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===Reverting===

Edit histories make it simple to [[wp:revert|revert]] to a previous version if you disagree with an edit. But do this with caution, and be aware that there is a [[wp:three revert rule|three revert rule]]. Many editors even abide by a [[wp:one revert rule|one revert rule]].

It's generally best to discuss any revert, either on the page's own [[wp:talk page|talk page]] or on the [[wp:user talk page|user talk page]] of the user who made the edit in the first place.

Some experienced users are granted extra powers that enable them to revert even more easily. And some edits seem so obviously wrong that they are automatically reverted by software (which does make mistakes, but rarely, and these can themselves be easily reverted, it's all in the page history).