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Is there a way to align images to the top in a table?
I don't know if this question was answered before.
Is there a way to align images to the top in a table:
Picture one
Picture two
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How can I bypass the editing grace period? (make two revisions within 5 minutes) [duplicate]
I want to make an uncontroversial formatting change, then make a possibly controversial change to a post's content. The thing is, I want them to be separate revisions so that if someone rolls back the ...
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How can one search for a word that was removed during an edit?
I'd like to search for a word that was edited out of one of my questions. I don't know which question. How can one search for a word that was removed during an edit? (Input: word; output: list of ...
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The keyboard shortcut E sometimes edits a post that isn't the post currently visible to the user
The keyboard shortcut E sometimes edits a post that isn't the post currently visible to the user. Example (I pressed E to edit) with this URL:
Tested with the latest version of Chrome on Windows 10.
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How do I revert an edit to my question? [duplicate]
Someone else edited my question inappropriately (IMO).
What is the right way to revert their changes?
There is a Rollback link for all the other revisions in the history but not for the top one, just ...
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Possible incentive problem since edits bump questions
I posted Is armageddon more fair in a Vickrey auction? in Chess Stack Exchange on February 9th 2023. It was bumped a year later when someone edited my post on 18th March 2024.
Why doesn't this create ...
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Should I make edits immediately after receiving feedback when asking for improvements on meta?
I made this post on Stack Overflow Meta, asking if there's anything wrong with my answer. Not long after, there's a comment giving feedback for improvement to my answer. I found this feedback useful ...
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Will edited comments to one post notify the poster multiple times? [duplicate]
I checked the What events trigger an inbox notification? and searched for "edit" but didn't find this specific problem about "edited comments".
Since "Another user comments on ...
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Can you comment or vote on a revision? [duplicate]
How do you comment on a revision? example
It would also be nice to have a vote button to appreciate a revision change.
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What can I do (besides a rollback) if I disagree with an edit of my post?
Suppose I consider someone's edit of my post bad or useless.
I do a rollback.
Now I want to draw attention of moderators to the user who did this bad edit.
What should I do in this case?
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Since when are users no longer able to view votes on their own pending edits?
I recall in the past that if you suggested an edit, and then clicked on the link to the review task, you would see that your edit was pending review/you were not able to review that item, but you ...
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If a user edits a closed question and checks the "Submit for review" option, does that mean only 2 reopen votes are needed to reopen the question?
Assume an SE site is configured so that 3 reopen votes suffice to reopen a question, and that one needs at least 3k rep to cast a reopen vote.
If a user with less than 3k rep makes an edit and checks ...
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Flagging question edits [duplicate]
From where can I flag edits made by a user with enough score to do so, but which not only do not contribute anything new to the question but also modify the meaning of it or vandalize it?
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Is it allowed to review others' suggested edits to make space in the edit queue for your alternate account to make suggested edits?
I wanted to create a new account on Stack Overflow to be a chat bot in their chat server, but to chat, an account would need at least 20 rep. So I started to make edits, but the edit queue kept ...
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Ranking users with most edits and close votes on a specific tag
A while back I asked this question about writing a query which would rank users based on their number of close votes on posts related to a specific tag: Table of users ranked based on their number of ...
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Are edited questions bumped to the front page?
I got a warning for multiple edits to a question on Mathematics, stating "Editing posts, even deleted ones, bumps them to the front page which takes precious front page real estate, and can be ...
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Can the link replacement tool be used on typos in regular text?
I discovered a simple typo that is pretty prevalent. Can this be fixed with the "link" replacement tool, given that it's actually "a simple Find and Replace tool"? (That linked Q&...
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How to follow / get a notification from tag wikis edits
As of 2022, is there a way to follow / watch / subscribe to a tag wiki or to filter suggested edits to only view suggested edits for a specific case, i.e., staging-ground?
There are some old feature-...
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What does `S` stand for in the timeline? [duplicate]
E.g. from https://patents.stackexchange.com/posts/24959/timeline:
Appeared after clicking on the edit dated Oct 4 at 22:39
Same?
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What are the policies with regards to edits that are submitted to a post, when no action is taken from the OP?
I read this answer, and noticed this paragraph:
With regards to the OP's approval of an edit, if the edit is not approved by the OP it will most likely be reversed or rolled back after a while. If ...
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How long is the question/answer edit grace period? [duplicate]
I have observed there is a period of time which edits can be made to a question or an answer within which the edits are not reported by SE as being edits.
There is sometimes a problem when user A ...
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Can I replace a closed question which has no answers or comments?
If I have a closed question with no answers or comments, can I edit the question enough that I make it an entirely different and better question?
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Update Vue 2 links in all Stack Exchange sites
I'm trying to rewrite legacy Vue 2 links from https://vuejs.org/v2 to https://v2.vuejs.org/v2 across all Stack Exchange sites.
I've completed the update on Stack Overflow with a script, but there are ...
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The system for adding a new tag to old questions is broken
Tags are useful for lots of reasons. Accurate and specific tags: much more-so.
When a site does't have a particular tag, it's easy enough to add a new tag to an existing question.
But, applying a new ...
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Is there a way to separately view edits made to own posts and edits made to others' posts?
Currently, in the All Actions tab in the Activity page, you can see all the edits you have made so far under the Revisions tab:
Sometimes, at least for me, it gets a bit difficult to find edits made ...
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Pending Edits, and Limit on Number of Edits [duplicate]
I am trying to Edit the questions posted on Computer Science. But, I am receiving this:
You have too many pending edits. Further edits cannot be submitted
until prior edits have been approved.
My ...
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Is there a way for users to collaborate on a post?
There are times when multiple users wish to jointly prepare a question or answer, and not release it for general viewing before it is done.
If it is of more than trivial length, that isn't practical ...
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Does the bulk replacement tool also check if the new link is working?
Sometimes (on the request of the local community), the CMs mass replace some dead links by new ones. See, for example, this post (and Shog9's answer): How to find and/or change a set of hyperlinks on ...
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How to edit or comment on Editing help
What is the possible place to comment on or edit the page Markdown Editing Help? I understand from Editing comment help page that edits are not possible, but I find something missing from the editing ...
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What's the reasoning behind the availability of edit history for a message in chat but not in posts (for regular user)?
In chat we (as a regular user) can see a complete history of edits to a message, even made a few seconds apart.
But for a regular user (non-mod/staff) there is no history of edits to a comment in ...
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If your rep drops below 10, images in your profile will continue to show, but you can't edit any part of your profile without removing the images
I used to have over 10 rep, so I was able to display images in my profile. Now my rep has dropped below the threshold, and my images are still there. But if I want to make any edits to my profile (...
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How can I see my posts that were edited by someone else most recently?
I wonder how I can see my posts that were edited by someone else most recently. SEDE query or is that somewhere in the UI? The activity tab captures other kinds of activity, e.g. my edits.
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Can the mass-replacement tool also replace and remove?
Stack Exchange staff has a tool which can change a bunch of links without bumping the edited posts, see here: How to find and/or change a set of hyperlinks on a site?
In the situation that I've seen ...
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Is there a shortcut for accessing the posts/revisions when an edit hasn't been made? [duplicate]
Edit 2: Let me reopen to have the ff as answer:
@BCLC I usually just click the Timeline icon, then manually replace "timeline" with "revisions" in the URL. –
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The in-review-queues edit layout is different from the normal (out-of-review-queues) edit layout on mobile. How can I always use the former?
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I can't always be in front of a computer, so I sometimes use an Android/Apple phone (with Firefox browser) to use Ask Ubuntu. There I have noticed that when I edit a post in the review-queues ...
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A Share link does not populate the "Linked" questions when added before undeletion
I was perplexed why a shared link to an answer in an answer was not populating the Linked section on the right-hand side.
It turns out, it's because I edited in the link while the post was deleted ...
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Is it intentional that nomination posts can be edited by the candidates even after the nomination phase has ended?
In the ongoing election on Mathematics, one of the candidates noticed that they are able to edit their nomination post even after the nomination phase has ended.
The nomination posts otherwise seem to ...
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How to get edits of a particular question from the Stack Exchange data dump
I want to see all the edits that were made to a Stack Exchange question. In other words, how a question has changed over time, maybe by editing tags, removing grammatical errors, or something else.
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Answer text doesn't correspond with notification text in followed question. Expected behaviour?
In a followed question, I noticed the notification and checked the answer - both after the fact by 7 minutes I noticed a discrepancy:
Is this expected behaviour if a question's been edited within the ...
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Is the rule "Edits must be at least 6 characters" still in place? [duplicate]
I found a post that is being bumped by the OP (so far 4 times in the last 30 days) by doing meaningless edits: deleting 1 character / adding 1 character. I think that the system has a rule to prevent ...
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What actually happens when you edit a closed question? [duplicate]
If you post a question which is closed very quickly, perhaps by a moderator rather than community votes, what actually happens when you edit it or comment on it in attempt to get it re-opened?
Do the ...
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Why is there no highlight and drag for moving blocks of text inside the input box?
When I compose or edit posts I often find that words or phrases are better suited in a different order and wish to move them. However, I am reminded by the 🚫 (prohibited) symbol that I can not do ...
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Edit must be at least x characters message shows different values
The at least x characters limit doesn't match in the validation messages as shown below:
Edit Summary text box validation message:
Your edit summary must be at least 10 characters
Red highlight pop-...
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How Can One Report A Moderator? [duplicate]
About a year ago, in a distressed state, I posted a question on Interpersonal Stack Exchange which I would rather delete. (I know that was a while ago, but I want to remove all traces of the situation ...
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What is the purpose and name of these big gray bands moving left to right when I try to save a tags edit?
I see Loader issue with inline tag editing but here I am not reporting an issue; I am asking what it's called and what it's for
When I edit the tags on a question using the tag editor, sometimes I see ...
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Do rollbacks count toward edit-related badges
In What kind of edits contribute to the editor badges?, it's made clear that rollbacks do not count as edits; that is, they don't contribute toward the Editor -> Strunk & White -> Copy ...
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Do edit rollbacks affect explainer/refiner/illuminator badge progress? [duplicate]
I answered a question, was upvoted, and then edited the question. My badge progress was immediately updated.
Then I thought better of my edit and rolled it back. My badge progress remained incremented....
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Editing my answer on a question that gets closed in the meantime
Let's say I have submitted an answer to a question.
Then I spot something that could benefit from an edit.
Then I spot a typo. Then I spot something else with it, yet again.
You get the picture.
What ...
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Edits to question titles don't seem to be sending an inbox notification to the author anymore
This morning, one of my posts was edited but I wasn't notified. It's 51 characters so I think it's substantive enough (I've received notifications for smaller edits), so I was wondering whether it was ...
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If a post featured on a tour is edited, will the tour page display the revised version?
I recently edited a question to format it more nicely, and edited its top two answers to make them more standard by our modern community consensuses and practices.
Then, I edited the tour page ...
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