Questions tagged [editing]
For questions about the process of editing, how edits work, and other general inquiries about the edit system.
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Puzzling-specific etiquette of editing info from comments into puzzles
Almost everywhere on the SE network, the etiquette around editing a question to add information that was given by the OP in comments is simple: anyone can do it, and such edits are good, because ...
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1 answer
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May I improve a puzzle after answers have been posted (not invalidating any existing ones)
I posted a puzzle - specifically this: Discussing strategies reduces the winning chances of everyone. People posted answers, including one exactly matching my intention. I then realized that my ...
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Can’t find an answer under the [mathematics] tag
I recently answered a question with [mathematics] tag: The Drunken Bishopawn’s Staggering Tour. It was also accepted. But when I search for all my answers with [mathematics] tag (by typing ...
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A brief guide to MathJax for PSE users
What is MathJax? It lets you include nicely-typeset mathematics in PSE questions, answers, and comments. The syntax is described below (with links to places where you can find more details). Two-...
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Puzzle changing edits, new suggestions and better analysis
Disclaimer: I want to preface this post by saying that I am extremely frustrated right now, but I'm trying to make this a solution based post, and stop this from happening to myself or others on this ...
2 votes
1 answer
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An issue with the [affix-riddle] tag wiki
Affix riddles are really versatile; they come in all forms. I have an issue with the tag wiki of the affix-riddle tag. Here is the current description: An affix riddle is a specific type of riddle ...
9 votes
2 answers
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A website edit to end bad edits
In the past few hours I have been having a very bad experience on this website... A puzzle was posted. I spent an hour and a half figuring out a solution and writing it down. I posted the answer. 15 ...
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Is it ok to edit an incomplete answer before accepting it? [duplicate]
I recently posted a question on PSE which only answer is quite good but a little bit incomplete. You can see by yourself that the user who answered did almost all the passages right but there is ...