From how I understand it iFixit and EDU guides are pretty much dead end for the majority of us; expect those to go to Patrol.
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From how I understand it iFixit and EDU guides are pretty much dead end and will always go to Patrol.
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It gets interesting for user created guides. Many of these retain the default 500 threshold since few people change it, so editing is typically not an issue if you stick to it and get to that point. The problem for members like yourself is you will almost always run into patrol issues, even if the guide is user generated. Once you have 500+ reputation, you shouldn't have as many problems.
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User guides vary based on multiple factors. Many of these retain the default 500 threshold, so these are rarely impossible to patrol for most people to patrol if they've been here long enough to get to that point. You don't have 500 rep at the time I am writing this answer so Patrol isn't something you can do much with right now. Keep at it and you'll be able to patrol most user guide edits.
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I'd stay out of Patrol for now and focus on building up reputation to reduce the amount of patrol issues you will have. It can be increased further then 500 (and I do this with my guides, btw) so not all user patrols are fair game at the 500 reputation point. You're more or less limited to your current reputation level for a ceiling on the patrol threshold and can't exceed that, so the author set threshold will vary based on their reputation level at the time they wrote the guide (new users are limited to 500 maximum and can't change it) but users with established accounts have a a lot of discretion available. For example, if I wanted to change the reputation to the highest possible level I can set it to 38,817 at the time I write this answer.
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I'd stay out of Patrol for now and focus on building up reputation so you can patrol some of the edits that show up there.
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However, having 500+ reputation isn't a guarantee you will be able to patrol all user created guides. Authors can increase the threshold past 500 (and I do this with my guides, btw) so some are going to be an issue for quite some time. You're more or less limited to your current reputation when it comes to setting this too so that means high reputation authors have a lot more discretion available when it comes to how high they want it to be before an edit gets approved automatically.
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For example, if I wanted to change the reputation to the highest possible level I can set it to 38,817 at the time I write this answer.
From how I understand it iFixit and EDU guides are pretty much dead end for the majority of us; expect those to go to Patrol.
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It gets interesting for user created guides. Many of these have a threshold of 500 needed so most people can edit them without patrol issues within a few months of being on the site if they persist at it, but members like yourself generally run into patrol issues since you're under the 500 minimum. Most users do not change this, but you will continue to have problems until you get to the point you have 500+ reputation.
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It gets interesting for user created guides. Many of these retain the default 500 threshold since few people change it, so editing is typically not an issue if you stick to it and get to that point. The problem for members like yourself is you will almost always run into patrol issues, even if the guide is user generated. Once you have 500+ reputation, you shouldn't have as many problems.
I'd stay out of Patrol for now and focus on building up reputation to reduce the amount of patrol issues you will have. It can be increased further then 500 (and I do this with my guides, btw) so not all user patrols are fair game at the 500 reputation point. You're more or less limited to your current reputation level for a ceiling on the patrol threshold and can't exceed that, so the author set threshold will vary based on their reputation level at the time they wrote the guide (new users are limited to 500 maximum and can't change it) but users with established accounts have a a lot of discretion available. For example, if I wanted to change the reputation to the highest possible level I can set it to 38,817 at the time I write this answer.
From how I understand it iFixit and EDU guides are pretty much dead end for the majority of us; expect those to go to Patrol.
It gets interesting for user created guides. Many of these have a threshold of 500 needed so most people can edit them without patrol issues within a few months of being on the site if they persist at it, but members like yourself generally run into patrol issues since you're under the 500 minimum. Most users do not change this, but you will continue to have problems until you get to the point you have 500+ reputation.
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I'd stay out of Patrol for now and focus on building up reputation to reduce the amount of patrol issues you will have. It can be increased further then 500 (and I do this with my guides, btw) so not all user patrols are fair game at the 500 reputation point. You're more or less limited to your current reputation level for a ceiling on the patrol threshold and can't exceed that, so the number CAN and WILL vary based on where the guide author stands if they change it since there's a lot of author discretion available, depending on how high your current reputation level is. For example, if I wanted to change the reputation to the highest possible level I can set it to 38,817 at the time I write this answer.
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I'd stay out of Patrol for now and focus on building up reputation to reduce the amount of patrol issues you will have. It can be increased further then 500 (and I do this with my guides, btw) so not all user patrols are fair game at the 500 reputation point. You're more or less limited to your current reputation level for a ceiling on the patrol threshold and can't exceed that, so the author set threshold will vary based on their reputation level at the time they wrote the guide (new users are limited to 500 maximum and can't change it) but users with established accounts have a a lot of discretion available. For example, if I wanted to change the reputation to the highest possible level I can set it to 38,817 at the time I write this answer.
From how I understand it iFixit and EDU guides are pretty much dead end for the majority of us; expect those to go to Patrol.
It gets interesting for user created guides. Many of these have a threshold of 500 needed so most people can edit them without patrol issues within a few months of being on the site if they persist at it, but members like yourself generally run into patrol issues since you're under the 500 minimum. Most users do not change this, but you will continue to have problems until you get to the point you have 500+ reputation.
I'd stay out of Patrol for now and focus on building up reputation to reduce the amount of patrol issues you will have. It can be increased further then 500 (and I do this with my guides, btw) so not all user patrols are fair game at the 500 reputation point. You're more or less limited to your current reputation level for a ceiling on the patrol threshold and can't exceed that, so the number CAN and WILL vary based on where the guide author stands if they change it since there's a lot of author discretion available, depending on how high your current reputation level is. For example, if I wanted to change the reputation to the highest possible level I can set it to 38,817 at the time I write this answer.
