I just edited an answer to a question I asked. The only edit was to put the code in code sample mode
to make it readable. I wouldn't have bothered except that I couldn't parse the code because of the way it was formatted. When I went to edit the post, the formatting in the box was actually readable because it had appropriate line breaks. I simply highlighted the code snippet and clicked on the {}
icon. However, I wasn't allowed to submit the edit without making 6 nontrivial character changes. There wasn't anything I particularly felt needed revision in the answer other than formatting, and as it happened the answer wasn't a particularly helpful one. In the end, I added some extra words just to get up to 6 characters, but this was silly to force.
Should there be an option to edit a post just with formatting? That is, if I do not change any text, but alter
the format
of at least 6 characters
or perhaps add a relevant link to a word, shouldn't that be a legitimate edit without requiring the 6 character minimum?
code
format so that it could be read.