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Note that this policy addresses ''reversions'' – undoing other people's work – not adding to pages, nor simply rearranging contents inside a page. | Note that this policy addresses ''reversions'' – undoing other people's work – not adding to pages, nor simply rearranging contents inside a page. | ||
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Reverting in this context, means '''undoing the actions of another editor, or other editors, in whole or part'''. It does not necessarily mean taking a previous version from history and editing that. A revert may involve as little as adding or deleting a few words or even one word. Even if you are making other changes at the same time, continually undoing other editors' work counts as reverting. | Reverting in this context, means '''undoing the actions of another editor, or other editors, in whole or part'''. It does not necessarily mean taking a previous version from history and editing that. A revert may involve as little as adding or deleting a few words or even one word. Even if you are making other changes at the same time, continually undoing other editors' work counts as reverting. | ||
Use common sense; don't participate in an edit war. Rather than exceeding the three-revert limit, discuss the matter with other editors. If any of them come close to breaching the policy themselves, this may indicate that the page should be [[ | Use common sense; don't participate in an edit war. Rather than exceeding the three-revert limit, discuss the matter with other editors. If any of them come close to breaching the policy themselves, this may indicate that the page should be [[SmashWiki:Protected pages|protected]] until disputes are resolved. | ||
The policy is applied independently to each page; reversions are not counted cumulatively across multiple pages. For example, if an editor performs three reversions on each of two articles within 24 hours, that editor's six reversions do not constitute a violation of this policy. | The policy is applied independently to each page; reversions are not counted cumulatively across multiple pages. For example, if an editor performs three reversions on each of two articles within 24 hours, that editor's six reversions do not constitute a violation of this policy. | ||
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==Exceptions== | ==Exceptions== | ||
===Vandalism=== | ===Vandalism=== | ||
In general, blocking is the preferred solution to repeat vandalism originating from a single user or IP. Where an article is drawing vandalism from multiple sources, making blocking ineffective, [WoWWiki:Protected pages|page protection] should be used unless there is genuine potential that useful editing would be affected. | In general, blocking is the preferred solution to repeat vandalism originating from a single user or IP. Where an article is drawing vandalism from multiple sources, making blocking ineffective, [[WoWWiki:Protected pages|page protection]] should be used unless there is genuine potential that useful editing would be affected. | ||
Therefore, repeated reversion of an article to deal with vandalism is a last resort. | Therefore, repeated reversion of an article to deal with vandalism is a last resort. | ||
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===User pages=== | ===User pages=== | ||
:''See also: [SmashWiki:Talk page guideline]'' | :''See also: [[SmashWiki:Talk page guideline]]'' | ||
The three-revert-rule is generally not enforced against editors reverting changes to their own user page space (this includes associated talk pages and subpages), on the principle that even though you do not "own" them, your user space is "yours" (for project-related purposes). | The three-revert-rule is generally not enforced against editors reverting changes to their own user page space (this includes associated talk pages and subpages), on the principle that even though you do not "own" them, your user space is "yours" (for project-related purposes). | ||
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==I've broken the rule! What do I do?== | ==I've broken the rule! What do I do?== | ||
If you've broken the three-revert rule by mistake and now realize it, or if another user has left you a talk page note pointing out that you've broken the rule, then you can ''self-revert'' your change back to the "other version". In general, this will be enough to prevent you being blocked (though there are no guarantees). | If you've broken the three-revert rule by mistake and now realize it, or if another user has left you a talk page note pointing out that you've broken the rule, then you can ''self-revert'' your change back to the "other version". In general, this will be enough to prevent you being blocked (though there are no guarantees). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[wikipedia:WP:3RR|Wikipedia's Three-revert Rule]] | * [[wikipedia:WP:3RR|Wikipedia's Three-revert Rule]] | ||
