Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-24947676-20170717230517/@comment-27913758-20170717234220

CrystaltheCool wrote: First, as I stated in the essay, edit conflicts aren't the only pain in the ass you might run into when you leave your pages in edit mode for long periods of time - besides, just publishing your edit every 15-30 minutes not only prevents flooding (as its a decently long period between edits), it also prevents large amounts of information loss (whether it be edit conflicts or other circumstances). Again, edit mode isn't going to disappear while you're busy.

Second, although I did overexaggerate with the angry mob bit, the fact of the matter is that most wikis don't bother with asking to edit because getting an answer can take a long time (time zones), and if the person answers "nein" then that actively prevents staff from doing their job, as most users that aren't staff are quite lazy. There are exceptions, but this is the majority. Again, the point of this suggestion is to make sure that the staff can do their jobs in a timely manner. As the fact that edit mode isn't going to disappear, it'll still be such a waste of time to publish your edits every fifteen-thirty minutes, and it would be better to just get it all done in one.

Also, that is true, but asking before editing a page isn't unreasonable. Yes, lots of wikis don't ask and just go ahead, but, again, it's still pretty reasonable to do that. If someone's just away or sleeping, then yes, a staff member should go ahead and do it if they don't get a response within a certain amount of time (I'd say a few hours would be reasonable since, again, the user might be away for whatever reason). However, if the user says no, then the staff should tell them what to do so the user could do it themselves and be reminded to do it if they don't do it in a certain amount of time.