On reading this, I see that the intention is to completely remove the word "very". And that with "editor" something else entirely was meant.
I suggest changing the error message to something like "Remove unnecessary use of the word 'very'" (imperative style, and non-ambiguous). The reference to the trivia behind this rule can be stored somewhere else.
Currently, the error message reads:
This is misleading for two reasons:
As this was deeply puzzling to me (especially the "editor" part), I found the site linked in the source-code: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/08/29/substitute-damn/
On reading this, I see that the intention is to completely remove the word "very". And that with "editor" something else entirely was meant.
I suggest changing the error message to something like "Remove unnecessary use of the word 'very'" (imperative style, and non-ambiguous). The reference to the trivia behind this rule can be stored somewhere else.