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I just ran into this issue.  It doesn't seem to have changed from 2 years ago when this question was posted.

As a mod on the EE site, I routinely check the recent comment activity.  I saw a new comment, followed it to the post, and only then noticed there was a pending edit on the post.  It was on an old post, so I probably wouldn't have noticed it otherwise.

I wouldn't mind as a mod if a pending edit created a notification for me.  I'd find that useful since I feel I should be watching all such activity.

However, non-mods can approve edits too.  Pending edits should be more visible.  They should NOT be hidden per-category.  I don't always visit categories with no recent activity (no dot next to the category name).

So, here are concrete suggestions on how to make pending edits more visible:<ol>

<li>For mods, create a notification.

<li>Optional: Let users sign up to be notified of pending edits they are eligible to approve.  You can sign up even without the edit ability.  If you do later get the ability, then you'll automatically receive notifications of pending edits.  The signup should at least be per site, perhaps per category per site.

<li>Highlight the "Edits" button somehow when there is a pending edit somewhere on the site that you are eligible to approve.  Highlight could be a different foreground color, like bright red, a different background, or a dot next to the button like activity is shown for categories.

<li>A pending edit you are eligible to approve should count as "activity" in that category.  That means you'll see the little dot to prompt you to visit the category.  That also means you'll see the activity in the dashboard.  I often use the dashboard find what to look at where I'm not a mod.

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