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Reverting an edit that had no revision note

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a.molnarTL2 Moderator13 May 2025#4

g.pemberton_uk, post #1: Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reverting an edit that had no revision note Everything below is what sits behind that. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being re-asked, has a good marked solution, and contains a worked example that would be more useful on a page… Go to post

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

25 likes in reply to #1 15mo

DKwiatkowskiTL3Regular29 May 2025#7

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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ZieglerTL3Regular1 Jul 2025#14

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

21 likes 13mo

k.vanheckeTL2 Moderator21 Jul 2025#19

a.villalobos, post #2: 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. Go to post

Cross-referencing: if two pages should reference each other but do not, suggesting the cross-reference helps the maintainer see the connection.

14 likes in reply to #2 12mo

n.vukovicTL2 Moderator29 Jul 2025#21

For anyone arriving from a search: the marked solution above is the direct answer, and the replies underneath it add the caveats that make it safe to use.

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