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This disease is not to be mistaken for over-using edit summaries.
Editsummarisis or Editisis is a serious disease in which a user writes an unclear
edit summary (Strain A) or, even worse, leaves it blank (Strain B).
Sometimes, Editsummarisis is mistaken for "vandalism" in confusing edits, as people will be questioning the editor's motives. It is found that 25% of the sufferers of
editcountitis are affected by the Editsummarisis virus.citation needed Unfortunately, it is
contagious as an
adopter could easily be infected by their adoptee.
Causes/Symptoms
Hurrying to get edits, a user leaves an edit summary blank. (B)
Forgetting or not caring. (B)
In a hurry, but less serious. A user writes a puzzling edit summary. (A)
Purposely (without any possible reason) leaves an edit summary blank. (B)
Leaving riddles to other users in edit summaries. Do you think you are
Ben Gates? (A)
Copying the "You have not provided an edit summary" message as a mini-protest to the WMF for requiring edit summaries. (A)
The treatment was found recently. The user must have a healthy
EPD level. This maintains blood pressure and
coolness. Next, the user must practice filling up LONG edit summaries. Finally, the user must abandon their long-held dream to become an admin.