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Should I reveal spoilers in the edit comment?
In this edit, I added a spoiler and that was the main function of the comment (and therefore would have been the comment has it not been a spoiler). Should I reveal what the spoiler is in the comment?...
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How much rep do you need to be able to edit tags more easily?
On a site on which I have a high rep score, I am able to edit tags easily using the "Edit tags" button:
However, on this site (at time of writing), I have < 3000 rep, which is not enough ...
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What is the difference between modified and edited?
While searching through recently active Harry Potter questions I noticed a lot are bumped up because of brand new users who have 'modified' them somehow. However, when I click on modified to see what ...
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Can we fix Wikia links before they break?
We've had the broken Memory Alpha-links fixed directly on the database. Thank you, @Shog9 and @Catija.
Can we do the same for all Wikia links, since wikia.com has moved to fandom.com? There's a ...
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Can we fix broken Memory Alpha links?
It appears that at some point in the recent (distant? I don't know) past, Memory Alpha changed its domain from memory-alpha.wikia.com to memory-alpha.fandom.com. Given the copious number of times ...
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My edit was refused but why?
I edited https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/109808/1924 with the following:
Changed the lyrics to the correct Unicode characters. It's written in ASCII while the original is not.
Changed the ...
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Is there a reason that stack.imgur.com image resizing parameters don't work on certain images?
In an answer I just posted, it seems that stack.imgur.com is not resizing the images when the letters t or m are added to the filename. As an example, here's bUxeut.jpg and bUxeum.jpg:
You may ...
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Why isn't a down voted question moved to the top of the front page after editing one of its answers?
I edited this question's answer, but it was not bumped to the top of the front page like a normal post would.
I can only assume that down voted questions are not put at the top for some reason. So ...
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Tag wiki edit history
Unlike questions or answers, tag wikis do not seem to have an “Active” view. Editing a tag wiki does not seem to “bump it,” to my knowledge. The 10k tools have a “new tags” area, but that seems to be ...
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Does editing your own post leave details about each edit?
Basically what the title says, Does editing your own post leave details about each edit?
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Are edits supposed to add information/content to an answer?
I just approved an edit made to an answer by someone other than the answer's author.
It added a piece of information to the answer's list of data. I happened to know the data was a correct addition. (...
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What does it mean when the Community bot modifies my question? [duplicate]
One of my questions has just been bumped onto the front page by the Community bot:
But the revision histories of the question and its sole answer (no deleted answers) show no activity since several ...
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How realistic is it to request SE team to do a global search-and-replace in all the posts?
Background:
I would like to ask the community to consider doing a large cleanup of Star Wars content to account for new Post-Disney reality.
As part of my proposals, I would like for any mention of ...
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My edits bump the question, can this be avoided?
I just noticed that when I edit my answers, for grammar, clarity or details I just thought of, the question get bumped to the top in the list of active questions.
This struck me as impolite ...
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How do I wiki-edit the blog?
I was reading a blog post and noticed some typos. How can I help by fixing them? I cannot seem to find the edit button I know from SE Questions & Answers.
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Can you resize images in a question?
I asked this question, but the images I used are rather large. Can you/how can you resize images in the question (short of downloading the image, resizing it on the computer, and re-uploading the ...
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Why am I not getting rep increases for edits?
I used to get rep updates for editing. I completely forgot about this benefit until I edited on a different SE site and my rep inches up by 2.
Why is it not happening here anymore? Are these ...
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Missing "Edit" link on closed questions
Today, I wanted to try an edit a potentially valid question which was asked in incorrect tone (as a rant) and was thus closed.
However, there was no "Edit" tag.
I know this is not a general rule on ...
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