Answer by PM 2Ring for Is it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
tl; dr:Don't edit a question after it's closed. And don't cast the final close vote on a question that has a pending edit requiring approval: clear that pending edit first.If a bad question is on the...
View ArticleAnswer by Peter Duniho for Is it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
It's really up to you. Editing takes time. Your time is valuable. You need to decide whether it's worthwhile to use that valuable time to edit a post that you want closed.I will note that one of two...
View ArticleAnswer by PM 77-1 for Is it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
I find myself editing questions that I'm inclined to vote to close quite often. If the formatting is so bad, that it's painful to read and with a few keystrokes I can improve the readability (and not...
View ArticleAnswer by Laurel for Is it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
I would say it's helpful. If it's a duplicate, I would avoid altering the wording too much, but the tags should always be edited if they are poor. This helps the question reach people in the CV...
View ArticleAnswer by GEOCHET for Is it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
Always edit; always improve the site.
View ArticleAnswer by Servy for Is it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
If you feel the question is fundamentally likely to be salvaged into a good question, sure, feel free to improve it. If it's not likely to actually be salvaged, you're just wasting your time at a...
View ArticleIs it useful to edit a question I will vote to close?
Most questions that get closed have problems in addition to the close reason. (Spelling/grammar, code formatting, tag issues, etc.) If I'm voting to close a question, should I fix those other...
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