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It's known that we get points for editing questions/answers posted by others. But I wonder as to why we get points even for editing our own answers. I think it is indeed one feature which might have been here for a long time but that somehow doesn't make sense. I think that people should get Editor rep points when they edit something which is not theirs. This is just my suggestion. People may have differing views on this topic I suppose. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. :)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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It's known that we get points for editing questions/answers posted by others. But I wonder as to why we get points even for editing our own answers. I think it is indeed one feature which might have been here for a long time but that somehow doesn't make sense. I think that people should get Editor rep points when they edit something which is not theirs. This is just my suggestion. People may have differing views on this topic I suppose. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. :)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
Because you're making an effort to clarify or correct your own stuff. That deserves points.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
It's known that we get points for editing questions/answers posted by others. But I wonder as to why we get points even for editing our own answers. I think it is indeed one feature which might have been here for a long time but that somehow doesn't make sense. I think that people should get Editor rep points when they edit something which is not theirs. This is just my suggestion. People may have differing views on this topic I suppose. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. :)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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Because you're making an effort to clarify or correct your own stuff. That deserves points.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997Exactly my point too!
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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Exactly my point too!
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
And here's my point: .
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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It's known that we get points for editing questions/answers posted by others. But I wonder as to why we get points even for editing our own answers. I think it is indeed one feature which might have been here for a long time but that somehow doesn't make sense. I think that people should get Editor rep points when they edit something which is not theirs. This is just my suggestion. People may have differing views on this topic I suppose. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. :)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
If you post an article, a tip or a blog post and then update it to a new version, you get edit points. If you post a question or answer and someone else edits the typos or formatting issues, they get points. If you edit someone else's questions or answers to fix typos, formatting, or correctness, you get points. I don't see this difffers from the final case: If you edit your own question or answer to fix typos, formatting, or correctness, you get points. The general problem many have with this is "Doesn't that mean I can keep editing my own stuff and get lots of points"? The answer is yes, and in fact yes, you can keep editing *anyone*'s posts (given enough rep) to get points in this manner. That's why we have a limit on gaining points for these events per day.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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It's known that we get points for editing questions/answers posted by others. But I wonder as to why we get points even for editing our own answers. I think it is indeed one feature which might have been here for a long time but that somehow doesn't make sense. I think that people should get Editor rep points when they edit something which is not theirs. This is just my suggestion. People may have differing views on this topic I suppose. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. :)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
Surprisingly, I edit my own posts quite often, particularly in Q&A. If you get a comment back that indicates a continued lack of understanding (no shit, Sherlock!) I often copy the comment into the body of my answer in bold, then add a response below it - that way I can use links, code blocks, and emphasis as necessary. I do see these as deserving of extra points, to be honest.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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And here's my point: .
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
Nagy Vilmos wrote:
And here's my point:
Point taken. ^ | now it is here
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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Because you're making an effort to clarify or correct your own stuff. That deserves points.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997Oh well it can be misused a lot of times. But then again, agreed. :)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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Nithin Sundar wrote:
But I wonder as to why we get points even for editing our own answers
Indeed, this give dyslexic spelling freaks a lot of undeserved points.
:)
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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If you post an article, a tip or a blog post and then update it to a new version, you get edit points. If you post a question or answer and someone else edits the typos or formatting issues, they get points. If you edit someone else's questions or answers to fix typos, formatting, or correctness, you get points. I don't see this difffers from the final case: If you edit your own question or answer to fix typos, formatting, or correctness, you get points. The general problem many have with this is "Doesn't that mean I can keep editing my own stuff and get lots of points"? The answer is yes, and in fact yes, you can keep editing *anyone*'s posts (given enough rep) to get points in this manner. That's why we have a limit on gaining points for these events per day.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying this. :-D
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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Surprisingly, I edit my own posts quite often, particularly in Q&A. If you get a comment back that indicates a continued lack of understanding (no shit, Sherlock!) I often copy the comment into the body of my answer in bold, then add a response below it - that way I can use links, code blocks, and emphasis as necessary. I do see these as deserving of extra points, to be honest.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Fair enough. :) I had to edit my own answer twice as well many times. I think we could do better by having a automatic minor edit or major edit check though. I sort of remember the option "Minor Edit" available when I edited some question or so. Removed sometimes back I think!
My Blog My Achievements: * Posted 25,000th message in GIT O_O * Official supporter of the "thatraja's GIT Meet Sponsor Foundation" :D What you do, when you don't know what to do is what you do when you don't want to do what you do.
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Nagy Vilmos wrote:
And here's my point:
Point taken. ^ | now it is here
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
You devil, I've been searching for this point a whole day! Good to see though that you've put it to good use. :-D Cheers!
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
