I think it's more likely to make POV warriors use sockpuppets and
thereby force other editors to either let them get away with it or
risk being blocked. Nobody likes to work, but POV warriors are
generally more willing to work.
Further, the way I interpret the 3RR, if there were 2 different POV
warriors, each reverting to different POV versions, an NPOV warrior
would lose. Consider the edits:
original version: Jerusalem is city which is claimed by both Israel
and the Palestinean Authority.
Warrior 1: Jerusalem is a city in Israel.
you: Jerusalem is city which is claimed by both Israel and the
Palestinean Authority.
Warrior 2: Jerusalem is a city in Palestine.
you: Jerusalem is city which is claimed by both Israel and the
Palestinean Authority.
Warrior 1: Jerusalem is a city in Israel.
you: Jerusalem is city which is claimed by both Israel and the
Palestinean Authority.
Warrior 2: Jerusalem is a city in Palestine.
you: Jerusalem is city which is claimed by both Israel and the
Palestinean Authority.
Warrior 1: Jerusalem is a city in Israel.
In this scenario, the person restoring the NPOV version has broken the
3RR, but the POV revert warriors have not. Sure, you can try to get
people on your side, but it takes more than twice as many people on
the NPOV side as it does on the POV sides. Add in a few vandals who
put in "Jerusalem sucksorz!!!!" and give a few of them multiple IP
addresses...
I think the 3RR is a great guideline. In fact, Jimbo has convinced me
to limit myself to one revert per day in almost all cases. But to be
a strict rule, I think it has to be perfect, not just good.
Anthony
The 3RR doesn't have to be perfect, IMO, it just
has to be better than what
we've got now. At least this will make POV warriors hav eto work more to
fight their revert wars, which should help reduce their number. Nobody
likes to work :).