My rule of thumb is that a "minor edit" (by whatever
name you choose to call it) is one to which no one
could possibly object. Fixing a clear-cut spelling
error would fall into this category (although I like
to try to make sure it's not a spelling variant).
Fixing a link may NOT fit into this category, unless I
know for certain that the link I'm making is the one
that was intended.
I still believe in being bold in editing. I'm just
VERY careful about using "minor edit". Again, as far
as I'm concerned, the feature is virtually useless.
-Rich Holton (a.k.a. Anthropos)
--- Charles Matthews <charles.r.matthews(a)ntlworld.com>
wrote:
Theresa wrote
That's very sensible. Can we have "minor
edit"
renamed "trivial edit" to
make things clear ?
Hmmm - how about 'maintenance edit'. I don't think
maintenance is at all
trivial - keep the flower beds weeded, and a good
impression is made on
visitors. I do consider a high proportion of my
minor edits to fall in that
category.
Charles
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