why not give all admins discretionary authority to
temp-ban (for 24 hours) anyone who
violates the three revert rule?
Good question.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:How_to_revert_a_page_to_an_earl…
n/Policy_vote:_24_hour_bans_for_revert_wars
... has some discussion of that point. I suggest you take it there.
-Martin