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Handling suggested edits from a user that is using the wrong account

Lately I've seen a few suggested edits that appear to be the original author of the question attempting to modify the question, but they aren't logged into the original account. For example, the ...
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Let me Google that for you

There seems to be a fairly constant stream of low quality questions being asked on the site which are often followed up by a 'welcome to the site please provide more information' type comment I'm ...
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Should there be a grace period before downvoting questions from a new user?

During GIS.se's beta/post-launch, I was a believer of the a 24-hours grace period for bad questions from new users so that new users weren't immediately discouraged from participating in the GIS.se. ...
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A section for "must read"

Every once in awhile, some one gives such a kick-ass answer full of so much information that I just bookmark it. I have a small collection of answers that I thought were really insightful, that I wish ...
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