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On tex.sx, the privilege banner message is strangely punctuated, and I'm assuming it's the same on other Stack Exchange sites:

This wording remains the same with the new inbox/notification system:

I really wouldn't put a dash there (I confirmed it is a dash and not a hyphen, at least), since a dash introduces some kind of a break, I'd either use

Congrats, you've gained the privilege: approve tag wiki edits. Learn more.

or

Congrats, you've gained the privilege “approve tag wiki edits”. Learn more.

or

Congrats, you've gained the privilege approve tag wiki edits. Learn more.

Note that the "learn more" could/should also be considered a sentence by itself, or at least be put in parentheses with one of the above options:

Congrats, you've gained the privilege approve tag wiki edits (learn more).

This last example would be my favorite.

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Muphry's Law is in effect. But here goes.


I agree with OP. Strunk and White list many uses for a dash; this isn't one of them.

Can we change the text to just Congrats, you've gained the privilege "approve tag wiki edits".

Or if we make the first part of the text a complete sentence, then a colon would work:

Congrats, you've gained the following privilege: "approve tag wiki edits".

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