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Multiple edits of the same page fill up logs like [[Special:Recent changes|recent changes]] - it's considered more polite to use the preview button rather than edit the same page multiple times, especially is there is no new content. --[[User:The1exile|The1exile]] 15:47, 4 January 2009 (CET) | Multiple edits of the same page fill up logs like [[Special:Recent changes|recent changes]] - it's considered more polite to use the preview button rather than edit the same page multiple times, especially is there is no new content. --[[User:The1exile|The1exile]] 15:47, 4 January 2009 (CET) | ||
| + | :Except that they don't. Pulling directly from [[Special:Recent changes|recent changes]]: | ||
| + | :*17:32 Atamara/Nazia (5 changes; Page history) [J.Roberts (5×)] | ||
| + | :Before I made the 5th edit, it looked like: | ||
| + | :*17:32 Atamara/Nazia (4 changes; Page history) [J.Roberts (4×)] | ||
| + | :Changing from "4x" to "5x" doesn't really fill a log, I would assume. Ultimately, my snarky "why" response up above was in lieu of a rant about how it's fairly impolite to chastise someone's editing habits, when the quality of your wiki depends on those edits being made in the first place. --[[User:J.Roberts|J.Roberts]] 16:00, 4 January 2009 (CET) | ||
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Please try to use show preview before saving your edits. --Vita Family 07:17, 4 January 2009 (CET)
- Why? Is there some sort of edit-limit I am not aware of? The quality of the final product has no bearing on the number of edits to the page. And it is the final product that 95% of users will see. --J.Roberts 15:36, 4 January 2009 (CET)
Multiple edits of the same page fill up logs like recent changes - it's considered more polite to use the preview button rather than edit the same page multiple times, especially is there is no new content. --The1exile 15:47, 4 January 2009 (CET)
- Except that they don't. Pulling directly from recent changes:
- 17:32 Atamara/Nazia (5 changes; Page history) [J.Roberts (5×)]
- Before I made the 5th edit, it looked like:
- 17:32 Atamara/Nazia (4 changes; Page history) [J.Roberts (4×)]
- Changing from "4x" to "5x" doesn't really fill a log, I would assume. Ultimately, my snarky "why" response up above was in lieu of a rant about how it's fairly impolite to chastise someone's editing habits, when the quality of your wiki depends on those edits being made in the first place. --J.Roberts 16:00, 4 January 2009 (CET)
