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> reverting edits is supposed to be something of last resort Not at all. The "BRD" policy puts reverting at the centre of the recommended approach to editing.

KennyBlanken 5y ago
From the wikipedia policy page: > Consider reverting only when necessary. BRD does not encourage reverting It's bizarre that you think it "puts reverting at the center of the recommended approach to editing" when the policy specifically says it doesn't even encourage reverting.
- denton-scratch 5y ago
  Which "policy page" were you referring to? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guideli... doesn't mention reverting at all (rather surprisingly). IME, the majority of edits on WP seem to be reverts. I don't see much evidence of reverting being discouraged.
  - akolbe 5y ago
    That passage is from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discus... It's an "explanatory supplement" to the Consensus policy. The problem with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines is that arguably there are so many of them that you can almost always find one that says what you want it to say. :) And if not, WP:IAR will do the trick. That, too, is policy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules
zozbot234 5y ago
"BRD" is not at all a recommended approach to editing, it really is more of a last resort. You're very much expected to propose non-trivial improvements to the article on the talk page before you make them, and then respond to any actionable feedback; at which point anyone who reverts you after the fact is acting against established consensus. Being "BOLD" is okay for simple copyedits but not for much else nowadays.

KennyBlanken 5y ago

From the wikipedia policy page: > Consider reverting only when necessary. BRD does not encourage reverting It's bizarre that you think it "puts reverting at the center of the recommended approach to editing" when the policy specifically says it doesn't even encourage reverting.

denton-scratch 5y ago
Which "policy page" were you referring to? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guideli... doesn't mention reverting at all (rather surprisingly). IME, the majority of edits on WP seem to be reverts. I don't see much evidence of reverting being discouraged.
- akolbe 5y ago
  That passage is from here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD,_revert,_discus... It's an "explanatory supplement" to the Consensus policy. The problem with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines is that arguably there are so many of them that you can almost always find one that says what you want it to say. :) And if not, WP:IAR will do the trick. That, too, is policy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ignore_all_rules

zozbot234 5y ago

"BRD" is not at all a recommended approach to editing, it really is more of a last resort. You're very much expected to propose non-trivial improvements to the article on the talk page before you make them, and then respond to any actionable feedback; at which point anyone who reverts you after the fact is acting against established consensus. Being "BOLD" is okay for simple copyedits but not for much else nowadays.