Multiple Edits

Just wondering what the convention is for when one has multiple edits that they want to make on a single trope or media page. For example, say I notice two spelling mistakes and one zero-context example that I want to fix. Should I change all three of these in a single edit, or in three separate edits, or in two edits by type? Thanks!

Also, feel free to tell me if this question is in the wrong place — obviously, I'm new to this :)

Ideally, they should all be in one edit, to not clutter up the edit history page.

In particular, try to avoid being a Serial Tweaker, as it makes said history really messy.

Yes, you should try and do everything in one edit. You can paste it over to a text program if you need more time, just check the history to make sure no one made any last minute edits while you were doing that. On the other hand, you're not going to get in trouble for serial edits unless you get really bad about it (or if people suspect you're intentionally clogging up the history to hide something). It happens to everyone, where you fix one thing and then notice another thing that needs to be fixed five seconds later. Be careful, but don't lose any sleep over it.

Thanks!

On a related note, what if you're making multiple deletions and you need to give separate edit reasons for each of them? Is it okay to break them up into separate edits, or would it be better to just leave one long, multi-part edit reason for all of them?

Readability indicates to me that the second option is preferable if each removed example warrants its own edit reason.

Alternately, you can put in an edit reason message along the lines of "see discussion", then detail the fixes on the discussion page after you save your work.

I've done that a few times when doing a mega-fix blitz of particularly broken pages I've ran across in the past. Helps to have a text editor open so you can note the changes while you're doing them, instead of relying on memory of something you did in the middle of a 15 minute edit session.

edited 25th May '15 11:28:50 PM by Nohbody

Yeah, I usually put long detailed edit reasons on the discussion page with a note to see discussion. Sometimes, though, I'll put the most important part in the edit reason box, and then go back and null-edit with part of the reason I left off earlier.