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==EditHint according to WikiWikiWeb== The [[WikiWikiWeb]] page about [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EditHint EditHint] says the EditHint is: :A marker set by a person, perhaps even the original author, to point out places where edits would be of benefit, but where the hinter feels unable to make the changes themselves. Examples include not understanding the original intent, subtle code that appears to be wrong, insufficient grasp of the discussion domain to be able to make judgements, or would rather a more democratic approach or second opinion be applied to decisions. The [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EditHint EditHint] page also states: :EditHint is in a way the super-tag or default of the following specialized refactoring tags: :*RefactorMe :*AnswerMe :*DeleteThisPageSoon :*DeleteThisPageSomeTime :*TooLargeToGrasp :*BrokenLink :*BrokenWhitespace :*ToDo The [http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiTag WikiTag] page lists EditHint as a [[WikiTag]] (a temporary [[WikiBadge]]). The [[WikiTag]]s listed therein include: *AnswerMe *EditHint *FixMe *RefactorMe *RenameMe *RestoreMe *PleaseComment *WhatHappened *CopyrightViolation *[[DeleteMe]] The above would all seem to be EditHints. *http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteWhenCooked *http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DeleteMe ==EditHint on other wikis== *MeatballWiki: no EditHint page *Wikipedia: the equivalent of EditHint would seem to be Template messages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages [[Category:Wiki Concepts]]
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