I don't think it's specifically about reverting merge commits but rather the fact that "git revert" is quite different from "svn revert" which may not be immedi

I don't think it's specifically about reverting merge commits but rather the fact that "git revert" is quite different from "svn revert" which may not be immediately clear and may not meet everyone's understanding of the term "revert" - which is to say, it does not simply "get rid of" the unwanted commit but rather creates a new one that has the net effect of undoing that commit's changes.