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Andrew Stacey comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7293)

Andrew Stacey — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:48:55 -0700

Given the current upheaval at StackExchange, I would bet that all feature requests that require some tinkering with the core are "on hold" for the time-being.

WillieWong comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7290)

WillieWong — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:38:04 -0700

@Ben: I've never had this happen to me, so I don't know the answer, but

If I have an answer. And a 2000+ rep user goes in to fix a typo. Do I get a notification (the same way i get notified when someone comments on my post or answers my question)?

Dylan Wilson comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7289)

Dylan Wilson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:19:42 -0700

@Ben: Who *does* hold access to StackExchange innards? Might they consider a change?
Besides, I think tagging rampages would lose their "rampage" feel when they don't cluster together on the front page... they could turn into silent bookkeeping, which could be useful for searches later on. Likewise with "minor edits" like grammar, etc.
@WillieWong: Excellent idea to have the "minor edit" option get rid of the bumping! I was wondering how to get around that...

Harry Gindi comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7197)

Harry Gindi — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:02:48 -0700

+1, Bill. I totally agree.

Bill Dubuque comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7196)

Bill Dubuque — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:58:16 -0700

But at least the *original* author should have the ability to make edits without bumping and without CW penalty. The current design is far too constraining for my taste. Often I'll think of interesting things to add or link to and such edits should be encouraged - not CW-penalized.

Ben Webster comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7194)

Ben Webster — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:42:24 -0700

Actually this has been discussed several times before as a search for "minor edits" (presumably the name was stolen from wikipedia) shows. As far as I can tell, the consensus was that this request is not technically feasible, in that it would require access to the innards of StackExchange which we lack. Its desirability is at least somewhat in doubt, in that part of the point of having questions "perk" is that people can't edit things like other people's posts without attracting notice. As annoying as it is when, say, the entire frontpage is filled by a tagging rampage, it's probably for the best that we notice when people go on tagging rampages.

Jonas Meyer comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7188)

Jonas Meyer — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:22:10 -0700

This is somewhat related to this feature request:

http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2866/feature-request-dont-include-minor-edits-in-sorting-questions

There the problem of bumping is being addressed, but if it were possible to have 2 distinct types of edits, I would think that it would be possible to have different rules both for bumping and for making things cw.

WillieWong comments on ""Trivial edits"" (7186)

WillieWong — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:20:17 -0700

Inspired by a recent discussion on Meta, I wonder if the following is a reasonable request of a feature for the software to have?

At the time of the edit, the user can specify if the edit is trivial (for fixing minor things like spelling or punctuation) or major (for mathematical mistakes or new content or something like that). Trivial fixes don't count toward the "8-edit and CW rule" but also don't bump the question on the home page. Major edits do.

If you think this request if reasonable, please also post some comment on how to better refine the differences between the two!