[WikiEN-l] 3RR policy proposal: No "Gotcha" rule

[Steve Bennett]

On 6/24/06, fireislandparadise <fireislandparadise at gmail.com> wrote:
> My problem is that not requiring a warning encourages gaming by making it
> easier for a more savvy edit warrior to take advantage of another editor and
> play "gotcha". This is particularly the case as most editors aren't aware of
> the new "unrelated reverts" interpretation. If someone is savvy enough to
> complain on ANI/3RR they should be capable of giving someone a warning
> first, especially if they are a participant in the edit war.

Is "gotcha" a big problem? Let's see:
* You can only do it once, ever, to a single editor
* You can only do it when the person has reverted 3 times in a single
day, something we wish to discourage
* The punishment is only banning for 24 hours.

Sure, it could happen. But it's probably not worth worrying about.

Steve