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If you notice an un-[[constructive edit]] it's pretty simple to undo that edit and revert the page back to its previous content. That's a fundamental of [[WikiWiki|wiki]].
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==Revert==
 
[[Image:48x48-undo.png|left]]In [[RecentChanges]] each edit in the [[wiki]] has a line that begins:
 
* (<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Revert&diff=3565064&oldid=3502194 diff]) ([http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Revert&action=history hist]</span>) . . RogerWheatley.com; 11:08 . . 74.117.235.83 (Talk | block)
 
  
Additionally, <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.aboutus.org/index.php?title=Revert&action=history history]</span> is also the 3rd (between 'article' and 'move') tab from the left above.
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==To revert:==
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[[Image:RevertPageToVersionScreenShot.png|300px|right]]
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#Click "history" - it should be the tab just to the right of the "page" tab above the search bar
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#Find the good version that you want to revert to (perhaps the last edit by you, etc.)
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#Click the timestamp associated with that version to go to it
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#Click the "revert page to this version" link
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#Click the "revert" button in the pop-up
  
With these tools, we can correct any un-[[constructive edits]] that we or someone else makes. Just go back to the version you want and edit it.  Place [[Revert]] in the edit summary.
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With these tools, we can correct any un-[[constructive edits]] that we or someone else makes.
 
 
[[Image:RevertAnim.gif|center]]
 
  
 
==RevertTest==
 
==RevertTest==
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#Do not needlessly revert edits of a user that has reverted your edits. Such retaliatory actions can quickly escalate into [[EditWars]].
 
#Do not needlessly revert edits of a user that has reverted your edits. Such retaliatory actions can quickly escalate into [[EditWars]].
  
==RevertVandalism==
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==Questions?==
We've gone back to a previous (good) edit and reloaded the article from there, after vandalism or other unconstructive attacks to the page. If you have a problem with a particular site or institution, please make use of the review section or discussion page to vent in a constructive manner. If you can not abide, then diaf.
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[[Contacting AboutUs.org|Contact AboutUs.org]]
  
== discussion ==
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The above animation shows an "undo" button I can click on.
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[[Category:About Us Help]]
Today when I used the radio buttons in the "history" to get to an diff page
 
http://www.aboutus.org/BlogCatalog.com?diff=55/53
 
I expected to see that "undo" button somewhere on that diff page.
 
But I don't see the word "undo" anywhere on that diff page.
 
Am I looking in the wrong place, or has the "undo" button been disabled (perhaps accidentally)?
 
(Is there a better place to ask this kind of question?)
 
--[[User:DavidCary|DavidCary]] 17:58, 22 August 2009 (PDT)
 
 
 
[[Category:AboutUs Help]]
 
 
[[Category:AboutUs:Glossary]]
 
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Latest revision as of 22:31, 20 May 2010

If you notice an un-constructive edit it's pretty simple to undo that edit and revert the page back to its previous content. That's a fundamental of wiki.

To revert:

RevertPageToVersionScreenShot.png
  1. Click "history" - it should be the tab just to the right of the "page" tab above the search bar
  2. Find the good version that you want to revert to (perhaps the last edit by you, etc.)
  3. Click the timestamp associated with that version to go to it
  4. Click the "revert page to this version" link
  5. Click the "revert" button in the pop-up

With these tools, we can correct any un-constructive edits that we or someone else makes.

RevertTest

  1. Is the edit constructive?
  2. Is the edit good for the reader?
  3. The test is not whether you agree with or like the edit.
  4. Do not needlessly revert edits of a user that has reverted your edits. Such retaliatory actions can quickly escalate into EditWars.

Questions?

Contact AboutUs.org



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