[WikiEN-l] Illegitimate block.

[JAY JG]

>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.