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I'll probably go around editing single dash-hyphens (-) to en-dashes (–) for the rest of my life. …

Now, editing tags only is fine. There was no suggestion involved here. … Also, editing is very subjective. But in some cases it's very clear that there is more to do than just fix a letter or a tag. …

users are still often treating our sites like forums, where everything is based on chronologically sorted threads—so they'll post comments or even answer their question with further info, rather than editing …

My take on this… if we were to decide on a policy that'd discourage users from editing only code (anonymous and registered users alike), we'd have a hard time enforcing it. …

A substantial edit is one that addresses all of the issues in a post. For example, if there are spelling and grammar errors, but you only correct the formatting of some code elements, that would be to …

You did change the meaning of the post. From: Will the video card (GT720M) on the laptop perform better (…) ? To: Can the video card handle the higher resolutions? (…) why isn't it doing …

I can absolutely relate to your suggestion. Seeing questions bumped for just a removed or changed tag is often annoying. That's why we tell people to do it in smaller batches rather than an entire fro …

Is clicking approve and requiring a 2nd users intervention to also approve if I am a 2k user a bug or a feature? Yes, indeed. We require two reviewers to agree on a suggested edit. This is mostl …

You can only submit edits without providing a summary when you have full editing privileges (i.e. at 2,000 reputation). So yes, you have to enter a summary. …

But editing a post just to change from "4GB" to "4 GB" would be unnecessary. The rules for "too minor" edits are less strict for users with edit privileges. …

If you enabled editing at any point in time, this would allow people to completely change the meaning of a conversation much later on, without anyone noticing. …

See if there's anything else worth fixing in the post. Are there any spelling errors? Acronyms missing explanation? Capitalization issues? Could you add a little formatting to make it easier to …

To make this as precise as possible: YES, please. If you have the time to check the linked site and distill the most essential parts, then post them here, you've done us a big favor. First of all, yo …

So I would really encourage all users with editing privileges to watch out for bad edits and in case they spot one, roll it back. … But there clearly are situations when some users should probably have their editing privileges removed, at least temporarily. …

That's absolutely fine to do. Here's what's wrong with rants: They distract from the actual content of a post They offer a possibility for off-topic discussion and flamewars. They make you look unp …