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A revision dispute resolved on the topic rather than in the history

Meta › Wiki maintenance wiki post maintainership moderation citation check review date

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a.batistaTL2 Moderator7 May 2026#2

Revision disputes: if you disagree with an edit a maintainer made, discussing it here invites resolution rather than conflict.

18 likes 3mo

a.vukovicTL2 Moderator15 May 2026#3

Coming back to the opening post, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.

Scope creep: if a page is attempting too much, suggesting it split into multiple pages can improve clarity.

4 likes 2mo

o.vogelTL2 Moderator4 Jun 2026#6

post #5 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.

Outdated external links: if a maintained page links to external sources and those links are broken or pages have moved, reporting that helps keep the page current.

25 likes 2mo

a.nwosuTL2 Moderator10 Jun 2026#7

Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing.

The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough.

7 likes 2mo

n.torrenceTL3Regular12 Jul 2026#13

This follows post #10 rather than contradicting it.

Maintainer handovers: if a page's maintainer is inactive and needs a new one, discussing that here can facilitate the transition.

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