ESB:Proposals/3 Revert Rule

	Proposal Archive The following proposal has been discussed and is now marked as resolved. The page has been protected and now serves as an archive. Do not edit this page. Date Resolved: September 7, 2014 Result: Proposal passes.

Introduction

Wikipedia has something called the 3 Revert Rule (see here: [1]). It has been suggestion that ESB adopt this rule to prevent edit warring.

The proposal is to implement this:

1. An editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page—whether involving the same or different material—within a 24-hour period. An edit or a series of consecutive edits that undoes other editors' actions—whether in whole or in part—counts as a revert. Any appearance of gaming the system by reverting a fourth time just outside the 24-hour slot is likely to be treated as an edit-warring violation.

1. Reverting your own actions ("self-reverting").
2. Reverting edits to pages in your own user space, so long as you are respecting the user page guidelines.
3. Reverting actions performed by banned users, and sockpuppets of banned and blocked users.
4. Reverting obvious vandalism—edits that any well-intentioned user would agree constitute vandalism, such as page blanking and adding offensive language.
5. Removal of clear copyright violations and any illegal content.

1. When a page is reverted after 3 times by the same user, the editing must stop and be reported to an administration.
2. If the edit war continues after intervention, those users are subject to a 24-hour block.

This discussion will end on Sunday, September 7, 2014 at 5 p.m., eastern time. — AMK152 (Wall • Contrib) 20:46, August 31, 2014 (UTC)

Extremely Strong Support - This rule will help prevent edit wars.
Nicko756 ^{(M•C•E) Sign!} 22:08, August 31, 2014 (UTC)
Strong Support - Joey ^(talk)
Support - — AMK152 (Wall • Contrib) 00:23, September 4, 2014 (UTC)
Support - ^{16:15,9/6/2014 Muchacha ^(W•_C)OVERTIME?!!!}