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[[Wikipedia:Consensus|Consensus]] can, as always, create exceptions for particular cosmetic edits. For example, the community frequently determines that a particular template should be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]] so it can be deleted, even though the substitution does not change the output of the page. Consensus for a bot to make any particular cosmetic change must be formalized in an approved [[Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval|request for approval]].
While this policy applies only to bots, human editors may also wish to follow this guidance for the reasons given here. Moreover,
{{anchor|Cosmetic revert|Cosmetic reverts|COSMETICREVERT}}{{shortcut|WP:COSMETICREVERT}}Keep in mind that reverting a cosmetic edit is also a cosmetic edit. If the changes made in a cosmetic edit would otherwise be acceptable as part of a substantive edit, there is no reason to revert them. [[WP:BOTISSUE|Report the issue]] to the bot operator instead.
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