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Definition of edit warring

Edit warring is a behavior, typically exemplified by the use of repeated edits to "win" a content dispute. It is different from a bold, revert, discuss (BRD) cycle. Reverting vandalism and banned users is not edit warring; at the same time, content disputes, even egregious point of view edits and other good-faith changes do not constitute vandalism. Administrators often must make a judgment call to identify edit warring when cooling disputes. Administrators currently use several measures to determine if a user is edit warring.

Definition of the three-revert rule (3RR)

An editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Violations of this rule normally attract blocks of at least 24 hours. Any appearance of gaming the system by reverting a fourth time just outside the 24-hour slot is likely to be treated as a 3RR violation. See here for exemptions.

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User:Afm2105 reported by User:Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (Result: Partially blocked 2 weeks)

User being reported: Afm2105 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

05:16, 26 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Plot */"
22:02, 25 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Plot */"
20:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Plot */Went bak to prior version. "Unnecessar" is an OPINION"
17:29, 24 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Plot */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

04:27, 25 May 2025 (UTC) "General note: Unconstructive editing on Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)."
04:31, 26 May 2025 (UTC) "Caution: Unconstructive editing on Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

04:30, 26 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Last prt of plot */ reply"

Comments:

User specifically threatened to violate WP:3RR further despite initiating a talk page discussion trying to resolve the issue. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 05:48, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nineteen Ninety-Four guy, you have edit warred. Whether that includes three or four reverts doesn't change that you have edit warred. Thanks for stopping, joining the talk page discussion opened by the other user and coming here instead of reverting further. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:21, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Partially blocked – for a period of 2 weeks ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:23, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Alexnewmon2623 reported by User:Fdom5997 (Result: Indefinitely pblocked)

Previous version reverted to: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohegan-Pequot_language&oldid=1292474049

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mohegan-Pequot_language&diff=prev&oldid=1292414385

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fdom5997#Mohegan-Pequot_language

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Alexnewmon2623&diff=prev&oldid=1292475470

Comments:
This user had removed the information on the language page, without any discussion in the talk page with other users (or linguist-users) first before doing so. I tried to discuss with the user that the phonology and grammar was studied and published by a certified linguist who had worked closely with other linguists to do work on the language. But then they kept arguing with me about the info being "outdated" and kept removing the cited info on the language page. Then they even went as far as making false claims that the language revitalization project had "multiple issues with [their] research" and then claimed that the linguist was "let go" because of it. And then they mentioned the name of a linguist who they falsely claimed was doing the core-work of the language revitalization project, but had actually (according to my research) worked on a totally separate language, not this one in particular. Although they (the linguist of the different language) are only *aiding* other linguists in publishing different children's books on this language, not doing the actual core linguistic work.

Indefinitely pblocked from editing the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:07, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Anj8888 reported by User:Untamed1910 (Result: Blocked indefinitely)

User being reported: Anj8888 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

20:00, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1292586624 by Livelikemusic (talk)"
19:53, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1292585893 by Livelikemusic (talk)"
19:49, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1292585299 by Livelikemusic (talk)"
19:34, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

20:04, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on Miss Possessive Tour."
20:29, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ""
20:33, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "Notifying about edit warring noticeboard discussion."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

20:10, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Social Media */ new section"

Comments:

Blocked indefinitely ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:57, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:NRO Constellation reported by User:MrOllie (Result: Pageblocked)

User being reported: NRO Constellation (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

02:13, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "It's on the talk page. Please feel free to engage there. The comments are from the then-vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (and current Secretary of State). You cannot censor Rubio's comments merely because they are from source that you and your colleagues deemed unreliable. There is no original research. Thanks."
01:46, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "Deleting an interview with the then-vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (and current Secretary of State) because it was via NewsNation is outrageous."
01:37, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "No Original Research - Clarifies that, per congressional mandate, AARO is required to investigate allegations of unreported UAP programs. Quotes directly from AARO's director and key senators who established AARO with the specific intent of investigating "firsthand" claims of unreported UAP programs."
23:40, 27 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Current AARO investigations */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

23:32, 26 May 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments: This is on a contentious topic, user was previously notified. Also simultaneously edit warring at Remote viewing and Stargate Project (U.S. Army unit). - MrOllie (talk) 02:27, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring&action=edit&section=8#

Blocked – for a period of 1week from the articleAcroterion (talk) 02:46, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:NoMoreBu11 reported by User:MrOllie (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

User being reported: NoMoreBu11 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

12:01, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1292712621 by MrOllie (talk) They absolutely do not. The article: "How to Handle Reasonable Scientific Disagreement: The Case of COVID-19" cites Nicholas Taleb, that is hardly conclusive considering his personality and constant use of ad hominems. The other source is a Wired article about the perceptions of undergrads (or rather the journos perceptions of undergrads perceptions). Great sources."
11:49, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1292711117 by MrOllie (talk) The content hardly supports the claim, it's is a slanderous accusation."
11:29, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1292706792 by Bon courage (talk) Great argument. You're going to need a bit more proof to label someone a conspiracy theorist. Words have meaning."
10:55, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "A single paragraph from a 5-year old article on a deeply controversial subject. Quite a lot has changed of our understanding of the pandemic and the lockdowns since 2020."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

11:38, 28 May 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Edit warring about labelling of COVID-19 misinformation. Editor was also informed of COVID-19 contentious topics restrictions here. MrOllie (talk) 12:04, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The issue has clearly been discussed at length in articles talk page, yet the slanderous and false sentence still remains on the article lead. It completely misrepresents the person in question. Provide a better source of your claims instead of wasting the admins time. NoMoreBu11 (talk) 12:13, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note this has been discussed at length on the article Talk page, and the editor being reported – while apparently aware of that – has made no attempt to engage in that discussion, but has simply edit-warred their way to 4RR. Bon courage (talk) 13:08, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Blocked – for a period of 48 hours. Bbb23 (talk) 14:03, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:2600:1012:A123:C269:65FC:7F21:1B7A:9A9F reported by User:Tgeorgescu (Result: )

User being reported: 2600:1012:A123:C269:65FC:7F21:1B7A:9A9F (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Too many to list them all. Semi-automatic reporting tools cannot help. tgeorgescu (talk) 19:06, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

/32 should get p-blocked from James Tour for edit warring, spanning from 20 May 2025 till 28 May 2025. tgeorgescu (talk) 18:33, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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