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A <i>minor edit</i> doesn't require review and shouldn't lead to disputes. It's denoted by a lowercase, <b>m</b> in the edit <a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Page_history" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Page history">history</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Page_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Page history"> </a></span>. </p><p>A major edit requires review to ensure consensus among all editors involved. Thus, any change impacting the article's <i>meaning</i>, even if it's a single word alteration such as adding or removing "not," is not considered minor. 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To avoid potential disputes from other editors, it's advisable not to classify an edit as minor if there's a chance it might be contested. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_to_label_an_edit_as_minor" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_to_label_an_edit_as_minor"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_to_label_an_edit_as_minor"></span>When to label an edit as minor<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_to_label_an_edit_as_minor"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>Correct spelling errors.</li> <li>Apply basic formatting, such as capitalization, punctuation, and italicization.</li> <li>Make non-contentious formatting adjustments, like adding horizontal lines or splitting paragraphs.</li> <li>Rectify obvious factual inaccuracies, such as changing "Nixon resigned in 1874" to "Nixon resigned in 1974."</li> <li>Fix layout issues, such as adjusting the spacing between paragraphs.</li> <li>Add and fix wiki links, like linking "Joe Biden" to his Wikipedia page.</li> <li>Remove <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917142630/https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/wikipedia_vandalism" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/wikipedia vandalism">vandalism</a> or graffiti, such as deleting inappropriate comments.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Things_you_should_remember" data-mw-thread-id="h-Things_you_should_remember"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Things_you_should_remember"></span>Things you should remember<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Things_you_should_remember"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>Any modification to the <a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikitext" title="Special:MyLanguage/Wikitext">Wikitext</a>, regardless of its impact on <a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:HTML_in_wikitext" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:HTML in wikitext">HTML</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext" title="Help:HTML in wikitext"> </a></span> presentation, will be considered a change in the database.</li> <li>Downplaying a significant change, particularly when it involves deleting text, is impolite.</li> <li><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reverting" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reverting">Reverting</a> a page is generally not considered minor, especially during disputes or potential edit wars. It's best to avoid marking <i>any</i> edits as minor in such situations. An exception is when reverting a blatant vandalism.</li> <li>If you <i>mistakenly</i> label an edit as minor when it was major, make a second edit or <a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:dummy_edit" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:dummy edit">dummy edit</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Dummy_edit" title="Help:Dummy edit"> </a></span>, noting in the <a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit_summary" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary"> </a></span> that the previous one was major. Simply opening the edit box and saving won't suffice, nor will adding a blank space or line at the end. Instead, add an extra space between words or a line break to ensure the edit is preserved.</li> <li>Consider discussing disagreements regarding what constitutes a minor change through Talk or messaging the contributor directly. Be cautious to prevent conflicts ("Your change seems major to me—could I be overreacting?"). This helps address the grey area, and contributors often value feedback on accuracy.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="User_exceptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-User_exceptions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-User_exceptions"></span>User exceptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-User_exceptions"></span></h2></div> <p><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators">Administrators</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Administrators" title="Manual:Administrators"> </a></span> and authorized users can semi-automatically undo the edits made by the last editor of a page. These <a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reverting#Advanced_features" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Reverting">rollback</a> reversions are marked as minor by the wiki software because they have no overall effect. The rollback feature is primarily intended for swiftly addressing vandalism, where reverting any vandalism should be considered minor and can be ignored in the recent changes list. As a result, if someone hides minor edits in their preferences and an undesirable edit hasn't been marked as minor, they may miss the potential semi-automatic reversion in Recent Changes and Enhanced Recent Changes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Dummy_edit" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Dummy edit">Dummy edit</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Dummy_edit" title="Help:Dummy edit"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Editing">Editing a page</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Related_changes" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Related changes">Related changes</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Related_changes" title="Help:Related changes"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit_summary" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit summary">Edit summary</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary"> </a></span></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917142630im_/https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Minor_edit&oldid=6681360">https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Minor_edit&oldid=6681360</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/web/20240917142630/https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Help" title="Category:Help">Help</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer"> <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 31 July 2024, at 11:01.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240917142630/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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