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Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:RV"></span><span id="WP:REV"></span><span id="WP:RVV"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RV&redirect=no">WP:RV</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:REV&redirect=no">WP:REV</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RVV&redirect=no">WP:RVV</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> Revert vandalism on sight, but <a href="#When_to_revert">revert an edit made in good faith only with an explanation and after careful consideration</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a> is prohibited. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1033199720">.mw-parser-output div.crossreference{padding-left:0}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><span role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable crossreference selfref">(See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Three-revert_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Three-revert rule">three-revert rule</a>.)</span> Editors should always <a href="#Explain_reverts">explain their reverts</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Reverting</b> means reversing a prior edit or undoing the effects of one or more edits, which typically results in the article being restored to a version that existed sometime previously. A <b>partial reversion</b> involves reversing only part of a prior edit, while retaining other parts of it. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_a_reversion?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_a_reversion?"><span id="What_is_a_reversion.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_a_reversion?"></span>What is a reversion?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_a_reversion?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: What is a reversion?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A reversion is an edit, or part of an edit, that completely reverses a prior edit, restoring at least part of an article to what it was before the prior edit.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The typical way to effect a reversion is to use the "undo" button on the article's history page, but it isn't any less of a reversion if one simply types in the previous text. </p><p>A single edit may reverse multiple prior edits, in which case the edit constitutes multiple reversions. </p><p>Any edit to existing text could be said to reverse <em>some</em> of a previous edit. However, this is not the way the community defines reversion, because it is not consistent with either the principle of collaborative editing or with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">editing policy</a>. Wholesale reversions (<em>complete</em> reversal of one or more previous edits) are singled out for special treatment because a reversion cannot help an article converge on a consensus version. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Examples </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Editor action</th> <th>Classification </th></tr> <tr> <td>Alice re-phrases the wording in the first paragraph of an existing article.</td> <td>A normal change, not a reversion. </td></tr> <tr> <td>You reverse all of Alice's changes in wording, restoring the article to the previous version.</td> <td>A complete reversion. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alice adds a new paragraph at the end of the article.</td> <td>A normal change, not a reversion. </td></tr> <tr> <td>You remove most of Alice's new paragraph, but leave one or two sentences.</td> <td>A partial reversion. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Number of times Alice has made a reversion: Zero. </p><p>Number of times you reverted Alice's edits: Two. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_to_revert" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_to_revert"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_to_revert"></span>When to revert<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_to_revert"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: When to revert"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert_only_when_necessary" title="Wikipedia:Revert only when necessary">Wikipedia:Revert only when necessary</a></div> <p>Reverting is appropriate mostly for vandalism or other <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">disruptive edits</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Wikipedia edit warring policy</a> forbids repetitive reverting. </p><p>If you see a good-faith edit that you believe lowers the quality of the article, make a good-faith effort to reword instead of just reverting it. Similarly, if you make an edit that is good-faith reverted, do not simply reinstate your edit – leave the <a href="/wiki/Status_quo" title="Status quo">status quo</a> up, or try <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Through_editing" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">an alternative way to make the change</a> that includes feedback from the other editor. </p><p>If there is a dispute, editors should work towards <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a>. Instead of engaging in an edit war, which <a href="#Edit_wars_are_harmful">is harmful</a>, propose your reverted change on the article's talk page or pursue other <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution alternatives</a>. </p><p>Do not revert an otherwise good edit solely because an editor used a poor edit summary or has a bad username. You cannot remove or change prior edit summaries by reverting, even if you made the edit in question. If an edit summary violates the privacy policy or otherwise qualifies for oversighting or deletion, then see <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary#Fixing" title="Help:Edit summary">Help:Edit summary § Fixing</a>. Otherwise, ignore it. In the case of a bad username, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BADNAME" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BADNAME">WP:BADNAME</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Avoid_reverting_during_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Avoid_reverting_during_discussion-When_to_revert"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Avoid_reverting_during_discussion-When_to_revert"></span>Avoid reverting during discussion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Avoid_reverting_during_discussion-When_to_revert"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Avoid reverting during discussion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="STATUSQUO"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"></p><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:STATUSQUO"></span><span id="WP:QUO"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:STATUSQUO&redirect=no">WP:STATUSQUO</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:QUO&redirect=no">WP:QUO</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"WP:STATUSQUO" redirects here. For the essay on abuse of the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">status quo</i></span>, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:STATUSQUOSTONEWALLING" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:STATUSQUOSTONEWALLING">WP:STATUSQUOSTONEWALLING</a>.</div> <p>To eliminate the risk of an edit war, do not revert away from the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Status_quo_ante_bellum" title="Status quo ante bellum">status quo ante bellum</a></i></span> <strong>during a dispute discussion</strong>. Instead, add an appropriate tag indicating the text is disputed. For an article, many of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Disputes#For_inline_article_placement" title="Wikipedia:Template index/Disputes">inline dispute tags</a> are appropriate. For other pages, <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Under_discussion_inline" title="Template:Under discussion inline">under discussion inline</a>}}</code> is good. Leave the status quo and the tag in place until the discussion concludes. </p><p>Exceptions to this recommendation include the following: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Remove_contentious_material_that_is_unsourced_or_poorly_sourced" title="Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons">Living persons</a> – Always remove unsourced and poorly sourced contentious material. If you are having a dispute about whether to include it, the material is automatically contentious.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Handling_disputes" title="Wikipedia:External links">External links</a> – Always remove disputed links from the "External links" section until there is a consensus to include them.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations" title="Wikipedia:Copyright violations">Copyright violations</a> – Always remove copyright violations. Err on the side of removing suspected copyright violations. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_problems" title="Wikipedia:Copyright problems">Ask for help if you need it</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Libel" title="Wikipedia:Libel">Libel</a> – Always remove libelous or defamatory material. Err on the side of removing suspected libel.</li></ul> <p><strong><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit warring</a> to maintain a "<span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">status quo</i></span> version" is still edit warring</strong>, and you can be blocked for doing this. If a dispute arises regarding which version is the <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">status quo ante bellum</i></span>, be the adult in the room and don't revert. Tag instead. There is no rule on Wikipedia that requires anyone to revert, but if the page has <em>already</em> been reverted to an older, pre-dispute version, then it's <em>especially</em> helpful if you<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> avoid reverting to a different version. </p><p>Nobody can be compelled to follow the advice in this essay. However, favoring the status quo while discussion is taking place is one way to prevent <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit warring</a>. Because it protects <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wrong_Version" class="extiw" title="m:The Wrong Version">the "wrong version"</a>, it should not be used for any other purpose. See, for example, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Through_editing" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">Wikipedia:Consensus § Through editing</a> (presumed consensus exists only in the absence of a dispute) and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Status_quo_stonewalling" title="Wikipedia:Status quo stonewalling"><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">status quo</i></span> stonewalling</a> (editors favoring an older version should provide substantive reasons). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Do_a_partial_reversion_when_appropriate" data-mw-thread-id="h-Do_a_partial_reversion_when_appropriate"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Do_a_partial_reversion_when_appropriate"></span>Do a partial reversion when appropriate<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Do_a_partial_reversion_when_appropriate"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Do a partial reversion when appropriate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CAUGHTUP"></span><span id="WP:REVONLY"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CAUGHTUP&redirect=no">WP:CAUGHTUP</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:REVONLY&redirect=no">WP:REVONLY</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Restoring_part_of_a_reverted_edit" title="Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit">Wikipedia:Restoring part of a reverted edit</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table,_ca._1918_(7001966537)_(cropped_square).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29_%28cropped_square%29.jpg/170px-Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29_%28cropped_square%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29_%28cropped_square%29.jpg/255px-Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29_%28cropped_square%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29_%28cropped_square%29.jpg/340px-Baby_being_bathed_on_the_kitchen_table%2C_ca._1918_%287001966537%29_%28cropped_square%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="734" data-file-height="734"/></a><figcaption>Don't <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BABY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BABY">throw out the baby</a> with the bathwater!</figcaption></figure> <p>Ideally, each edit should contain one distinct change. But in practice, editors often bundle multiple changes into a single edit, such as adding a new section while also fixing a copy error elsewhere on the page. If you object to only part of an edit, consider <em><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FIXFIRST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FIXFIRST">reverting only that part and leaving the rest alone</a></em>. The encyclopedia is damaged when positive contributions <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PRESERVE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PRESERVE">that should be preserved</a> are caught up and lost in a revert. It is often difficult for an editor to restore an uncontroversial portion of their edit without seeming like they are edit warring. If you do feel that all parts of a multi-part edit warrant reversion, it is good practice to note so in your edit summary for clarity. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Different_ways_to_revert" data-mw-thread-id="h-Different_ways_to_revert"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Different_ways_to_revert"></span>Different ways to revert<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Different_ways_to_revert"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Different ways to revert"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When you have decided to revert, please consider whether you will use the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:UNDO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:UNDO">undo</a> link in the page history, or revert manually. If you use the undo link, the editors whose edits you revert will receive a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notifications" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Notifications">notification</a> (if they have requested notification of reversions). If you revert by manually changing the text to the old version, they will not receive a notification, which some editors appreciate. If the edits you revert are clearly <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disruptive_editing" title="Wikipedia:Disruptive editing">disruptive</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalism</a>, it may be better not to notify the disruptor or vandal of your correction, by reverting manually. </p><p>When intermediate edits have been made, it is sometimes not possible to use the undo link. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Explain_reverts" data-mw-thread-id="h-Explain_reverts"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Explain_reverts"></span>Explain reverts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Explain_reverts"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Explain reverts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:REVEXP"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:REVEXP&redirect=no">WP:REVEXP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Edit summaries, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FIES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FIES">always a good practice</a>, are particularly important when reverting. Provide a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arguments_to_avoid_in_deletion_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions">valid</a> and informative explanation including, if possible, a link to the Wikipedia principle you believe justifies the reversion. Try to remain available for dialogue, especially in the half-day or so after reverting. </p><p>A reversion is a complete rejection of the work of another editor and if the reversion is not adequately supported then the reverted editor may find it difficult to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">assume good faith</a>. This is one of the most common causes of an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Edit war">edit war</a>. A substantive explanation also promotes <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> by alerting the reverted editor to the problem with the original edit. The reverted editor may then be able to revise the edit to correct the perceived problem. The result will be an improved article, a more knowledgeable editor, and greater harmony. </p><p>In addition to helping the reverted editor, providing information regarding the reversion will help other editors by letting them know whether – or not – they need to even view the reverted version, such as in the case of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blanking_a_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Blanking a page">blanking a page</a>. Explaining reverts also helps users who check edit histories to determine the extent to which the information in the article is reliable or current. </p><p>If your reasons for reverting are too complex to explain in an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_summary" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Edit summary">edit summary</a>, leave a note on the article's Talk page. It is sometimes best to leave a note on the Talk page <em>first</em> and <em>then</em> revert, rather than the other way around; this gives the other editor a chance to agree with you and revise their edit appropriately. Conversely, if another editor reverts your change without any apparent explanation, you may wish to wait a few minutes to see if they explain their actions on the article's or your user's talk page. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Edit_wars_are_harmful" data-mw-thread-id="h-Edit_wars_are_harmful"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span>Edit wars are harmful<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Edit wars are harmful"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Wikipedia:Edit warring</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reasons" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reasons-Edit_wars_are_harmful"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reasons-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span>Reasons<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reasons-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Edit wars</a> are usually <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Revert_only_when_necessary" title="Wikipedia:Revert only when necessary">considered harmful</a>, for the following reasons: </p> <ol><li>Edit wars destabilize the article in question and may be off-putting to the observant and wary editors who would otherwise contribute stabilizing improvements to it.</li> <li>Edit wars tend to cause ill-will, delay editor development, and reduce editor retention. An editor can feel a revert is "a slap in the face" – "I worked hard and someone reverted it!"</li> <li>Edit wars do waste space in the database, make the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Page_history" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Page history">page history</a> less useful, and flood recent-change lists and watchlists.</li> <li>Edit wars are often myopic, occurring while neither participant is familiar with the big picture. The editors involved tend to focus on only one part of an article without considering other sections of the article or other articles linked dependently to the area in question, resulting in inconsistencies with the big picture concerning the content in question. The noticeboard is part of the big picture too.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Resolutions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Resolutions-Reasons"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Resolutions-Reasons"></span>Resolutions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Resolutions-Reasons"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Resolutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Editors should not revert simply because of disagreement. Instead, explore alternative methods, such as raising objections on a talk page or following the processes in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Three-revert_rule" data-mw-thread-id="h-Three-revert_rule-Edit_wars_are_harmful"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Three-revert_rule-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span>Three-revert rule<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Three-revert_rule-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Three-revert rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Three-revert_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Three-revert rule">Wikipedia:Three-revert rule</a></div> <p>As a means to limit <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Edit war">edit wars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies and guidelines</a> state that one may not revert any article more than three times in the same 24-hour period. This is a hard limit, not a given right. Attempts to circumvent the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Three-revert_rule" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Three-revert rule">three-revert rule</a>, such as making a fourth revert just after 24 hours, are strongly discouraged and may trigger the need for remedies, such as an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">editing block</a> on one's account. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exceptions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Exceptions-Edit_wars_are_harmful"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Exceptions-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span>Exceptions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Exceptions-Edit_wars_are_harmful"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Exceptions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Edits that do not contribute to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_war" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Edit war">edit warring</a> are generally considered to be exceptions to the three-revert rule. These include reverts of obvious vandalism, reverts of banned users, and removal of potentially libelous text. </p><p>Please <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_protection" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Requests for protection">request protection</a> rather than reverting. Violation of the three-revert rule may lead to protection of the page on the version preferred by the non-violating party, blocking or investigation by the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee">Arbitration Committee</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Policies" data-mw-thread-id="h-Policies-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Policies-See_also"></span>Policies<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Policies-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Policies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring#The_three-revert_rule" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">Wikipedia:Edit warring § The three-revert rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Editing_policy#Try_to_fix_problems" title="Wikipedia:Editing policy">Wikipedia:Editing policy § Try to fix problems</a> (policy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism#Template_and_CSS_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Wikipedia:Vandalism § Template and CSS vandalism</a> (policy) – if the edits don't appear in the page's edit history, or the history and edit tabs are obscured</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="How-to" data-mw-thread-id="h-How-to-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How-to-See_also"></span>How-to<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How-to-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: How-to"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Help:Reversion" class="mw-redirect" title="Help:Reversion">Help:Reversion</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Essays" data-mw-thread-id="h-Essays-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Essays-See_also"></span>Essays<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Essays-See_also"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reverting&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Essays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Alternatives_to_reversion" title="Wikipedia:Alternatives to 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Hence, an edit to a change that restores the pre-change <em>meaning</em> of the material using subtly different wording is a revert. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1033199720"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><span role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable crossreference selfref">(See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Gaming_the_system#Gaming_the_use_of_policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Gaming the system">Wikipedia:Gaming the system#Gaming the use of policies and guidelines</a>.)</span> </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>You</i> meaning the editor who is reading this page right now. This is not a case in which you get to revert to your preferred version while you tell the other editor(s) to stop reverting to their preferred versions. 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