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In order for a dispute to be declared, the following chain of events must take place: | In order for a dispute to be declared, the following chain of events must take place: | ||
*An editor goes to a page and makes a revision. (this revision could be anything) | *An editor goes to a page and makes a revision. (this revision could be anything) | ||
*A second editor comes along and reverts that change, bringing the article closer (if not all the way back) to its original state. The second editor '''must''' include a valid reason for making this revert in | *A second editor comes along and reverts that change, bringing the article closer (if not all the way back) to its original state. The second editor '''must''' include a valid reason for making this revert in the edit summary. | ||
*The first editor (or a third editor) sees this revert and does not agree with the edit summary reason. | *The first editor (or a third editor) sees this revert and does not agree with the edit summary reason. | ||
Once all three steps are done, a dispute is declared. Once a dispute is declared, the page should have a '''<nowiki>{{dispute}}</nowiki>''' template placed on it, and the page '''must not be altered further''' along the lines of the dispute until it is settled. Any violation of this rule after being informed of this policy will result in a three-strike offense as defined by the [[WiKirby:Block policy|block policy]]. | Once all three steps are done, a dispute is declared. Once a dispute is declared, the page should have a '''<nowiki>{{dispute}}</nowiki>''' template placed on it, and the page '''must not be altered further''' along the lines of the dispute until it is settled. Any violation of this rule after being informed of this policy will result in a three-strike offense as defined by the [[WiKirby:Block policy|block policy]]. | ||