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24 questions linked to/from How far can I refactor the code in someone else's question?
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Why was my code edit rejected? [duplicate]
I corrected some wrong code in this answer and the edit was rejected almost instantly. Could anyone explain why?
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When are syntax errors protected from edits? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How far can I refactor someone else’s code?
I stumbled across an interesting post, Are self-closing tags valid in HTML5?. There's an error in the initial question; self-...
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When is it appropriate to edit someone else's code? [duplicate]
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How far can I refactor someone else's code?
I see a lot of edits in queue where some well-meaning user attempts to fix OP's code. They range from minor syntax corrections, to near ...
user159834
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Edit rejected by users without knowledge on linked tag? [duplicate]
I haven't had an edit rejected before. Today i made a change to fix an answer on which people were commenting that it did not work for them. I tried out the answer, it was indeed broken, then fixed ...
user238974
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Should defects in answers be corrected by editing the answer or by leaving a comment? [duplicate]
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How far can I refactor someone else’s code?
If an answer is good and apparently correct, but contains an obvious defect (like a coding error in an SQL response), should the ...
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Are edits that fix library dependencies undesirable? [duplicate]
I made a few small edits in the past few days that fixed code snippets posted on SO and I'm curious if I'm misunderstanding the rules. Bringing it to meta because some are getting approved, others ...
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Are there de facto rules for suggesting edits? [duplicate]
I recently edited and got rejected twice for this edit. I've read the editing rules and this seems like a good edit to me. The original code provides no context, nor does it even compile, and the ...
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Editing to change someone's brackets style?
Some people like to put the open { bracket on a separated line, e.g:
if(...)
{
//...
}
Is editing this code by merging the first two lines into single one rude?
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Formatting OP's code for readability without tipping them off to the problem
Here's a situation I ran into recently, which other meta questions don't seem to cover. The OP wrote:
if( foo == bar )
do_stuff( fizz );
do_stuff( buzz );
So, formatting it for readability, the "...
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Why was my suggested edit rejected repeatedly?
Why was my edit rejected? All three reviewers said:
This edit is incorrect or an attempt to reply to or comment on the existing post.
Really? Come on! I am nearly at the point of abandoning "...
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Suggested Edit rejected because reviewers didn't know programming language
I had a question and a suggestion about suggested edits.
Yesterday I noticed that an answer to a question had a syntax error in the code, so I decided I should fix that error so that the OP wouldn't ...
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Is it ok to edit comments in code?
I'm the kind of person who is irked by poor spelling and grammar, so when I see a post with these sorts of errors I usually try to fix it. I recently stumbled upon a question with typos not only in ...
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How to deal with revisions that attempt to correct the original post?
I've seen numerous revisions (e.g., this) where the editor is attempting to apply a fix to the code. Oftentimes, I don't know whether the fix is appropriate or not. In these cases, my potential ...
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Editing: add a "require author approval" checkbox
Problem statement
Currently, the FAQ says:
When should I edit posts?
Any time you feel you can make the post better, and are inclined to do
so. Editing is encouraged!
Some common reasons to edit are:
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The [adventure] tag should be deleted [closed]
I noticed the newish adventure tag is being liberally applied today while reviewing edits. The wiki for this tag was created just today. It seems to be a meta-tag and serve no programming purpose.
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are there guidelines on how severe suggested edits can be?
I am looking for guidelines on suggested edits. Specifically how drastic can they be?
I have read this https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/02/suggested-edits-and-edit-review/ and numerous posts on ...
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What should I do if I think a suggested edit is unjustly rejected?
Today I was reviewing this edit, which according to the provided picture is obviously right, but it got rejected by three reviewers based on the reason
This edit is incorrect or an attempt to ...
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Should this edit really have been rejected?
In this edit I merely swapped the code that the answerer intended, as he copied the wrong portion from the page he linked. The edit got rejected, and I'm not sure that was beneficial to the community. ...
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How do I deal with code with obvious issues?
I know that it's wrong to edit code in a question/answer, as discussed in "When is it appropriate to edit someone else's code?" and "How far can I refactor someone else's code?". Instead of editing ...
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Major Code Rewrite by Editor I Reverted that was reverted back
This answer was posted with non-compiling, invalid code by the original poster, and it was downvoted accordingly for that reason.
An 80K+ reader edited the code to totally rewrite it to working ...
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What to do when a tiny edit is necessary? [duplicate]
I fully understand why there's a filter that requests one to submit edits of at least 6 characters. But either is there, or could there be, some form of "yes, I'm sure" override? Barring that, what ...
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Edit rejected on Lisp question
I was trying to correct minor mistakes in this post.
Which I understand is allowed in the Help Section.
Some common reasons to edit are:
to fix grammatical or spelling mistakes
to clarify ...
user197553
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Reviewing edit where code has been corrected
I have noticed some users are approving suggested edits where the editor has changed the code of the post, to correct it. Example 1 Example 2
I thought that posts should not have code corrections as ...
user310756
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Should I make SSCCE out of OP's code and where is the optimal borderline? [closed]
Like many people here, I do hate code dumps and often the question is really about an error in one line in a couple of hundred lines and likely to be reproduced with a short code block. Should I edit ...
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