Editing Ad hominem revert
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An '''[[ad hominem]] [[revert]]''' is the restoring of an older version of a [[wiki page]] ''because of who edited it in the interim.'' This is different than a typical [[revert]] which is because trusting the content would lead to bad results on behalf of the [[end user]]. Tolerating ad hominem reverts may make the [[sysop power structure]] very happy, but is intolerable in any [[troll-friendly]] [[power structure]] (i.e. any that gives some status to a [[political dispute]] and realizes that ad hominem revert probably is a symptom of one), and is definitely detrimental to the overall mission of any [[large public wiki]], unless of course that mission is to support a certain ''class'' or ''type of person'' or [[types of countries]] or specific [[ecoregion]] etc., in which case, they might [[block IP]] of all who are "outside that region" or "not part of that class". To permit ad hominem revert is to create a class of loathsome [[trolls]] who [[patroll]] outside the boundaries of the [[sysop power structure]] and work directly against that power structure to discredit it, and empower the end users who are disempowered by this kind of tactics... | An '''[[ad hominem]] [[revert]]''' is the restoring of an older version of a [[wiki page]] ''because of who edited it in the interim.'' This is different than a typical [[revert]] which is because trusting the content would lead to bad results on behalf of the [[end user]]. Tolerating ad hominem reverts may make the [[sysop power structure]] very happy, but is intolerable in any [[troll-friendly]] [[power structure]] (i.e. any that gives some status to a [[political dispute]] and realizes that ad hominem revert probably is a symptom of one), and is definitely detrimental to the overall mission of any [[large public wiki]], unless of course that mission is to support a certain ''class'' or ''type of person'' or [[types of countries]] or specific [[ecoregion]] etc., in which case, they might [[block IP]] of all who are "outside that region" or "not part of that class". To permit ad hominem revert is to create a class of loathsome [[trolls]] who [[patroll]] outside the boundaries of the [[sysop power structure]] and work directly against that power structure to discredit it, and empower the end users who are disempowered by this kind of tactics... | ||
An [[ad hominem delete]] is even worse, as it makes it impossible for anyone but a sysop to evaluate or restore the text, and is even more irresponsible. | An [[ad hominem delete]] is even worse, as it makes it impossible for anyone but a sysop to evaluate or restore the text, and is even more irresponsible. | ||