Wikipedia:Don't revert without explanation
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If you are unable or unwilling to explain why you are reverting an edit, it's best not to revert it.
If you revert without an edit summary your reverting edit may be reverted with an edit summary citing your lack of explanation. That edit summary may or may not refer to this essay.
Sources
Policies
- Wikipedia:Editing policy#Be_helpful: explain
- Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines#Bold
- Wikipedia:Edit warring
Guidelines
Essays
- Wikipedia:Reverting#Explain reverts
- Wikipedia:Deny recognition (an exception when dealing with vandals and trolls)
- Wikipedia:Don't revert due solely to "no consensus"