you stated users do not get blocked for content disputes fyi they do wp rr you stated on the bitcoin talk page users do not get blocked for content disputes fyi they do wp rr the three revert rule edit shortcut wp rr editors who engage in edit warring are liable to be blocked from editing to prevent further disruption while any edit warring may lead to sanctions there is a bright line rule called the three revert rule rr the violation of which often leads to a block the three revert rule states an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page whether involving the same or different material within a hour period an edit or a series of consecutive edits that undoes other editors' actions whether in whole or in part counts as a revert violations of the rule normally attract blocks of at least hours any appearance of gaming the system by reverting a fourth time just outside the hour slot is likely to be treated as an edit warring violation see below for exemptions a page means any page on wikipedia including talk and project space a revert means any edit or administrative action that reverses the actions of other editors in whole or in part whether involving the same or different material a series of consecutive saved revert edits by one user with no intervening edits by another user counts as one revert the three revert rule applies per person not per account reverts made by multiple accounts operated by one editor count together editors violating rr will usually be blocked for hours for a first incident even without a rr violation an administrator may still act if they believe a user's behavior constitutes edit warring and any user may report edit warring with or without rr being breached the rule is not an entitlement to revert a page a specific number of times if an editor violates rr by mistake they should reverse their own most recent reversion administrators may take this into account and decide not to block in such cases for example if the user is not a habitual edit warrior and is genuinely trying to rectify their own mistake