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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:Sinclairian reported by User:VenusFeuerFalle (Result: Stale)

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    Page: {{Yahweh and El (deity)}}
    User being reported: Sinclairian (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to: [diff preferred, link permitted]

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. [1] - editor keeps reverting an edit fixing a misreferred source
    2. [2] - keeps removing parts of the template summarizing the article even when sourced
    3. [3] - restoring sources violating WP:RS and WP:ABRAHAMICPOV
    4. [4] - removal of sourced content when it goes against their own viewpoints.



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

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [5] and [6]

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [7]

    Comments:
    Declined as stale, since a) a couple of days have gone by since this edit warring ended without it resuming and it is thus unlikely to accomplish anything and b) the slight malformation of the report makes it difficult to properly review. If this resumes, of course, report it again, and properly formatted. Daniel Case (talk) 02:04, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Multiple users reported by User:128.193.8.42 (Result: )

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    Page: 2026 Arizona gubernatorial election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
    User being reported: BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) User being reported: 68.106.243.104 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) User being reported: 152.37.235.140 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to: [diff preferred, link permitted] [8] Diffs of the user's reverts: [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] []



    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [34] [35] [36]

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: The edit warriors in this dispute haven't made any attempts to resolve it on the talk page

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [37] [38] [39]

    Comments: I'm not involved with this dispute, but I came across it while reading this page and it looked very severe and like it had been going on for a long time now with nothing happening 128.193.8.42 (talk) 03:08, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    • Please make this person stop. An IP user continuously attempts to add an endorsement on the page cited to social media posts, in violation of WP:ENDORSE, which states that "lists of endorsements should only include endorsements which have been covered by reliable independent sources." Despite being told this over and over again, they refuse to listen. Here's a quote from one of their edit summaries: "WP:ENDORSE requires endorsements to be 'verifiable by reliable sources' but does not mandate that they be covered solely by independent sources." This was after I sent them the aforementioned quote. At a certain point they started trying to claim that my quote is not actually on WP:ENDORSE even though it clearly is. Eventually they dropped that claim, but still refuse to admit they're wrong. I don't know how to reason with someone so detached from reality. I requested for the page to be protected to stop their vandalism, but nobody responded to the request. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 03:54, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      They have continued to edit war after this post [40] [41] [42]. The BottleOfChocolateMilk has also been reminded many times on their user talk page that American Politics is a contentious topic. 128.193.8.40 (talk) 18:09, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I reverted once because I hadn't seen this yet. After that I stopped. I am aware that American Politics is a contentious topic. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 14:43, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually, Bottle, you arguably violated 3RR. But ... as the edit warring is two days in the past so blocking both of you would not accomplish anything, if you think it's going to resume would you like full protection for three days while you work this out on talk? Daniel Case (talk) 02:08, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    They were reminded of the edit warring rule many times on their user talk article [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51], so I didn't see anything to suggest that this is just a one-off thing or that they wouldn't continue to edit war in the future. 128.193.8.41 (talk) 03:36, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    There's nothing that could really be "worked out" on talk. You can see from the revision history that I've tried to explain to this IP editor numerous times that they're breaking Wikipedia's rules and yet they continue to deny reality. I seriously doubt that a talk page discussion would go any differently. This is why I don't do talk page "discussions." Two editors argue for a bit, nobody else participates, and thus nothing is resolved. Given that WP:ENDORSE blatantly prohibits what this IP editor is doing, it seems like this could be resolved by having other editors step in and tell them that they're wrong, but it doesn't seem like anyone is interested in doing that. BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 15:34, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User:2A00:23C7:FD21:2C00:4429:B8FD:B990:7BE6 reported by User:MrOllie (Result: /64 blocked a week)

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    Page: Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

    User being reported: 2A00:23C7:FD21:2C00:4429:B8FD:B990:7BE6 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to:

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. 14:59, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ""
    2. 14:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "You are breaking your own rules by claiming that MBTI is "pseudoscientific"."
    3. 14:26, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "It is not accurate to describe MBTI as "pseudoscientific". You are making a claim based on opinion."
    4. 14:22, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ""

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning: [52]


    Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

    1. 14:53, 16 March 2025 (UTC) on User talk:2A00:23C7:FD21:2C00:4429:B8FD:B990:7BE6 "/* March 2025 */ Reply"

    Comments:

    Page recently had a RFC on this. IP continued to edit war after being made aware of that. MrOllie (talk) 15:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Blocked – for a period of one week The /64. Daniel Case (talk) 02:14, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User:2A0A:EF40:1266:8501:F5C4:58BD:B241:773E reported by User:Garudam (Result: Blocked)

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    Page: Anti-Black racism (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

    User being reported: 2A0A:EF40:1266:8501:F5C4:58BD:B241:773E (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to:

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. 16:44, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "/* Racism against non-African Black people */Why are you reverting my truthful edits. Why don't you want them to be called "Sub-Saharan Africans"?"
    2. 16:36, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "/* Racism against non-African Black people */"Sub-Saharan Africans" is the more correct term since black people are native to Sub-Saharan Africa only (not North Africa). Also who says "Black Africans" and do people say "Yellow East Asians", "Brown Indians", "White Europeans" and "Red Native Americans" as well?"
    3. 16:08, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "/* Racism against non-African Black people */I am not trying to start an edit war but black people are indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa only, not North Africa and nobody says "Yellow East Asians" or "Brown Indians", so nobody should say "Black Africans"."
    4. 15:39, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "Nobody says "Yellow East Asians" or "Brown Indians", so why say "Black Africans"?"
    5. 15:09, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "But this article only talks about colonialism in Africa, not the rest of the world. Remember the Atlantic slave trade took place in Africa."

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

    1. 16:51, 16 March 2025 (UTC) "Final warning: Addition of unsourced or improperly cited material on Anti-Black racism."

    Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:


    Comments:

    WP:IDHT issues. – Garuda Talk! 16:52, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    6th rv. – Garuda Talk! 17:00, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Osazeenedo reported by User:Kowal2701 (Result: Indeffed as sock)

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    Page: Igodomigodo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
    User being reported: Osazeenedo (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to: [53]

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. [54] [55]
    2. [56]
    3. [57]
    4. [58]
    5. [59]



    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [60]

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [61]

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [62]

    Comments:
    The page used to have 40 BC as the start date [63]. @Catjacket: made some edits, and the user's edits quickly followed. I don't know whether their first edit counts as a revert, although their second one changes the start date back to 40 BC (they mistakenly put AD) and has the edit summary "Reverted vandalism". In my reverts I was asking them to come to the talk page [64] [65]. They've also cast aspersions [66] Kowal2701 (talk) 19:05, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Also broken 3RR on Ogiso monarchy. Kowal2701 (talk) 19:32, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Blocked indefinitely by PhilKnight Daniel Case (talk) 02:15, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User:71.35.17.223 reported by User:Chrisahn (Result: Blocked one week)

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    Pages:

    User being reported: 71.35.17.223 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to:

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning:

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

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

    Comments:
    Previous IPs: 71.35.19.0/24 (blocked for 1 month), 71.35.8.0/21 (blocked for 6 months), 184.98.192.0/18 (blocked for 3 months).
    Previous report: User:71.35.19.155 reported by User:Garudam (Result: Blocked one month).
    — Chrisahn (talk) 00:49, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Already blocked  for a period of one week by ScottishFinnishRadish for block evasion. Daniel Case (talk) 02:17, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User:WilliowJay reported by User:Abo Yemen (Result: )

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    Page: Yemenis (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
    User being reported: WilliowJay (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to: [diff preferred, link permitted]

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. [67]
    2. [68]
    3. [69]
    4. [70], made using an IP address after being warned

    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: custom warning written by me, was later deleted by him

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [71]

    Comments: 

    𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 12:39, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    User:2A00:23C4:498E:BA01:50A9:FE77:5AC8:4DC1 reported by User:Turini2 (Result: )

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    Page: London Underground 2024 Stock (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

    User being reported: 2A00:23C4:498E:BA01:50A9:FE77:5AC8:4DC1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to:

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. 15:03, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision - It works like that and has been confirmed, please confirm source has not been confirmed, this will be reported."
    2. Consecutive edits made from 14:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC) to 14:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
      1. 14:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision This train will replace current 1972 stock, please provide source it wont be"
      2. 14:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision - Removed without any Source"
    3. 14:53, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision - The Source is everywhere, check TFL, Please stop removing fact"
    4. 12:50, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision - Still Deleting fact! - If you read everywhere, even this article it clearly shows what lines this will operating on.. Use your Head!"

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

    1. 14:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on London Underground 2024 Stock."

    Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

    1. 15:01, 17 March 2025 (UTC) "/* NTfL vs 2024TS */ Reply"

    Comments:

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