Editing Guideline:Edit war
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Line 6: Regardless of whether or not such activities can properly be called "edit wars," most users consider sustained episodes of unproductive but animated cut-and-thrust editing to be undesirable. If objectively-minded users observe such an ongoing exchange and cannot "talk down" the involved parties, or encourage them to enter the [[BattleTechWiki:Resolving disputes|dispute resolution]] process, users may [[BattleTechWiki:Requests for page protection|request protection]] of the disputed article to enforce a cool down period. In severe cases of abuse, warring parties who persist in punitive editing may be subject to [[BattleTechWiki:Arbitrators|arbitration]]. Regardless of whether or not such activities can properly be called "edit wars," most users consider sustained episodes of unproductive but animated cut-and-thrust editing to be undesirable. If objectively-minded users observe such an ongoing exchange and cannot "talk down" the involved parties, or encourage them to enter the [[BattleTechWiki:Resolving disputes|dispute resolution]] process, users may [[BattleTechWiki:Requests for page protection|request protection]] of the disputed article to enforce a cool down period. In severe cases of abuse, warring parties who persist in punitive editing may be subject to [[BattleTechWiki:Arbitrators|arbitration]]. − '''Reversion wars''' between competing individuals are contrary to BattleTechWiki's core principles, reflect badly on both participants, and often result in blocks being implemented due to violations of the [[Policy:Three-revert rule|three revert rule]]. Instead of performing pure reverts, disputing persons should cooperatively seek out methods of compromise, or alternative methods of statement. While edits made in collaborative spirit involve considerably more time and thought than reflexive reverts, they are far more likely to ensure both mutually satisfactory and more objective articles. In the case of less experienced contributors, who have unknowingly made poor edits, reversion by two or more people often demonstrates that such reversions are probably not fundamentalistic or in bad faith, but instead closer to an objective consensus. + '''Reversion wars''' between competing individuals are contrary to BattleTechWiki's core principles, reflect badly on both participants, and often result in blocks being implemented due to violations of the [[BattleTechWiki:Three-revert rule|three revert rule]]. Instead of performing pure reverts, disputing persons should cooperatively seek out methods of compromise, or alternative methods of statement. While edits made in collaborative spirit involve considerably more time and thought than reflexive reverts, they are far more likely to ensure both mutually satisfactory and more objective articles. In the case of less experienced contributors, who have unknowingly made poor edits, reversion by two or more people often demonstrates that such reversions are probably not fundamentalistic or in bad faith, but instead closer to an objective consensus. High-frequency reversion wars make version histories less useful, make it difficult for uninvolved users to contribute in a meaningful fashion, and flood recent changes sections and watchlists. Low-frequency reversion wars, while still problematic, do not tend to cause the BattleTechWiki community as many problems. Therefore, it is advisable to not hold a revert war with a vandal, and instead explore other alternatives such as blocking the vandal, (semi-)protection, or simply leaving the page alone until the vandal has left. Of course, the latter should not be used for blatant issues such as pictures of genitalia, but according to experienced editors, waiting for an hour or so may well cause troublemakers to lose interest, and subsequently leave. High-frequency reversion wars make version histories less useful, make it difficult for uninvolved users to contribute in a meaningful fashion, and flood recent changes sections and watchlists. Low-frequency reversion wars, while still problematic, do not tend to cause the BattleTechWiki community as many problems. Therefore, it is advisable to not hold a revert war with a vandal, and instead explore other alternatives such as blocking the vandal, (semi-)protection, or simply leaving the page alone until the vandal has left. Of course, the latter should not be used for blatant issues such as pictures of genitalia, but according to experienced editors, waiting for an hour or so may well cause troublemakers to lose interest, and subsequently leave.
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Regardless of whether or not such activities can properly be called "edit wars," most users consider sustained episodes of unproductive but animated cut-and-thrust editing to be undesirable. If objectively-minded users observe such an ongoing exchange and cannot "talk down" the involved parties, or encourage them to enter the [[BattleTechWiki:Resolving disputes|dispute resolution]] process, users may [[BattleTechWiki:Requests for page protection|request protection]] of the disputed article to enforce a cool down period. In severe cases of abuse, warring parties who persist in punitive editing may be subject to [[BattleTechWiki:Arbitrators|arbitration]]. | Regardless of whether or not such activities can properly be called "edit wars," most users consider sustained episodes of unproductive but animated cut-and-thrust editing to be undesirable. If objectively-minded users observe such an ongoing exchange and cannot "talk down" the involved parties, or encourage them to enter the [[BattleTechWiki:Resolving disputes|dispute resolution]] process, users may [[BattleTechWiki:Requests for page protection|request protection]] of the disputed article to enforce a cool down period. In severe cases of abuse, warring parties who persist in punitive editing may be subject to [[BattleTechWiki:Arbitrators|arbitration]]. | ||
| − | '''Reversion wars''' between competing individuals are contrary to BattleTechWiki's core principles, reflect badly on both participants, and often result in blocks being implemented due to violations of the [[ | + | '''Reversion wars''' between competing individuals are contrary to BattleTechWiki's core principles, reflect badly on both participants, and often result in blocks being implemented due to violations of the [[BattleTechWiki:Three-revert rule|three revert rule]]. Instead of performing pure reverts, disputing persons should cooperatively seek out methods of compromise, or alternative methods of statement. While edits made in collaborative spirit involve considerably more time and thought than reflexive reverts, they are far more likely to ensure both mutually satisfactory and more objective articles. In the case of less experienced contributors, who have unknowingly made poor edits, reversion by two or more people often demonstrates that such reversions are probably not fundamentalistic or in bad faith, but instead closer to an objective consensus. |
High-frequency reversion wars make version histories less useful, make it difficult for uninvolved users to contribute in a meaningful fashion, and flood recent changes sections and watchlists. Low-frequency reversion wars, while still problematic, do not tend to cause the BattleTechWiki community as many problems. Therefore, it is advisable to not hold a revert war with a vandal, and instead explore other alternatives such as blocking the vandal, (semi-)protection, or simply leaving the page alone until the vandal has left. Of course, the latter should not be used for blatant issues such as pictures of genitalia, but according to experienced editors, waiting for an hour or so may well cause troublemakers to lose interest, and subsequently leave. | High-frequency reversion wars make version histories less useful, make it difficult for uninvolved users to contribute in a meaningful fashion, and flood recent changes sections and watchlists. Low-frequency reversion wars, while still problematic, do not tend to cause the BattleTechWiki community as many problems. Therefore, it is advisable to not hold a revert war with a vandal, and instead explore other alternatives such as blocking the vandal, (semi-)protection, or simply leaving the page alone until the vandal has left. Of course, the latter should not be used for blatant issues such as pictures of genitalia, but according to experienced editors, waiting for an hour or so may well cause troublemakers to lose interest, and subsequently leave. | ||