This discussion is about why a seemingly valid edit was rolled back.

Recently I asked a [question](https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/12784/troubleshooting-a-100mbit-link) that was off-topic due to the cabling being in a residential location rather than a business location.

The question was placed on hold. The description quite clearly asked me to reword the question to be on topic:

> If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit your question ...

I followed the request and [reworded the question](https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/revisions/12784/4) to fit the rules in the help center. The question, as reworded, was now presumably [on topic](https://networkengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/269/last-call-for-input-is-physical-infrastructure-on-topic/270#270).

The moderator who asked me to reword the question then rolled the edit back and made the question off topic again. I undid that and he redid it.

My question is: **Why did a moderator ask me to reword the question to be on topic, then rollback the edits that were asked for?** I am wholly confused about the intention. The "on hold" system was applied and used effectively.

Please note that this post primarily concerns the action of edits being rolled back. **Even if the edits did *not* put the question on topic, were they invalid edits? Why were they rolled back (twice)?**