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{{Essay|WP:DRNE|WP:DRWNE|WP:DNRNE}}

{{nutshell|If you can't - or are unwilling to - explain why you're reverting an edit, it's best not to revert it.}}

Avoid'''If you can't or won't explain your [[WP:Reverting#What is a reversion?|revertingrevert]], don't make it.''' If you revert without an [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]] sayingyour whyreverting youedit aremay reverting[[WP:Obvert|be reverted]] with an edit summary citing your lack of explanation. That edit summary may refer to this essay.

== Supporting Sources ==

Editors may cite this essay as a rationale for [[WP:Obvert|obverting]] an unexplained revert.

=== See alsoPolicies ===

* [[Wikipedia:Edit warring#What edit warring is]]

* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines#Bold]]

* [[Wikipedia:Editing policy#Be helpful: explain]]

* [[Wikipedia:Civility#Avoiding incivility]]

=== Guidelines ===

'''Policies'''

* [[Wikipedia:Editing policyEtiquette#Be_helpful:Principles of Wikipedia explainetiquette]]

* [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines#Bold]]

* [[Wikipedia:Edit warring]]

'''=== Essays''' ===

* [[Wikipedia:Don't revert due solely to "no consensus"]]

* [[Wikipedia:Deny recognition]] (an exception when dealing with vandals and trolls)

* [[Wikipedia:Reverting#Explain reverts]]

* [[Wikipedia:Deny recognition]] (an exception when dealing with vandals and trolls)

* [[Help:Edit summary#Always provide an edit_summary]]

* [[Wikipedia:Don't revert due solely to "no consensus"]]

=== Information pages ===

* [[Help:Edit summary#Always provide an edit_summaryedit summary]]

* [[Help:Reverting#Before_reverting]]

[[Category:Wikipedia essays about consensus]]

[[Category:Wikipedia essays identifying problems and/or solutions]]

[[Category:Wikipedia essays]]

[[Category:Wikipedia reverting]]