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This tag is used for questions about editing on Ask Ubuntu.
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Should we roll up the details in this question into its title?
YES!!
Please do make edits like that. As it is anyone suffering from slow wifi is likely to click hopefully on that question and the majority of them will be wasting their time.
Putting hardware infor …
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Where to use blockquotes, pre formatted text and bold
I probably remove more bold than I add when editing. …
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Using the keyboard markers for other things
I feel that formatting should be used for emphasis sparingly. Excessive use of contrast formatting has a negative effect on readability. The primary use of formatting is not for emphasis but to aid re …
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What is our site policy on code/command edits?
(As mentioned by @edwinksl, In the context of review - if you are unsure, the skip button is your friend)
I err on the side of editing. … My bottom line is, if I can improve the site by editing, I should do so. Edits can always be rolled back or re-edits done. …
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Should long questions be edited if parts prove irrelevant?
A question should probably in general be as short as it can be while including all the relevant detail needed to answer. If you are sure some piece of information you've included isn't needed, then I …
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Unwanted edits to my question in ask Ubuntu
This is not a full answer to the question, as I don't feel I have anything helpful to say about any aspect of the situation except possibly the content of the post.
Firstly, thanks for posting that u …
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Edited a question, but it doesn't display my name
Because you currently have less than 2000 reputation, your edit was not applied immediately and was instead sent to a queue to be peer reviewed by other users (who have at least 2000 reputation).
Some …
4
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What justifies an edit?
If you have less than 2000 reputation, your editing work is peer-reviewed. … I try to remember that I'm dealing with the work of a person as well as a part of our site, and to be respectful in my editing. …
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How to undo an edit to a question?
(You can see that the most recent editing user's picture and name are displayed. If the last editor was the author, nothing is shown in that space below the edited [date] link.) …
14
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What should I do if someone makes a bad edit to my post?
You should "rollback" the edit if someone damages your post. Click on the 'edited * ago' link under the post
then find the revision you want to go back to and click 'rollback'
(By the way, this …
6
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Does the title of this question capture OP's question well enough?
I think the best version of this post is revision 4, because its title is the most specific
Why does the error message for two colons as a command (::) in bash have three colons, but a single colon g …
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Please explain the rejected outcome for this suggested edit
The edit suggestion obviously improved the post and should have been approved. I approved it and made some further changes. I also edited the answer slightly.
My take: it is always worthwhile to impro …
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Why can't we edit comments?
The goal of Ask Ubuntu is to create a high quality reference library of questions and answers. It makes sense that posts can be revised and improved. Comments are supposed to facilitate the improvemen …
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Please don't correct commands in questions unless you are sure the mistake is not the source...
If so, y'all know what to do ;)
When editing questions, make sure you don't eliminate all clues as to what was causing the problem by fixing incorrect commands, as this edit suggestion did:
Sometimes …
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Code fence formatting problems to watch out for and fix
We are slowly working on editing them. If anyone is interested in joining in with that, come to the Downboat and we will give you some work. … Please watch out for these issues and correct them by editing if possible. …