Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring

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• When reporting a user here, your own behavior will also be scrutinized. Be sure you understand WP:REVERT and the definitions below first.
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• Possible alternatives to filing here are dispute resolution, or a request for page protection.
• Violations of other restrictions, like WP:1RR violations, may also be brought here. Your report should include two reverts that occurred within a 24-hour period, and a link to where the 1RR restriction was imposed.

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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:90.243.107.174 reported by User:Braganza (Result: Declined)

Page: Reactions to the death of Pope Francis (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: 90.243.107.174 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [1]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [2]
2. [3]
3. [4]
4. [5]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [link]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [diff]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [6]

Comments:
The user constantly pushes for the inclusion of a royal pretender as a leader of Romania. Braganza (talk) 18:14, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

• Declined. They didn't violate 3RR, and while they have made four reverts, the last one was over 24 hours ago. There's also been no attempt at discussion of any kind on the article talk page or their user talk page and they weren't given any kind of warning before being reported here. Please try to discuss the disputed content first. - Aoidh (talk) 02:58, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

User:Downzyisaliar reported by User:FlightTime (Result: Indefinitely blocked)

Page: DJ Ashba (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 16:21, 24 April 2025 (UTC) "the source is Ashba's personal verified facebook page. You can't get more reliable than Ashba himself."
2. 16:15, 24 April 2025 (UTC) "reverting this edit; the source in the article is Ashba's personal facebook page. you can view it here https://metalsludge.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ashba_Wife_NAtty_Feb_2023_3.jpg"
3. Consecutive edits made from 23:24, 23 April 2025 (UTC) to 23:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
   1. 23:24, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "Restored revision 1287075333 by FlightTime (talk): Personal life has information that shouldn't have been removed"
   2. 23:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "rather than deleting this information, the person should have done a google search and added citations themsleves IMO."
4. 20:55, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "undoing revert, minor edits were made to the info box to add the label he was on with Guns N' Roses, ex-spouse and current partner, and adding a more recent image of Ashba rather than a 15 year old publicity photo."
5. Consecutive edits made from 19:19, 23 April 2025 (UTC) to 20:41, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
   1. 19:19, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "rewrote article"
   2. 20:41, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "minor updates to infobox"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 20:50, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "Warning: False edit summary 3."
2. 20:53, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "/* April 2025 */ Misclick"
3. 20:54, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "Final warning notice on DJ Ashba."
4. 20:58, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "/* April 2025 */"
5. 21:17, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "+ {{ow}}"
6. 21:20, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "Notification: tagging for deletion of File:Ashbaperforminggnr2014.jpg."
7. 23:00, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "/* removing "weirdo" comments on my talk page */ new section"
8. 23:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "Final warning: Adding unreferenced controversial information about living persons on DJ Ashba."
9. 23:30, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "/* NOTHERE */ new section"
10. 16:18, 24 April 2025 (UTC) "Final warning: Adding unreferenced controversial information about living persons on DJ Ashba."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 21:01, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "/* since "FlightTime" wants a talk discussion about the infobox */ cmt"
2. 21:16, 23 April 2025 (UTC) "/* since "FlightTime" wants a talk discussion about the infobox */ WTF"

Comments: This flighttime user thinks that Ashba's personal facebook page is not a reliable source of information. He began an edit war trying to remove info about Ashba's divorce. The sources are properly cited. This should be the end of the discussion. Instead, he has constantly vandalized my own talk page and the Ashba wiki article.

• Indefinitely blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:30, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

User:Aryanisking reported by User:Czello (Result: Page protected)

Page: 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. Revision as of 07:32, 23 April 2025
2. Revision as of 13:52, 23 April 2025
3. 13:06, 25 April 2025 (UTC) "Again removed unreliable sources. you people are the reason people have stopped taking wikipedia seriously, why you all are using random news articles as sources? Indian government clarified that no indian land had been annexed by China, china also did not claim of annexing any Indian land."
4. 06:15, 25 April 2025 (UTC) "Removed unreliable sources. Indian government and Indian Army clarified that no indian land had been annexed by China, china also did not claim of annexing any Indian land. Random news articles and opinions are not reliable sources."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 07:18, 25 April 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

3RR has not been violated, however this user is continuing to edit war slowly despite a warning and being reverted by several editors. — Czello ^(music) 10:06, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

• Page protected ~ ToBeFree (talk) 13:02, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

User:2A02:810D:BC82:1E00:943D:B9A6:E157:8B86 reported by User:MrOllie (Result: Blocked 2 weeks)

Page: Tony Robbins (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 2A02:810D:BC82:1E00:943D:B9A6:E157:8B86 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 12:53, 27 April 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1287625400 by MrOllie (talk) Longstanding version, WP:BRD and find a consensus"
2. 12:52, 27 April 2025 (UTC) ""
3. 12:49, 27 April 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1287623432 by Polygnotus (talk) Your weird agenda against Robbins stops here"
4. 12:14, 27 April 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1287615697 by Polygnotus (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 12:53, 27 April 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on Tony Robbins."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

• Blocked – for a period of 2 weeks ~ ToBeFree (talk) 14:20, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

User:PromQueenCarrie reported by User:Beshogur (Result: Partially blocked 6 months)

Page: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: PromQueenCarrie (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [7]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [8]
2. [9]
3. [10]
4. [11]
5. [12]
6. [13]
7. [14]
8. [15]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [link]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [16]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [17]

Comments:
This user has reverted @Aybeg: one time, @Remsense: 3 times and me 2 times. This user thinks her 13 sources makes her addition correct, but WP:ONUS. The sources takes an autobiography as account. Talk:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk#Request_for_comment:_Atatürk's_romance_with_Gabor here she opened RFC, however many users agreed that this should be included as a claim on Zsa Zsa Gabor's article. But even there she states this as a fact. She is giving also misleading citation here calling me "smart-aleck", "playing games", also [18] calling me "troll". WP:PA. Beshogur (talk) 13:00, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

• Partially blocked – for a period of 6 months. If the personal attacks continue, the block will become site-wide. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 14:19, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

User:74.211.32.138 reported by User:StephenMacky1 (Result: Blocked for a week)

Page: Plagues of Egypt (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 74.211.32.138 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 17:49, 27 April 2025 (UTC) "Your repeated assertions through this entry and erasure of edits are 1) false and an intellectual betrayal because they erase scholarly diversity; 2) misleading and an ethical betrayal because Wikipedia is intended to be unbiased; and 3) hypocritical and violation of the social contact because this site allows crowd edits, but you disallow a minor edit which corrects a major lie. This is a deliberate corruption of due process. Go start your own website with locked code if you want propaganda."
2. 02:03, 26 April 2025 (UTC) "Bully, liar, and a pompous fabricator of specious nonsense on topics which are not your area of expertise"
3. 02:01, 26 April 2025 (UTC) "Liar and bully"
4. 01:59, 26 April 2025 (UTC) "Liar"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments: Self explanatory. Warned them about edit warring too. Was blocked only for personal attacks. StephenMacky1 (talk) 17:57, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of one week for multiple 3RR vios, continued incivility and refusal to discuss. Daniel Case (talk) 18:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)