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Explaining Why Something Should Be Changed Requests for editing to improve a post should probably never be made just in HTML comments, but they could reasonably be expanded on in HTML comments, for the … People considering editing the post, as they will probably not see the source until they decide to edit it. People deciding whether or not to close the post or flag for moderator attention. …

Except to handle a pattern that needs moderator attention, flagging when editing does the job should be avoided. … So sometimes someone will contribute by editing a question to refine it and establish it as within the scope of our site, which is a contribution that benefits us all. …

I think terdon's answer addresses the original question perfectly, but I'd like to address the added material. What is code? You object to formatting filenames like /home/ek/Desktop as code. How about …

Here's a couple of guidelines. Just be aware that this reflects my preferences. I recommend soliciting the views of others as well. (Which is to say, I recommend others post answers here too.) Treat …

I mostly agree with Oyibo, but I make a different distinction: This is less about fast answers vs. quality answers, and more about real answers vs. fake answers. An answer should answer the question. …

Speaking to the general issue: When this happens, it's at least a little bit bad and often merits commenting, editing, or discussion. kynan points out some disadvantages, but here is what I consider to …

In addition to what Zanna has said, I think there are two related cases that sometimes arise. (This post expresses my views, and I am not claiming that it restates any policy that is already establish …

OP's should usually be editing their questions to provide new information rather than posting comments, but it still does sometimes make sense to change a vote on a question in response to new information …

I consider that to be quite valuable, but if I'd been reviewing your suggested edit, I would probably have reject it as well, since it doesn't clearly improve the post it was editing. …

So long as there's good reason to think the post is improved by the edit, even if it's only improved a little bit, then the edit makes sense. However, if you don't yet have enough reputation - so you …

You should keep in mind the same considerations that apply to editing in general: The edit should be reasonably scoped to the answer. … But this is applicable to editing in general. As Marco Ceppi has said, "go ahead and edit." …

As with editing in general, it's best to look at the whole post and see what else you can improve. …

Other people can improve it as necessary. As Marco Ceppi says, you can remove it if it stops being useful... but usually, it can be edited (by someone) to keep it helpful. For an answer that had to …

Yes, paragraph breaks should be included. And they should appear first (or right before line breaks, wherever line breaks appears). That way, anyone who considers adding a line break and checks the h …

(When a post is genuinely unclear but can be improved through editing, a rewording is better. But when people are just misunderstanding it, a bit of bold can help sometimes.) …