Guild Wars Wiki:No revert wars
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No revert wars ("NRW") states that no editor should repeatedly revert the edits of other editors without discussion on the talk page first. We strongly prefer discussion about different opinions on the talk page to reverting.
What is a revert?[edit]
A revert, in this context, means undoing, in whole or in part, the actions of another editor or of other editors. This can include undoing edits to a page, undoing page moves ("move warring"), undoing administrative actions ("wheel warring"), or recreating a page.
In order to prevent misunderstandings, reversion should generally be mentioned in the edit summary, however there is no obligation to do so.
What is a revert war?[edit]
A revert war is an incident in which two or more editors revert each others' edits repeatedly.
Exceptions[edit]
Reverts for the following reasons are not considered breaches the rule:
- Reverting simple and obvious vandalism, such as graffiti or page blanking (this only applies to the most simple and obvious vandalism).
- Reverting by a user within their own user space.
Any of these actions may still be controversial; thus, it is only in the clearest cases that they will be considered exceptions to the rule. When in doubt, do not revert; instead, engage in dispute resolution or ask for administrative assistance.
Enforcement[edit]
If an editor violates the NRW rule, they may be blocked from editing for a short period of time as outlined in Guild Wars Wiki:Blocking policy. Administrators may use escalating block lengths for users with prior violations, and may take other factors into account, like edit warring on multiple pages, or incivility, when assigning a block. In the cases where multiple editors violate the rule, administrators should treat all sides equally.
Additionally, the rule is enforced by:
- Educating editors who may not be aware of good practices in the matter;
- Peer pressure and leadership by example.
Apparent breaches of the rule may be reported to any administrator.
