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edit in the queue was rejected as "attempt to reply". So, update "is" to "was"
Thomas Ward Mod
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How much can an answer be modified before it should be its own entity?

An edit was in the review queue for this answer and it’s clear that the author of the edit is doing everyone a favour with the additional details being added:

In the Queue

Given how drastic the “hijack” of the answer is, should this be an additional answer that can be voted upon based on its merit, or is the edit an ideal situation as it reduces the number of answers that a reader needs to filter?

matigo
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