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[[File:MinorEdit.png|frame|250px|In the editor, you can mark an edit as minor by checking the minor edit box in the edit summary field.]]
A check to the '''minor edit''' box is intended to signify that only superficial differences exist between the current and previous version: typo fixes, formatting, or otherwise rearranging text without changing content. A minor edit is a version that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute.
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== When should I mark an edit as minor? ==
* Spelling corrections
* Simple formatting or grammar correction (capitalization,
* Formatting that doesn't change the meaning of the page (e.g. bolding text, splitting one paragraph into two)
* Obvious factual errors (e.g. changing ''The Beatles' 1866 album'' to ''The Beatles' 1966 album'')
* Fixing layout errors (e.g. changing <nowiki>{template name here}</nowiki> to <nowiki>{{template name here}}</nowiki>
* Adding and correcting wiki links or categories (e.g changing <nowiki>[[Esample]]</nowiki> to <nowiki>[[Example]]</nowiki>)
* Removing [[Help:Vandalism|vandalism]] and graffiti
=== Things to remember ===
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Users who are not [[Help:Logging In|logged into]] FANDOM are not permitted to mark changes as minor because of the potential for vandalism. The ability to mark changes as minor is [[Help:Create an account|another reason to register]].
An administrator or a user with [[Help:User rights#Rollback|rollback]] rights can semi-automatically revert the edits of the last editor of a page; all such "
== See also ==
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* [[Help:Recent changes]]
== Further help and feedback ==
{{Help and feedback section}}
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