Give an AI Editor a Stop Rule for Repeated Revisions

An editing session can continue indefinitely when every new version introduces a new preference. Define the acceptance checks before asking for another revision. Separate necessary corrections from optional refinements.

Try a bounded example

For a fictional announcement, the required checks might be correct facts, working registration link, plain-language opening and a stated length limit. A different adjective is optional unless it affects the intended meaning or audience.

Ask the assistant to identify which check the current draft fails and propose the smallest correction. Avoid requesting a full rewrite when one sentence needs clarification. Keep the previous version so an improvement in tone does not hide a lost fact.

Check before accepting

After the correction, run the original checks again. If all pass, stop unless you discover a concrete new issue. Record optional ideas separately rather than treating them as reasons that the task remains incomplete.

Review the final publishable artifact in its real destination. Formatting problems can appear during transfer even when the text was already approved. A stop rule limits unnecessary revisions; it should never override an unresolved factual error, a broken instruction or a requirement the reader needs.