Editing Encyclopedia:FAQ/Contributing (section)

===<span id="REMOVE"></span>Why was the edit I made removed?===
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: There are a variety of reasons (some [[Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes|common reasons]]). The first thing you should do is look at the history page for the article you edited. This will tell you who changed it, when they changed it, and hopefully a short reason why they changed it. If it says something like '''see talk''', then you should look at the [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] for the article. Also, you should look at your [[WP:USERTALK|own talk page]] to see if you have a message there. If you don't find a reason that is satisfactory, politely ask in the article's talk page about your proposed change, and maybe you will get suggestions about changes that you can make so that your change will go in, or you may get reasons why your change should not happen.