When I revert an edit, I'll often leave a rationale in my edit summary. It's difficult to explain everything in just a few characters so these summaries can be short and rather vague. I created this page in the hopes of making my reverts more understandable.
Here is a list of my most common summaries and a description of what they mean. I've also provided some other pages that you may find helpful. Note that this may not be a complete list, and if you can't find what you're looking for on here, you are always free to ask me.
| EDIT SUMMARY | WHAT IT MEANS | HELPFUL PAGES |
|---|---|---|
| Seems to be a test/editing tests/etc. | The edit I reverted was (or appeared to be) a test edit. | Wikipedia:SANDBOX. <-- You can experiment here. Alternately, if you have an account, you also have a personal sandbox. |
| Not adhering to neutral point of view/WP:NPOV/etc. | Neutrality is one of the five pillars of Wikipedia. Articles have to be written without bias or trying to promote one viewpoint over another. The association football player you believe to be the GOAT might not be the GOAT to a fan of another team. | Wikipedia:Neutral point of view |
| Unsourced/Unsourced BLP addition/etc. | Verifiability is another of those 5 pillars. It's important that readers are able to verify claims made within an article. When you made this edit, you didn't back up the claims with a reliable source. I am likely to use this summary when the content in question concerns living (or recently deceased) people. | Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Reliable sources, Help:Referencing for beginners |
| Linkspam | You inserted a link which seemed to serve the sole purpose of promoting a website or product. This is not allowed and repeatedly adding these links could result in a block. | Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, Wikipedia:Linkspam, Wikipedia:Conflict of interest |