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{{policy in a nutshell|]ring is harmful. Editors who revert a page in whole or in part more than three times in 24 hours, except in certain special circumstances, are likely to be ] from editing.}}
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The '''three-revert rule''' (often referred to as '''3RR''') is a policy that applies to all ]s, and is intended to prevent ]:
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:An editor '''must not''' perform more than three ], ''in whole or in part'', on a single page within a 24-hour period. A revert means undoing the actions of another editor, whether involving the same or different material each time.
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Any editor who breaches the rule may be ] for up to 24 hours in the first instance, and longer for repeated or aggravated violations.

The rule applies per editor. The use of ] is not a legitimate way to avoid this limit, and reverts by multiple accounts are counted as reverts made by one editor. The rule otherwise applies to all editors individually.

The rule applies per page. For example, if an editor performs three reverts on each of two articles within 24 hours, that editor's six reversions do not constitute a violation of this rule, although it may well indicate that the editor is ].

The rule does not convey an entitlement to revert three times each day, nor does it endorse reverting as an editing technique; rather, the rule is an "]".<ref name="electric fence">See ]</ref> Editors may still be ] ''even if they haven't made more than three edits in any given 24 hour period'', if their behaviour is clearly disruptive. This particularly applies to editors who persistently make three reverts each day, or three reverts on each of a group of pages, in an apparent effort to game the system. Many administrators give less leniency to users who have been blocked before, and may block such users for any edit warring, even if they do not exceed four reverts on a page in 24 hours

The bottom line: use common sense, and don't participate in edit wars. Rather than reverting multiple times, discuss the matter with other editors. If an action really needs reverting that much, somebody else will probably do it &mdash; and that will serve the vital purpose of showing that ] over which course of action is preferable. Engaging in ] or making a ] is often preferred to reverting. Apparent breaches of the rule, including instances of edit warring, may be reported at ].

==What is a revert?==

A ], in this context, means undoing, ''in whole or in part'', the actions of another editor or of other editors. This can include undoing edits to a page, undoing ] (sometimes called "move warring"), undoing ] (sometimes called "]"), or recreating a page.

An editor does not have to perform ''the same'' revert on a page more than three times to breach this rule; all reverts made by an editor on a particular page within a 24 hour period are counted.

Note that consecutive reverts by one editor are often treated as one revert for the purposes of this rule.

==Exceptions==

Since the rule is intended to prevent edit warring, reverts which are clearly not such will not breach the rule. Since edit warring ], exceptions to the rule will be construed narrowly.

Since reverting in this context means undoing the actions of another editor or editors, reverting your own actions ("self-reverting") will not breach the rule.

Other exceptions to the rule include:

* Reverting ], such as graffiti or page blanking (this ''only'' applies to the most simple and obvious vandalism. "Obvious vandalism" doesn't just mean obvious to you or obvious to editors of the page who are familiar with the subject matter; it means obvious to anyone looking at the last edit. For other vandalism, please see ] or ]);
* Reverting clear ] or clearly ];
* Reverting unsourced or poorly sourced controversial material about living persons (see ]);
* Reverting actions performed by ].
* Normally, reverting by a user within their own ].

Any of these actions may still be controversial; thus, it is only in the clearest cases that they will be considered exceptions to the rule. '''When in doubt, do not revert'''; instead, engage in ] or ask for ].

Note that in the case of vandalism, ] editors who have engaged in vandalism or ] the page in question will often be better than reverting. Similarly, blocking or page protection will often be preferable in case of repeated addition of copyrighted material.

==Enforcement==

If an editor violates the three-revert rule, they may be ] for up to 24 hours, or longer in the case of a repeat violation. Many administrators use escalating block lengths for users with prior violations, and tend to take other factors into account, like edit warring on multiple pages, or incivility, when assigning a block. In the cases where multiple editors violate the rule, administrators should treat all sides equally.

Additionally, the rule is enforced by:

* Educating editors who may not be aware of good Misplaced Pages practice in the matter;
* Peer pressure and leadership by example (see ] and ]).

Apparent breaches of the rule may be reported at ].

==I've violated 3RR. What do I do?==

If you've broken 3RR by mistake and now realize it, or if another user has left you a talk page note pointing out that you've broken 3RR, then you should '']'' your change back to the "other version," even though you may not like the previous version. In general, this should be enough to prevent you being blocked, although there are no guarantees. If you seem to be the ''only'' person who feels that the article should be the way you've made it, perhaps it is better the way everyone else thinks it should be.

==Notes==

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==See also==

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