Some of us have asked for and/or received rollback rights as experienced
editors in Wikipedia. The feature is one from the administrators set of
tools and should be used sparingly. Recently I saw a case where an editor
lost his rollback rights due to misuse. I realised that I myself was not
quite clued up about rollback rights and got smart very fast.
Extracts from the [[Wikipedia:Rollback_feature#When_to_use_rollback|relevant
page]] are provided below:
Rollback *may* be used:
- To revert obvious
vandalism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism>and other
edits where the reason for reverting is absolutely clear
- To revert edits in your own user
space<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_space>
- To revert edits that you have made (for example, edits that you
accidentally made)
- To revert edits by banned
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:BAN>users who are not allowed
to edit (but be prepared to explain this use of
rollback when asked to)
- To revert widespread edits (by a misguided editor or malfunctioning
bot) which are judged to be unhelpful to the encyclopedia, provided that an
explanation is supplied in an appropriate location, such as at the relevant
talk
page[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Rollback_feature#cite_not…
Use of standard rollback for any other purposes – such as reverting
good-faith changes which you happen to disagree with – is likely to be
considered misuse of the tool. When in doubt, use another method of
reversion and supply an edit summary to explain your reasoning.
Please be careful in the use of this tool if you are authorised. Misuse is
not taken lightly and mostly results in revocation of rights.
Warm regards,
Ashwin Baindur
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