On 19.08.2014 09:04, Pee Wee wrote: > Sure I could send an email to the person that changed this but what do > you think is the best way to deal with this changing wiki pages? Or > should I just accept that these things happen and change it back and > send an email?
If someone changes the meaning of a wiki page – especially without explaining themselves via talk page or edit comment –, I would suggest to just revert it. If they still feel the page needs to be changed, it is up to them to come forward and start a discussion. I believe Wikipedia calls this "Bold(ly edit), revert, discuss". Of course it is always a good thing to talk to the user, and the diplomatic approach usually yields better results. In some situations, such as with inexperienced editors, this is especially important. Nevertheless, I feel it must not be disproportionately harder to prevent unilateral disruptive edits than it is to perform them, so whatever you do: If you don't reach a consensus, don't feel bad for reverting. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
