Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring

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This page is for reporting active edit warriors and recent violations of restrictions like the three-revert rule. See this guide for instructions on creating diffs for this report. If you see that a user may be about to violate the three-revert rule, consider warning them by placing {{subst:uw-3rr}} on their user talk page. You must notify any user you have reported. You may use {{subst:An3-notice}} ~~~~ to do so. You can subscribe to a web feed of this page in either RSS or Atom format. Additional notes When reporting a user here, your own behavior will also be scrutinized. Be sure you understand WP:REVERT and the definitions below first. The format and contents of a 3RR/1RR report are important, use the "Click here to create a new report" button below to have a report template with the necessary fields to work from. 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. 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. Sections older than 48 hours are archived by Lowercase sigmabot III.
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User:Doshoo reported by User:Beshogur (Result: Blocked)

Page: Oghuz Turks (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Doshoo (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:
This user had been doing unexplained edits, or adding words on existing sources with an ip adress. By adding the ¨Various religions¨ on the infobox, I suspected that it was Doshoo because he did the same on Turkic peoples. This user did breached the 3rr rule. His edits are almost anti-Turkish, deleting anything about Islam about Turkic peoples. Like this. Beshogur (talk) 10:31, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

Blocked – 48 hours. Doshoo resumed edit warring at Oghuz Turks on 14 September while this report was still open. Doshoo has 107 edits but has never posted either on article talk or user talk. IPs have been warring on the same issue and due to similarity of the material being reverted it seems possible that some of them are operated by Doshoo. The dispute is about whether the Oghuz Turks are related to the Gagauz people. Meanwhile User:Bbb23 has semiprotected the page. EdJohnston (talk) 23:52, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Tharmos reported by User:StarryNightSky11 (Result: Indeffed)

Page: Hurricane Michael (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 22:35, 12 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1043964596 by Leonidlednev (talk)"
2. 22:34, 12 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1043964525 by Leonidlednev (talk)"
3. 22:34, 12 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1043964462 by Leonidlednev (talk)"
4. 22:33, 12 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1043964336 by ClueBot NG (talk)"
5. 22:32, 12 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1043964213 by Leonidlednev (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

• Indefinitely blocked as VOA by another administrator.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:29, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

User:71.67.31.106 reported by User:StarryNightSky11 (Result: Blocked 72 hours)

Page: Hurricane Michael (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 71.67.31.106 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 22:44, 12 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1043965481 by Leonidlednev (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Same as registered users edit warring StarryNightSky11 ^☎ 22:45, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

• Blocked for 72h for vandalism by another administrator.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:30, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

User:35.139.95.238 reported by User:Mvcg66b3r (Result: Blocked)

Page: KRIV (TV) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 35.139.95.238 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 19:38, 13 September 2021 (UTC) ""
2. 19:33, 13 September 2021 (UTC) ""
3. 19:29, 13 September 2021 (UTC) ""
4. 19:25, 13 September 2021 (UTC) ""
5. 19:19, 13 September 2021 (UTC) "change"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 19:23, 13 September 2021 (UTC) "Note: Removal of content blanking (RW 16.1)"
2. 19:26, 13 September 2021 (UTC) "Caution: Vandalism (RW 16.1)"
3. 19:31, 13 September 2021 (UTC) "Warning: Potential three-revert rule violation see also uw-ew (RW 16.1)"
4. 19:41, 13 September 2021 (UTC) "Final Warning: Vandalism (RW 16.1)"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Blocked – 3 months by User:Ohnoitsjamie for disruptive editing. EdJohnston (talk) 23:21, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Dealer07 reported by User:Amakuru (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

Page: Zeca (footballer, born 1988) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Dealer07 (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]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [12]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [13]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [14]

Comments:

This user has now been reported to ANEW four times by three different people (first, second, third). ―Jochem van Hees (talk) 20:39, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours. Bbb23 (talk) 20:42, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Janiclett reported by User:Heironymous Rowe (Result: Blocked one week)

Page: Indigenous peoples of the Americas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Janiclett (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [15]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [16]
2. [17]
3. [18]
4. [19]
5. [20]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: warned to abide BRD and to talk to talk, warned 3RR and to take to talk, Warned about edit warring on user talk, Final warning on user talk

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Talk:Indigenous peoples of the Americas#DNA

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [21]

Comments:
Heiro 23:08, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

In addition to the edit warring, there has also been general disrupting through blanking of content, WP:OWNy behaviour, and incivility. Warnings for this issued on user's talk, which user then blanks. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 23:28, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of one week. Bbb23 (talk) 23:35, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

User:WatanWatan2020 reported by User:A455bcd9 (Result: )

Page: Levantine Arabic (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: WatanWatan2020 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [22]

Diffs of the user's reverts: (I included reverts from August, before I initiated a discussion on the talk page, see below for more context)

1. [23]
2. [24]
3. [25]
4. [26]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: Warned about edit warring on user talk by Donald Albury, asked to abide BRD and to talk on the article talk page Also previously in different contexts: Oct 2020 & Jan 2021

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Talk:Levantine_Arabic#Current_version_and_proposed_modifications

• Aug 22nd
• Aug 23rd
• Aug 30th
• Sept 6th
• Sept 9th
• Sept 14th
• Sept 14th
• Sept 14th

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [27]

Comments:
@Oshwah: opened an ANI regarding WatanWatan2020's behavior in January 2021. Oshwah wrote at that time: "I feel like a discussion should be started regarding the issues relating to WatanWatan2020's edits to these articles, as well as this user's overall conduct. Are this user's edits to these articles substandard as pointed out many times on his/her user talk page? Is this user becoming disruptive to the point where actions or sanctions are necessary?"

I opened another in August 2021. @Donald Albury: considered that I engaged, together with WatanWatan2020, in edit warring, which was unfortunately true and I apologize for doing so. Then, I started a conversion on the talk page of the article to get WatanWatan2020's feedback and ask them to provide reliable sources. They failed to do so. Instead, they opened a sockpuppet investigation against me. In a previous SPI report, WatanWatan2020 also made bad-faith and baseless accusations of sock puppetry and meat puppetry against @Ahunt: and The Bushranger (as well as some IP addresses).

Both ANIs were archived without being closed or resolved.

In August, I also asked this user, on my talk page, to provide Wikipedia:Reliable sources. To which they answered:

• "This is common logic that does not require a source, as the information itself is a source."
• "everything that is added accurate and undeniable information, whether sourced or unsourced. this is because the information is universally known as well. For you to say "add a source for every sentence you want to add" that would mean Wikipedia articles would have a source listed at the end of each sentence throughout articles. this has never happened and frankly seems it will never happen. It is not viable."

WatanWatan2020 adds unsourced content and removes sourced content and they aren't discussing. It is hard to deal with WatanWatan2020's disruptive behavior.

A455bcd9 (talk) 10:29, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi, this is @A455bcd9 second attempt at reporting me to the admin on the issue. In the first attempt, the admin saw the most clearly false information and was warned that he will be blocked should he revert my edits again. He initiated an edit war before complaining also. Because he didnt get his way with admins, this “discussion” he is talking about was his next attempt to reach his goal of re implementing false information on pages and continue pushing his POV narrative. For example, on the Mashriq page, he listed Israel as an Arab country and continued doing so in an edit war. This is flat out false information he was publishing. and to add, he has deleted the edits of other users time and time again in the past on the Levantine page; hes been maintaining a grip over the page and makes sure no one disrupts his pov pushing.

Now, i made a clear compromise with him. the information we were disputing, he re implemented it while i was gone. I said for the sake of ending this dispute, i am making ok with it. i added information myself that has nothing to do with his information, adding that Arabs speak Levantine Arabic in the Levant natively, and he comes deleting that.

Please check the history of this page and Mashriq, the false information he was implementing. and then also see that i made the compromise with him in Levantine Arabic Article. Check the discussion as well.

That is very uncalled for that you bring up past issues from long ago, that have been resolved so that @A455bcd9 can gain sympathy for his goal of getting me blocked so he can go back and maintain a grip over those pages and implement as he wants.

I made the compromise. where is yours? You are the one that has been disruptive. Anyone can view how many edits you have been making on these pages, one will immediately lose count just in the past week alone. and you are only apologizing for the edit war because it didnt work in your favor, as the admin warned to block you shall you revert my edits again.

Please deal with @A455bcd9 accordingly. he has been disrupting for too long on this page, and who knows what other articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WatanWatan2020 (talk • contribs)

@WatanWatan2020: You do realize that type of attitude will only get you blocked by an administrator, right? DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 16:59, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

@WatanWatan2020: Do not falsely accuse another user of committing vandalism, as you did here of A455bcd9. I was (and still am) very tempted to block you for that. My advice is for both of you, WatanWatan2020 and A455bcd9, to step back from the Levantine Arabic article for a week. Do not even look at the article. After the week is up, propose any changes you want to make on the talk page. If the two of you cannot agree on the proposed changes, then seek other opinions, using Wikipedia:Third opinion, for example, before edit warring again. - Donald Albury 19:52, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Donald Albury,

Thanks for your help. I think this is a reasonable advice. I will not look at this article until Wednesday 22nd. On that day, I will ping WatanWatan2020 to know their opinion on the suggested changes (Mine: here and here. Another user's:here. No answer from WatanWatan2020 so far...). I hope we will then be able to have a constructive discussion :) A455bcd9 (talk) 21:05, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Tikiridunuwila reported by User:YaSiRu11 (Result: Sock blocked)

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

Previous version reverted to: [28]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [29]
2. [30]
3. [31]
4. [32]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [33]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [34]

Comments:
The user does not answer to talk page messages. Keeps adding information without properly adding reliables sources and deletes sourced content. YaSiRu11 (talk) 17:35, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

• Sock blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:03, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Johnbannan reported by User:MrOllie (Result: Blocked 72 hours)

Page: Superdeterminism (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 12:25, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044475742 by Tercer (talk) No, you are in clear violation of the three revert rule. I cannot violated said rule because I am reverting my own changes. This matter is currently in dispute, because quite clearly Physics Essays is a reliable source, which you and MrOllie are disputing. Stop reverting my changes, or I'll report you as well."
2. 12:04, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044473865 by Tercer (talk) You are the one engaging in an editing war - not me. I cannot be violating the three revert rule, when I am reverting my own edit. Physics Essays is clearly a reliable source cited by Wiki and listed by Wiki as being cited by Wiki. I am warning you to stop your edit war, or I will report you."
3. 11:41, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044471064 by MrOllie (talk) Stop reverting."
4. 11:33, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044467334 by MrOllie (talk)"Physics Essays" is a peer-reviewed reliable source as stated by Wiki and cited by Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_Essays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_physics_journals; Who are you to say this is a fringe position? It's from a reliable physics journal. You're clearly abusing your editing privileges and if you revert it again, I'll report your abuse."
5. 09:55, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044448937 by Tercer (talk) "Physics Essays" is a peer-reviewed reliable source as stated by Wiki and cited by Wiki. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_Essays https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_physics_journals"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 11:50, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Profringe edit warring. MrOllie (talk) 12:08, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Mr. Ollie has made the false claim that the peer reviewed physics journal known as "Physics Essays" is not reliable and therefore, he has repeatedly reverted my change to the page "Superdeterminism". The change I made was to add an explanatory paragraph and reference to an article written by physicist, Dr. Johan Hansson, which gives a proof under Einstein's Relativity as to why nature is superdeterministic and not random. Clearly, Wiki recognizes "Physics Essays" as a reliable peer reviewed physics journal, and Mr. Ollie is way off base in reverting my changes. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_Essays I have requested that Wiki give this page with my changes protection from Mr. Ollie's editing war. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1002:b10c:8f65:cd04:a180:3e9b:76ad (talk • contribs)

Physics Essays is listed here as questionable. User seems to believe the three-revert rule does not apply to them, and has reverted yet again after this report was posted. They are also threatening to report me and MrOllie for edit warring. Tercer (talk) 12:36, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 72 hours. Bbb23 (talk) 12:44, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Kar chofo reported by User:DarkMatterMan4500 (Result: Indeffed)

Page: Indigo (Chris Brown album) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 13:21, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044483934 by Kar chofo (talk)"
2. Consecutive edits made from 13:10, 15 September 2021 (UTC) to 13:20, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
   1. 13:10, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044482702 by Kar chofo (talk)"
   2. 13:15, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044482736 by Kar chofo (talk)"
   3. 13:19, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044483327 by Kar chofo (talk)"
   4. 13:20, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044483934 by Kar chofo (talk)"
3. 13:01, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1044481466 by Kar chofo (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 12:57, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "/* September 2021 */ Reply"
2. 13:11, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "General note: Unconstructive editing on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Giubbotto non ortodosso."
3. 13:14, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Warning: Disruptive editing on User:DarkMatterMan4500."
4. 13:16, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "Final warning: Removal of content, blanking on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Giubbotto non ortodosso."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 13:27, 15 September 2021 (UTC) on User talk:Kar chofo "/* Please stop: */ new section"

Comments:

This user started to get into an all-out edit war, and is just causing disruption on my user and user talk page by moving it to Dickrider. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:28, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

• Blocked as NOTHERE by another administrator. Also likely LTA.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:47, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

  Bbb23 Alright, thank you and GeneralNotability. DarkMatterMan4500 (talk) (contribs) 13:56, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

User:Swiftie1313 reported by User:157.46.70.1 (Result: )

Page: Thalaivii (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Swiftie1313 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [35]
2. [36]
3. [37]
4. [38]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [39]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [40]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [41]

Comments:
Swiftie1313 is using another account also User:DaydreamButera--- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Swiftie1313. Swiftie1313 is Edit warring to change reviews from "mixed" or "negative" to "generally positive" with other persons. Before this DaydreamButera was also doing same thing with me.[42][43] 157.46.70.1 (talk) 16:26, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Please don't accuse users of being socks, as, it has not yet been confirmed. LakesideMiners^{Come Talk To Me!} 16:31, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Ok sorry I won't do it anymore157.46.70.1 (talk) 16:33, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Please note, you have to give them a notice that you have opened a thread about them on their talk page, I have done this for you, but please keep this in mind for the future. LakesideMiners^{Come Talk To Me!} 16:30, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

I already did it157.46.70.1 (talk) 16:31, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Looks like you added it one second before me, thanks. LakesideMiners^{Come Talk To Me!} 16:34, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

User:93.149.193.190 reported by User:MrOllie (Result: Blocked)

Page: History of the race and intelligence controversy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 93.149.193.190 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 16:52, 15 September 2021 (UTC) ""
2. 16:47, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "/* 2000–present */"
3. 16:35, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "/* 2000–present */"
4. 16:09, 15 September 2021 (UTC) "/* 2000–present */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning: [44]

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 16:41, 15 September 2021 (UTC) on Talk:History of the race and intelligence controversy "/* Discovery of differences in incidence of IQ gene variants */ re"

Comments:

Profringe edit warring. MrOllie (talk) 17:02, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, MrOllie. You beat me to it! This IP is trying to add some really problematic WP:SYNTH on a controversial topic through fast and furious edit warring. Generalrelative (talk) 17:07, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

And now a fifth revert from the IP in just over an hour: [45]. Generalrelative (talk) 17:19, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Blocked – 48 hours for edit warring. EdJohnston (talk) 17:56, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

User:81.200.82.120 reported by User:Squared.Circle.Boxing (Result: )

Page: Conor McGregor (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: 81.200.82.120 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [46]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [47]
2. [48]
3. [49]
4. [50]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [51]

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

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [52]

Comments:
IP has been edit warring their preferred version, against multiple editors, for the last five days. IP breached 3RR yesterday, but I held off on this report and asked them on their talkpage, in no uncertain terms, to stop. No attempt at communication. – ².O.^Boxing 17:09, 15 September 2021 (UTC)