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I see Britain, I see France, I see Wonder Woman's... satin tights?
It should use the original title containing the word "panties".
The question is clearly motivated by the lyrics in the ERB rap -- otherwise why use 25 stars as the cutoff. It should use the ...
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Suggested edit to post without punctuation marks or sentence separation rejected
The consensus in the discussion seems clear in that the suggested edit improved the post, hence it should have not be rejected.
One of the reviewers was kind enough to offer their explanation for ...
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Why was this edit to hide a plot spoiler rejected?
The post in question answered the question in the first line:
Could it be Flowers for Algernon?
So far so good. Anyone interested in stories about intelligent rats has an idea for an interesting ...
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Why can't I use the word "mudblood"?
Even though it is a made up word, it does not follow the Be Nice policy. This policy also applies to public figures.
In specific I think this hits the nail on the head:
Don't be a jerk. These are ...
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Why would "I searched everywhere but couldn't find the answer" be kept in a question?
The downvote tooltip states:
This question does not show any research effort; it is unclear or not useful
The edit in question was removing:
I've searched both google and the site but looks ...
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How do we deal with massive author retag?
EDIT: I've just completed the retagging of questions about Sanderson and his works. In future, please use the brandon-sanderson tag only for questions about the author, and individual work tags, along ...
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Suggested edit to explicitly address a naming discrepancy. Why was it rejected?
The starting point for any such discussion is always the community rules and guidelines; everything else comes second, and it must not contradict these written rules.
According to our own SFF help ...
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Is it a bug when pending edits by myself appear near the review button?
No this is a known caching issue and status-bydesign.
Quoting Shog's answer:
Caching. And some complicated eligibility rules.
Most of the time, the top bar will indicate what's still TO DO ...
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Why was my edit to this answer rejected?
As one of the "Reject" votes, I can give you my perspective, but bear in mind I speak only for myself.
Basically, if the edit had consisted solely of the attribution edits, I would have ...
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My edit was refused but why?
The edit rejection reasons were pretty strange, I'll give you that. The reviewers were right to reject, and your edit should have been rejected for the following reason:
This edit deviates from the ...
Rand al'ThorMod
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My edit was refused but why?
Why was the edit rejected?
This edit was rejected by two reviewers for the following reason;
Chenmunka (Reject): This edit defaces the post in order to promote a product or service, or is ...
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Why was this edit to hide a plot spoiler rejected?
TL;DR, its a story ID answer and it makes no sense to use spoiler markup
The relevant part of that all encompassing reason is:
This edit does not make the post even a little bit easier to read, ...
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Suggested edit to explicitly address a naming discrepancy. Why was it rejected?
While I did not reject the edit, and I probably would have skipped it had I seen it in the review queue, there is a potential argument to be made for rejecting it.
Edits are usually meant to clarify ...
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