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If you revert by manually changing the text to the old version, they will not receive a notification, which some editors appreciate. If the edits you revert are clearly disruptive or vandalism , it may be better not to notify the disruptor or vandal of your correction, by reverting manually.
Logged-in users will also see a "Revert" link for versions other than the current one. Click on a Revert link to make the change. If the image is at Wikimedia Commons you must click through to the image page there to do the revert. Then scroll down to the thumbnails. Beside the thumbnail you wish there will be the word "Revert".
Another case where the re-revert may be necessary is when an incumbent editor reverts without justification in the edit summary, which is a form WP:Status quo stonewalling. But see WP:QUO . Sometimes bold, revert, revert may function as a form of bold, refine (see above), particularly among editors who already have a positive working relationship.
The three-revert rule is a convenient limit for occasions when an edit war is happening fairly quickly; it is not a definition of "edit warring", and it is absolutely possible to engage in edit warring without breaking the three-revert rule, or even coming close to doing so.
To revert edits by banned or blocked users in defiance of their block or ban (but be prepared to explain this use of rollback when asked to) To revert widespread edits (by a misguided editor or malfunctioning bot) unhelpful to the encyclopedia, provided that you supply an explanation in an appropriate location, such as at the relevant talk page ...
Do not revert unnecessary edits (i.e., edits that neither improve nor harm the article). For a reversion to be appropriate, the reverted edit must actually make the article worse. Wikipedia does not have a bias toward the status quo (except in some cases of fully developed disputes, while they are being resolved). In fact, Wikipedia has a bias ...
BRRR go brrrrrrrrr. The BOLD, revert, revert, revert cycle (BRRR) is a proactive method for forcing the version of an article that you prefer.It is a cross between the Gaming the system process and "Ignore all rules", and it is particularly useful for upsetting your opponents that object to your edits, initiating escalation, keeping discussion from ever moving forward, and ensuring that ...
Additional relevant information can be found at Help:Reverting#Rollback.. As an admin (or rollbacker), you may spend much of your time reverting changes made to pages. You may be familiar with the undo feature, which undoes the last edit to a page, and manual reverts, which allow you to revert to any edit of a page by opening any page history revision, clicking edit, and saving.