[Tagging] changing wiki , changing definitions

[Tobias Knerr]

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.