I reached 500 rep yesterday and was given the Review Queue privilege. I was also banned from the Review Queue for use of the deadly Requires Editing button in Triage the same day.
Something is Wrong!
I was shocked to see that I had been banned, and when I read the reason, I began to understand why people hate SE. It was something to the effect of:"You clicked "Requires Editing" when you should have clicked "Unsalvageable". This question has been closed. Come back in May." I was thrilled.
In my mind, Requires Editing means that the question needs work. Unsalvageable means that the question is total garbage and needs to be closed.
The exact question I was banned for was: Configure and costomize Apparmor Linux Debian. As soon as I read the question, I realized that it was off-topic for Stack Overflow and need some grammar fixes, but it could be Migrated to a different SE site. My reasons for selecting Requires Editing are as follows:
- I cannot vote to migrate
- BUT: The post was not so bad that it couldn't be answered on a different site.
There was even a comment suggesting that the post be moved to a different site. As I did not understand exactly how Migration works, I thought that Requires Editing was an acceptable option. Funnily enough, on that very question was a banner like this:
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With a link to... GUESS WHAT? An edit function. The edit option is still there! Hence why it Requires Editing.
Long story short:
Yes, there is a problem with the way Triage Editing and bans are right now. There needs to be some better instruction and wording on the buttons. For starters, it would be helpful if in the Review Queue icon, instead of saying "There are no review queues available to you", it said that you have been banned and why. Just so that you remember to stay out of triage when you come back, and so that you learn your lesson. It would also be handy to have warnings for one-time offenders rather than automatic bans.
