. Most definitely do not change the meaning of code in other answers.– Martijn PietersCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:29
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5One of your suggested edits only replaced all the double quotes around strings with single quotes. Javascript supports both, so using one over the other is only a matter of personal preference. What did you think that edit would achieve?– Frédéric HamidiCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:29
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1@FrédéricHamidi: It also added a missing quote. My guess is that the other quote changes were there just to pass the minimum change requirement. Which is in and of itself a sign the edit should have been left to the OP or to someone with 2k+ rep.– Martijn PietersCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:30
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@Martijn, ah, you're right, I missed that. Still, why change the quote type? (Bypassing the minimum change requirement was not the answer I was looking for ;)– Frédéric HamidiCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:30
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@FrédéricHamidi: when added missing quote and tried to submit edit, it said me to edit atleast 6 characters, then what would I do, so to edit code I replaced other 5 double quotes to single quotes, which finally edit 6 characters. :)– Chirag VidaniCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:34
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I would almost say this might come in handy @MartijnPieters ;)– BartCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:35
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@Bart: Yup, already aware of that post. :-)– Martijn PietersCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:37
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Also, the question for which the edit which was successful meant the question (and your answer) no longer make sense - I rolled back the edit.– haydCommented Jul 5, 2013 at 14:04
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2 Answers
Before you gain your privilege back, make sure to read the whole Help page on the topic. And I'll quote the most relevant part on what makes a good edit:
Why can people edit my posts? How does editing work?
When should I edit posts?
Common reasons for edits include:
To fix grammar and spelling mistakes
To clarify the meaning of the post (without changing that meaning)
To include additional information only found in comments, so all of the information relevant to the post is contained in one place
To correct minor mistakes or add updates as the post ages
To add related resources or hyperlinks
When editing a post, try to fix everything you can.
You can also learn by inspecting the edit history of Q&A's from your area of interest. Looks like it's ASP.net: here are the most voted and probably heavily edited.
You are banned from making edit suggestions for 7 days, because too many of your suggested edits were being rejected. The measure exists to make you stop and reevaluate what you are doing.
Specifically, 5 out of 6 of your suggested edits have been rejected.
Some suggestions for avoiding that in the future:
Do not change code, especially not the meaning of code. Fixing a missing quote is one thing, changing class names is entirely different. Most reviewers will reject such edits.
Fix more than just a missing quote or a broken link. Suggested edits should be more substantial, fix grammar, spelling, improve formatting across the whole post.
answered Jul 5, 2013 at 13:36
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6Even fixing a missing quote is dangerous - it's possible that error exists with the OP's code and is causing problems. Commented Jul 5, 2013 at 13:57