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19 questions linked to/from Why do we need multiple approvers for suggested edits?
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Why do edits need two approvals, even from high rep users? [duplicate]
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I have about a zillion rep on SO. I can edit pretty much anything anywhere without needing approval...with one exception. If a low-...
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Requires several people to confirm edits, but I can make edits myself? [duplicate]
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Cron job scheduling
The original poster didn't code-format his crontab. (Oh the pain!)
Another user edited. Very helpful. But he ...
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Approving edits in StackOverflow needs aditional votes even if user already has the edit privilege himself [duplicate]
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With over 2K reputation, a user can edit a post without anyone else having to review it, however, when that same over 2K user reviews ...
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Why is there a need for more edit approvals when I can edit? [duplicate]
Sometimes, there is an edit made by users with not enough rep. So I click, and sometimes approve. There, I have a message saying "2 more users needs to approve for the edit to take place", or ...
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Why can't a 2000+ user immediately approve an edit? [duplicate]
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I think that if I'm allowed to edit a post, I should be allowed to approve someone else's edits immediately (i.e., without waiting ...
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Editing question vs. approving suggested edits [duplicate]
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Instant edit approval for high-rep users
On SO, if I edit a question my edit is immediately in effect. But if I approve an edit by ...
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Editing questions does not need a second opinion, but approving an edit does [duplicate]
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I've come across what seems to be a strange behavior of stackoverflow:
I have the privilege to edit other user's questions. When I ...
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Why is it that a reviewer with full edit privileges cannot single-handedly approve an edit without improving it? [duplicate]
This issue seems to be a universal feature of SE. If a user suggests an edit, two users with access to the review queue are necessary to validate the edit, even if the first reviewer has full edit ...
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Why do multiple people have to review an edit, when I have edit privileges anyway? [duplicate]
Why do multiple people have to review an edit, when I have edit privileges anyway?
Should it not just automatically apply if I approve it?
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Approval of edits [duplicate]
With my reputation on Stack Overflow, I am allowed to make edits to questions and they will become immediately visible. However, sometimes there is a question and someone edited it, I call up the edit ...
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How do suggested edits work?
When clicking "edit" I see:
Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.
We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because ...
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Unable to edit posts with pending edits
It's currently not possible to edit posts where a suggested edit is pending; even if I've already placed an accept/reject vote, I just get a popup box when I click on 'edit' to approve or reject the ...
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Abridged too far?
The new editing seems to have led to savage cuts being accepted, for example:
UTF-8 Encoding size
The links have been restored since, but as can be seen from the history, at one stage the post was ...
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Are the Stack Overflow edit queue and flag queue becoming slower due to technical issues or growth?
Is SO suffering a performance loss from the network / hosting infrastructure, or is there an unexpected audience these days ?
I have noticed for several days that the edit suggestions approval take ...
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illogical editing rights
I know there are quite some questions around about this topic, but still I'd like to say something about it.
IMO, the logical way of editing should be something like:
novice user - no editing rights
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