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Troper3 Since: Jul, 2019 Relationship Status: Singularity
#1: Jul 27th 2020 at 12:11:53 AM

I was wondering, because I have some examples on a TLP, but the owner has not updated it, so I’m wondering if it’s ok to edit it.

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#2: Jul 27th 2020 at 12:22:10 AM

To my understanding generally it's good form to have permission but it's also okay to edit a TLP page as long as you leave a summary of what you did in the comments.

Oh yeah, when in doubt don't be afraid to ask. They may have had a good reason to exclude yours and just not have said it (although they should have).

Edited by VidExGuy on Jul 27th 2020 at 12:24:08 PM

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#3: Jul 27th 2020 at 12:24:28 AM

I tend to shy away from that, as do others, but it's not against the rules or anything. Sponsors just have the tendency to be a little protective of their drafts sometimes, as is understandable; but if you explain what you did in the comments, at least there's no confusion.

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#4: Jul 27th 2020 at 5:56:26 AM

My personal rule is that if there’s an active sponsor, I don’t edit unless it’s fixable but missable stuff like grammar, wiki policy stuff like formatting, or tweaks to my own examples — and I always leave a note about what I did, just so there’s no confusion. I also really don’t like it when other people edit my drafts to add examples that I hadn’t “vetted”. It can be frustrating if a sponsor doesn’t update as often as you’d like, but I try to give them the benefit of the doubt — people can just be busy.

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#5: Jul 27th 2020 at 10:34:23 AM

Ok, was this the TLP you were talking about? 16 hours is a relatively short period of time...

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