One really good way to keep me from so much reverting (note, my reverts are always reverts of reverts -- I don't delete other people's test (I NPOV it instead); however, when people delete my text I do tend to revert their revert)
But, a good way to slow my reverting down, is to give me a second watchlist.
I use one watchlist so I can keep an idea of whats going on with articles I have edited (so that I can revert people who revert me); if I had a second watchlist, then I could deliberately watch articles at which someone was reverting me -- this would allow me to not have to worry about forgetting that so-and-so deleted my text.
If I didn't have to worry about the deleting being forgotten, then I might be more willing to wait a day or two and see if the reverter gets around to explaining themselves.
I also think it should become a rule that whenever someone deletes a chunk of text, that they include some sort of notification in the edit summary.
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Why don't you just take notes for yourself on a subpage of your user: namespace?
A [name omitted for privacy reasons] wrote:
One really good way to keep me from so much reverting (note, my reverts are always reverts of reverts -- I don't delete other people's test (I NPOV it instead); however, when people delete my text I do tend to revert their revert)
But, a good way to slow my reverting down, is to give me a second watchlist.
I use one watchlist so I can keep an idea of whats going on with articles I have edited (so that I can revert people who revert me); if I had a second watchlist, then I could deliberately watch articles at which someone was reverting me -- this would allow me to not have to worry about forgetting that so-and-so deleted my text.
If I didn't have to worry about the deleting being forgotten, then I might be more willing to wait a day or two and see if the reverter gets around to explaining themselves.
I also think it should become a rule that whenever someone deletes a chunk of text, that they include some sort of notification in the edit summary.
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A [name omitted for privacy reasons] wrote:
One really good way to keep me from so much reverting (note, my reverts are always reverts of reverts -- I don't delete other people's test (I NPOV it instead); however, when people delete my text I do tend to revert their revert)
Then why do you do that? If you are aware that your reverts are likely to cause wars, why do you do them? Why not instead leave a note on a talk page, or perhaps the User's talk page, or perhaps just accept their revert (maybe it was the right thing to do after all)? How about hoping for others to reinstate your edit if it was good rather than assuming that if you don't fight for the Good And True, nobody will? Sorry if that sounded a bit polemic, but I'm trying to make a point.
Timwi
Timwi is right, Adam. A good way to keep yourself from reverting so much is just to relax and don't do it. The world won't end. Just let things go sometimes.
Timwi wrote:
A [name omitted for privacy reasons] wrote:
One really good way to keep me from so much reverting (note, my reverts are always reverts of reverts -- I don't delete other people's test (I NPOV it instead); however, when people delete my text I do tend to revert their revert)
Then why do you do that? If you are aware that your reverts are likely to cause wars, why do you do them? Why not instead leave a note on a talk page, or perhaps the User's talk page, or perhaps just accept their revert (maybe it was the right thing to do after all)? How about hoping for others to reinstate your edit if it was good rather than assuming that if you don't fight for the Good And True, nobody will? Sorry if that sounded a bit polemic, but I'm trying to make a point.
Timwi
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