On 19/08/2009, Steve Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 3:04 AM, David Gerard<[email protected]> wrote: >> It can be problematic. I frequently edit as an IP when I'm at another >> machine and can't be bothered logging in. The unexplained reversion >> rate is *much* higher than when I edit logged-in, even though the >> edits are exactly the same sort of thing. > > Ah, yes. This was an obvious test I should have thought of. > > One of my pet hates: when an IP changes a figure in in infobox or > somewhere in article, with no comment, and no source. I've heard > reports of people doing this as sport, just to be annoying, but in my > experience, they're often right. But it leaves you in a real quandary, > if you can't verify it either way.
I normally revert those, unless you can verify it it's just an unreferenced change. You can leave a message on their talk page though asking for a ref. Same goes for logged-ins. > Steve -- -Ian Woollard "All the world's a stage... but you'll grow out of it eventually." _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
