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bad edit


A bad edit is one that does not or should not last.

All editing is about getting good_edits to "stick" and making bad edits to go away.

A bad edit can be any of the following:

  • removes a good_edit without explanation. Should have had an "edit comment"
  • violates the three-revert rule
  • adds misleading information or rhetoric
  • omits vital information, or employs spin (replacing factual assertions with lobbying)
  • does not help others develop their own opinion on the topic at hand.
  • one which weakens a position being taken.
  • reorganizes a page in a way that is not like other pages in the wiki.

Certain forms of weak edit can become bad:
  • too wordy.
  • irrelevant to the page, or out of scope for open politics in general.
  • uses too much jargon
  • messy

The "bad"ness of an edit has nothing to do with whether you disagree with the content or dislike the person taking it.

A common bad edit is one that undermines or ridicules an unpopular viewpoint, and facilitates groupthink.


History

Information Version
Thu 08 of Mar, 2012 03:05 GMT-0000 Greg Wheat Moved to documentation 4
Fri 02 of Jan, 2009 00:10 GMT-0000 idealpragmatist 3
Fri 02 of Jan, 2009 00:09 GMT-0000 idealpragmatist 2
Wed 22 of Oct, 2008 05:59 GMT-0000 idealpragmatist 1