Wikitravel talk:How to revert a page

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[edit] Reversion confusion question

Earlier today, I tried to revert the Main Page, because someone had filled it with spam. I followed what I remembered from the Help page, checked it in the preview, and saved it. The saved version looked just like the spam version instead of what I had previewed. This confused me, making me think that I had to change the Main Page to make the edit stick. So I added San Francisco to the list of North American cities. That was my 2nd attempt at reversion.

Did I really have to add something to make the reversion work, or not? I've reread the Help page, and it says that I don't have to change the content to make it work. -- Mikito 16:24, 23 Jun 2005 (EDT)

No, your don't need to make a change -- try messing about with the Graffiti wall to get the hang of it. When you are in the edit window, there should be a warning at the top of the page that you are currently editing an out-of-date version of the page. -- Colin 16:33, 23 Jun 2005 (EDT)

OK, thanks. I think that was the first time I've ever tried to revert a page. I wouldn't have changed anything on the Main Page if not for my confusion. -- Mikito 16:53, 23 Jun 2005 (EDT)

The reason it may not have worked for you is that there may have been some kind of internal software conflict -- apparently I reverted the spam at the same time as you did, but for some reason my reversion isn't showing up in the recent changes. Very possibly the problems were a one-time, chance thing. -- Wrh2 16:57, 23 Jun 2005 (EDT)

I've just practiced reversion on the graffiti page and it works as promised. I also looked at the recent changes, and my first reversion of the main page looks correct. It's very odd--as if my computer was the only one showing the spam version as the latest version. I wonder if it has something to do with my browser's cache. -- Mikito 17:09, 23 Jun 2005 (EDT)