Re:Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations?
by denton-scratch on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @08:52AM
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Which "policy page" were you referring to? 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.
Re:Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations?
by akolbe on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @09:23AM
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That passage is from here:
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:
> 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.