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	Having realized that article development has ground to a halt because of incessant reversions, two or more people agree to give higher-than-usual respect to each other's edits. Unlike the ], these rules are usually voluntary and self-enforced.		Having realized that article development has ground to a halt because of incessant reversions, two or more people agree to give higher-than-usual respect to each other's edits. Unlike the ], these rules are usually voluntary and self-enforced.

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	Some editors may choose voluntarily to follow a '''one-revert rule''': If someone reverts your change, don't re-revert it, but discuss it with them. See ].		Some editors may choose voluntarily to follow a '''one-revert rule''': If someone reverts your change, don't re-revert it, but discuss it with them. See ].

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	Editors may also choose to adhere to a '''zero-revert rule''', for example:		Editors may also choose to adhere to a '''zero-revert rule''', for example:

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Essay on editing Misplaced Pages

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It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Misplaced Pages contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Misplaced Pages's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.

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A revert is to undo a certain change made by one or more editors in the past. There are several tactics used by some editors in their attempts to facilitate better talk page discussion and to avoid edit warring.

Revert wars are considered harmful (the three revert rule)

Misplaced Pages policy states that you may not revert any article more than three times in the same day. This is a strict limit, not a given right; you should not revert any one article more than three times daily. See Misplaced Pages:Three revert rule for details on this.

High-frequency reversion wars make the page history less useful, waste space in the database, make it hard for other people to contribute, and flood recent changes and watchlists. Sock puppets must not be used to violate this rule. Please request protection rather than reverting. Violation of this rule may lead to protection of the page on the version preferred by the non-violating party; blocking; or investigation by the Arbitration Committee.

Explain reverts

When reverting changes implemented with no discussion, use neutral edit summaries

Some articles undergo periods of very heavy editing. Often, the most active editors of these pages arrive at a consensus among themselves that all non-trivial changes must be discussed in the talk pages before they are committed to the article. When editors unfamiliar with this unwritten rule make edits, these edits are frequently reverted almost immediately. This can be a big turn-off to the "outside" editor. It can become the spark for edit wars. If editors deem it necessary to revert edits which lack prior discussion on the talk page, the edit summary for the revert should be neutral. For example it should say "Consensus among editors for this article is for changes to be discussed on talk page before being committed". The summary should not attempt to explain what is wrong with the edit. It should not state that the edit is POV, that it is inaccurate, that it does not meet style guidelines or other fault-finding problems. Edit summaries of this sort are quite likely to result in an argument taking place using edit summaries and incite a revert war, rather than encouraging discussion. This is because the editor making the changes will be inclined to point out similar problems from which the existing version also suffers. From there, suspicions of uneven application of rules, bias, censorship and other bad-faith assumptions are likely to develop. Edit wars and arbitration are often not far away. If the editors of an article arrive at consensus that undiscussed edits must be reverted, it is highly recommended to use neutral edit summaries.

Avoiding or limiting your reverts

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Having realized that article development has ground to a halt because of incessant reversions, two or more people agree to give higher-than-usual respect to each other's edits. Unlike the three-revert rule, these rules are usually voluntary and self-enforced.

One-revert rule

Some editors may choose voluntarily to follow a one-revert rule: If someone reverts your change, don't re-revert it, but discuss it with them. See Misplaced Pages:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle.

Sometimes, users may be limited to one revert by the Arbitration Committee or by the community per the editing restrictions guidance. In other cases, articles or entire topics may be placed under a standing 1RR restriction.

Zero-revert rule

Editors may also choose to adhere to a zero-revert rule, for example:

"Only revert obvious vandalism. Instead of removing or reverting changes or additions you may not like, add to and enhance them while following the principle of preserving information and viewpoints. If you can't figure out how any part of an edit benefits an article ask for clarification on the article's or the editor's discussion page."

Using a zero-revert rule gives fellow editors the benefit of the doubt in all cases. Even in instances where you know the other editor's viewpoint is dead wrong, the fact that some people have this viewpoint can be relevant in itself, and their contributions might be expandable into a useful addition to the article. This rule can be very difficult to follow in practice and often requires some creative editing.

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