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 | This page in a nutshell: An obvert is an "un-revert" or "de-revert" that restores a bold contribution after it was reverted. The term was coined to emphasize the distinction between this kind of revert and a regular revert, during this RFC on the WP:BRD talk page. |
To obvert an edit is to BOLDly restore a proposed contribution by undoing a Reversion of it, sometimes also called the "un-revert", "de-revert", or "counter-revert". A cogent argument in the edit summary can function as acceptable Discussion, and obversion is a justifiable response to Status quo stonewalling