JAY JG wrote:
Perhaps the confusion here is the assumption that the first time one adds information to (or deletes information from) an article, it is not a "revert", but the subsequent 3 additions (and deletions) are "reverts". Thus "3 reverts in 24 hours" can mean 1 edit, then 3 reverts to it.
This is an interesting issue, and with any chosen number will influence the dynamics of the situation.
If the first addition is counted as a "revert", then this means that in a one-on-one dispute, the person who reverts the addition "wins" the edit war. A adds (1), B reverts (1), A reverts (2), B reverts (2), A reverts (3), B reverts (3) -- B wins
On the other hand, if the first addition *isn't* a revert, then the person who makes the new addition "wins" the edit war: A adds, B reverts (1), A reverts (1), B reverts (2), A reverts (2), B reverts (3), A reverts (3) -- A wins
So do we want to bias this towards people who are trying to make changes to articles, or towards people who are trying to prevent them?
-Mark
We should bias towards the actual revert policy; what exactly is that, though?
Jay.