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Should we accept edits by non-authors to put Wikipedia links on phrases?

We have had a number of edits recently that just put Wikipedia links on phrases, in posts that the editor was not the author of. Is this a desirable practice? For example, in https://crypto.stackexc …
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Should we accept edits by non-authors to put Wikipedia links on phrases?

No. This is not desirable because it does not necessarily reflect the author's intent, and Wikipedia is a notoriously bad reference on cryptography so it is likely to be misleading at best and change …
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Should we edit names and acronyms that are not spelled correctly?

We don't need any new rules: the help center already endorses fixing spelling mistakes. Any such changes should be individually justified and should not counteract the author's reasonable style choic …
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