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<p><blockquote><em>Did you discuss it with anyone first? Fellow [janitors]? [Gods]?</em></blockquote></p>
<p>I did not, for pretty much the same reasons that [haukex] outlined in [id://11111068|his reply]. (One thing I'll add is that modern SEO guidance suggests that sites/pages are punished for abusing Hx elements.) Otherwise, I relied on my experience and intuition.</p>
<p>At 14:1, the direction of the vote tally was pretty clear (especially since I was reasonably certain I posted the lone "keep" vote). Other changes have been made with lower consideration ratios.)</p>
<p>Indeed, if it hadn't been an <H1> issue, I might've been tempted to quietly unconsider the node and move on.</p>
<p>Thus, my misgivings weren't whether the <H1> was going to be edited, but rather how to do so in a way that kept as much of the original voice, tone, and intent (while perhaps blunting the snarkasm a shade).</p>
<p>And as far as the other edits go, those were also thoughtful and considered. As I'm sure you're aware, the site's framework was developed under the rules of HTML ~3.x. Modern markup is different. We're supposed to use semantic elements and to close tags that need to be closed. (Such cleanup is a habit, something I've done pretty much since I first became a janitor.) Given that such changes do not affect the content of the node, it's hard to see them as "vandalism.")</p>
<p>(I also clean up common language mistakes such as misused "it's", "you're", "they're", and so on. When I mention it in my change notes, it's a gentle heads-up to the attentive.)</p>
<p>In any event, none of my changes were meant to be petty or to vandalize.</p>
<p>Like [haukex], I generally prefer to handle such things quietly, privately /msg-ing the OP with suggestions.</p>
<p>My advice to the AM is, essentially, log in and post publicly. I continue to believe that transparency is the best way to contribute effectively.</p>
<p><em>--f</em></p>
<p>P.S. I'm sure someone will chime in that this should be seen as another reason why anonymous posting should be disabled. I respectfully disagree.</p>
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