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This tag is used for questions about editing on Ask Ubuntu.

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Why limit edits?

Additionally, users get +2 reputation for editing posts under the 2000 rep mark. …
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What is our site policy on code/command edits?

Whenever editing code/commands, I tend to only make edits that solve typographical/grammatical issues, as opposed to altering how the code/commands could fundamentally work. …
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What is our site policy on code/command edits?

Or, more exactly, when proposing an edit to code or a command (or just directly editing it as per 2k privileges), where do we draw the line for editing code? Basic typos? Major revisions? …
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Why do people edit in (usually pointless) bold and italics to questions?

I'm not pointing about any users, but there are a few I know that like bolding things in questions. Is there a specific reason to do this? Readability is the largest reason I have heard. However, I d …
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When is "improving / accepting" an edit considered too much?

I've come across a couple items in the review queue that were good edits, but they needed more. Should I accept the edit using the Accept button, and then go and edit? Or should I use the Accept and …
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Reputation with editing "to be closed" questions

You do get to keep the +2 reputation from closed questions. However, you will lose the +2 reputation if the question is actually deleted.
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Messages to close voters in questions: are they OK?

Of course, this just applies to OP editing the question. If another user edits the question, things get a bit hairier. In short, we can't guarantee that another user knows exactly what OP wants. …
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Allow 2k+ users to suggest edits

Every now and then, a user is unsure about an edit they make. For the under 2k rep users, this is great. It goes to the review board and is dealt with. However, users above 2k aren't given this privi …
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