Yes. If there are numerous users on both sides reverting, then the page should be protected. But if clearly one side has many users reverting one or two users' edits, either those users are in the wrong (and thus probably should step up discussion on the talk page) or malicious vandals have ganged up (in which case, things are likely to escalate to the level which would require page protection). So in the end, there's no harm done. Quite often, as counter-intuitive as it may seem, might does make right (or in this case, lead to an ending which will force consensus).
John Lee ([[User:Johnleemk]])
Mark Richards wrote:
Surely you are joking? We guage the truth by the number of people who believe it? Mark
--- Mark Pellegrini mapellegrini@comcast.net wrote:
"Sometimes particular articles attract several edit warriors, and often it's two or three against one. If that one person "uses up" his three reverts, the others still have several to go before they are also banned."
That's the whole idea of the 3 revert rule. If multiple people are reverting you, and no one is coming to help, then you're probably in the wrong.
--Mark