Not really Policy is ambiguous on this point WP 3RR states If you have broken 3RR by mistake and now realize it or if another user has left you a note on your talk page that points out that you broke 3RR then you should revert your change back to the other version even though you may not like the previous version In general this should be enough to prevent you from being blocked although there are no guarantees If you seem to be the only person who feels that the article should be the way that you have made it perhaps it is better the way everyone else thinks it should be I do hold the power to block him but I do not wish to I understand that you two have an ongoing dispute but I do not wish to have it cloud everyone s heads