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This page is for any user to report apparent violations of the three revert rule in current or recent editing disputes. Please feel free to leave a message or report a violation.

If you find yourself in a revert war, make sure that the "other side" is aware of the 3RR, not just if they are new. Leaving a warning about WP:3RR on their talk page reminds users of it and can help stop a situation escalating, even if they have been warned before. Administrators should not block a user who has never been warned.

To report a violation, make a copy of the example template at the bottom of the article, append that copy to the bottom of the Violations section, and fill out that copy. Please do not edit the original. Remember to sign and date all contributions, using the Wikipedia special form "~~~~", which translates into a signature and a time stamp automagically. The page archivers really need the time information.

When you report a 3RR violation here, you must then inform the person you are reporting of this on their talk page and provide a link to this page [[WP:AN/3RR]].

Admins: once you've dealt with a report, please make a note, so that other admins don't waste time responding to it.

The three revert rule

Please remember that the 3RR applies to reverts after the third within a 24 hour period (not calendar day); it also does not include self reverts, and reverts to deal with simple vandalism (see also what vandalism is not). Administrators will look over and discuss whether a user has truly violated the three revert rule, and take appropriate blocking action if necessary.

Note that the test applied to determine simple vandalism is usually quite strict; adding or removing POV tags is not simple vandalism.

Just because someone has violated the three revert rule does not mean they will be blocked. It is up to the administrator's discretion whether to take action. Conversely, just because someone has not violated the 3RR does not mean that they will not be blocked. Revert warring is disruptive, and the 3RR is not an entitlement to three 'free' reverts per day.

Quoted from Wikipedia:Three-revert rule:

The 3RR is intended as a means to stop sterile edit wars. It does not grant users an inalienable right to three reverts every twenty-four hours. If you find you have reverted more than even once in a day, it indicates there is a serious problem and you should try Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, starting with the article's talk page.

If you violate the three revert rule, after your fourth revert in 24 hours sysops may block you for up to 24 hours. In cases where multiple parties violate the rule, sysops should treat all sides equally.

Chronic offenders may be subject to rulings by the Arbitration Committee.

What the 3RR does not cover

This is not the page for dealing with "vandalism" (please review that page for the definition of what constitutes vandalism): if you find yourself reverting edits due to simple vandalism, you should list that person at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism.

Please also be aware that this page is not the place to bring disputes over content, or reports of abusive behaviour — we aren't referees, and have limited authority to deal with abusive editors. We have a dispute resolution procedure which we recommend you follow. If you bring such disputes here, we will usually advise you to take them elsewhere, such as mediation, requests for comment, or requests for arbitration.

We really do mean this; this is not the page to bring up accusations of bad faith, or POV pushing. Many admins do have a modicum of intelligence, and are capable of making decisions without the help of huge complaints about the user's general behaviour. Just give us the article, the diffs, a link to the history, and as little else as possible. If you feel the need to leave a comment of more than a couple of lines you are probably using the wrong channel. If you feel you have been wrongly accused, a short response is enough, since admins will check the evidence before making any block, so you should not have much to worry about.

See also:

• Blocking policy
• Controversial blocks
• Block user
• List of blocked IP addresses and usernames
• Block log
• List of protected pages
• Protection log