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:2603:6011:E01:6837:4C2E:875D:2027:1A1D reported by User:LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby (Result: Page protected)

Page: Nadine George-Graves (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 2603:6011:E01:6837:4C2E:875D:2027:1A1D (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. Consecutive edits made from 20:38, 4 June 2023 (UTC) to 20:40, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
   1. 20:38, 4 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1158556321 by LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby (talk)"
   2. 20:39, 4 June 2023 (UTC) ""
   3. 20:40, 4 June 2023 (UTC) ""
2. Consecutive edits made from 20:29, 4 June 2023 (UTC) to 20:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
   1. 20:29, 4 June 2023 (UTC) ""
   2. 20:33, 4 June 2023 (UTC) "Naomi Willie Pollard Endowed Chair for the Department of Performance Studies and Professor of Theatre at Northwestern University"
3. 20:01, 4 June 2023 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

also potential SPA LuGusDeclanBibaElodieBarnaby 20:41, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Page protected for three days. Daniel Case (talk) 03:34, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

User:Aussie information editor reported by User:Nick Thorne (Result: Blocked from article for three days)

Page: Royal Australian Navy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Aussie information editor (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]
5. [6]
6. [7]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [8] [9]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [10]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [11]

Comments:
The editor is trying to change the number of ships in commission for the RAN based upon their synthesis of the original numbers and changes reported by the ABC. The user refuses to engage on the talk page. - Nick Thorne ^talk 06:52, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of 72 hours from article. Daniel Case (talk) 14:47, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

I don't feel this block is fair given i have used credible information from the ABC [12] [13](Australian Broadcasting Corporation) to update the information. Users from other countries fail to identify this and undo the changes without any explanation. Aussie information editor (talk) 10:37, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

As noted in the standard edit warring warning (you know, or should know, the one you deleted from your talk page after receiving), "Do not edit war even if you believe you are right." You did. And then ignored the discussion started on the article talk page. Daniel Case (talk) 17:27, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

User:AlanS reported by User:Gugrak (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

Page: Ben Roberts-Smith (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 13:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Undo revision 1158662829 by Gugrak (talk) I've addressed you on talk. Do not engage in bad-faith behaviour be accusing others of edit warring."
2. 13:14, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Undo revision 1158661882 by Gugrak (talk) My mistake re: vandalism. In any case I've addressed what you have stated in talk. The facts are no longer mere allegations."
3. 12:32, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1158656150 by Gugrak (talk) these are no longer allegations, they are proven facts. Do yourself a favour and don't engage in bad-faith behavour by labelling my edits vandalism."
4. 06:52, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Reverted 1 edit by Carter00000 (talk): There is no stable version of this page as it is evolving. Take to talk if you disagree."
5. 04:42, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Reverted 1 edit by Carter00000 (talk): War crimes is a broad term. Murder is a specific claim which was made in judgement. Take it to talk if you disagree."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 13:24, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Ben Roberts-Smith."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 12:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Allegations */ new section"
2. 13:10, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Allegations */"

Comments:

User ignoring WP:BRD and not waiting for consensus on talk Gugrak (talk) 13:29, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Also making unfounded accusations of bad faith in edit summaries

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Roberts-Smith&diff=prev&oldid=1158658427 Gugrak (talk) 13:36, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

This is a bad faith report. Reverts with Carter00000 were on different subject matter and this is now the subject of active discussion. Gugrak themselves has engaged in as many reverts as I have and on their talk page as been warned for reverting this very page 8 times within 24 hours. Re: the edit summary this was a mistake which I freely admited to which review of edit histroy will reveal. Bringing up edit summaries without context that I admitted it was a mistake is in bad faith. AlanS^talk 13:40, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours. Bbb23 (talk) 13:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

As per the preceding report, user has been edit warring to include contentious BLP material into the article and has been blocked for the edit warring.

I would like to add the following points, given that I feel the case is not limited to simple edit warring. I'd like to ask Admin Bbb23 to assess if further sanctions are required.

• User has a history [14] of edit warring, having been previously blocked three times for edit-warring. While the blocks were from 2014, I note that user has made very few edits each year between 2014 and now [15].
• In two of the edit summaries [16], [17] used by user in the above diffs, user refused to address their edits by claiming that the reverting user was required to gain consensus for content removal ("Take it to talk if you disagree"), violating WP:ONUS. User only went to the talk page after a second user reverted. Afterwards, user made multiple edits in other sections related to similar BLP issues.
• As mentioned by Gugrak, in two of the edit summaries [18] [19] used by user in the above diffs, user made personal attacks against the reverting editor by casting aspirations. While the user "withdrew" the first PA, they made a second PA in the following edit summary.

Carter00000 (talk) 13:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Carter00000: I think you meant to say "aspersions", not "aspirations". :-) --Bbb23 (talk) 14:45, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Bbb23 Noted on the spelling mistake which I made for the policy reference. Carter00000 (talk) 15:29, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

• Just adding that I've blocked Gugrak as a sockpuppet of Orchomen. Sro23 (talk) 03:36, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

User:122.164.84.18 reported by User:Abecedare (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

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

User being reported: 122.164.84.18 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 14:59, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "You stop edit warring and stop removing it again, just accept the fact and truth that tamil is required to be shown as it is the oldest language of this country which Shiva spoke and live with!!!!!!!"
2. 14:49, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "You first wait for consensus before removing it. Same here, it is not the place for linguistic battles. Tamil is the oldest classical language even before Sanskrit existed! If you can have your preferred classical language, why not tamil as it is the oldest one of all. It is your ignorance and personal bias which is the actual problem. Shiva spoke tamil and being the oldest language in the world, it must be included!!!!"
3. 11:21, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Don't remove, there is a discussion created! Users are not entertained to show their language hatredness. As Tamil is the oldest language in than world than sanksrit and Shiva spoke it. There is nothing wrong to add it, it's the editing people's hatred to remove the oldest language when they can include Sanskrit!"
4. 05:30, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Tamil is older than Sanskrit. the people who remove this edit are 'no one' to change it and thanks for your hatred! If Sanskrit can be included then why not the oldest language which Shiva invented!"
5. 18:55, 4 June 2023 (UTC) "Sanskrit name included"
6. 18:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC) "Including Tamil word of Shiva: சிவா"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

• [20]

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 14:01, 5 June 2023 (UTC) on Talk:Shiva "/* Inclusion of Tamil */ r"

Comments:

See discussion at Talk:Shiva#Inclusion_of_Tamil. Also edit-warring at Brahma. The articles may potentially need semi-protection. Abecedare (talk) 15:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours EvergreenFir (talk) 15:07, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

User:Salander2000 reported by User:Asheiou (Result: Page protected)

Page: Elisa Hategan (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: Salander2000 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 15:24, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "incorrect info and inaccurate source; actual source not cited."
2. 15:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */ Incorrect information; contradicts previous sentence which states appeal was not granted due to time delays, not due to upholding of previous ruling."
3. 14:06, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */ incorrect information, which is reflected by the fact it contradicts the reasons stated in the previous sentence."
4. Consecutive edits made from 14:00, 6 June 2023 (UTC) to 14:01, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
   1. 14:00, 6 June 2023 (UTC) ""
   2. 14:01, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "incorrect information"
5. 13:44, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */ The appeal is still underway and the last line in this section is false and libelous - the appeal was NOT upheld, but dismissed due to time delays, which is why that decision is under appeal."
6. 13:41, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */ Hi there, you currently reverted an edit I made on the Elisa Hategan wikipedia page. The reason I edited it (but it keeps getting reverted) is because the legal issues are under appeal and in contention, and at least one of the sources used is an article written by a friend of the other litigants. The appeal is still underway and the last line in this section is false and libelous - the appeal was NOT upheld, but dismissed due to time delays, and the source doesn't indicate it"
7. 13:31, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */"
8. 13:26, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */ The paragraph is INCORRECT, the Ontario Court of Appeal did NOT uphold Ferguson's ruling. The appeal was dismissed due to time constraints and it is currently under review"
9. 13:15, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Legal issues */ incorrect information, litigation in progress, libellous info"
10. 02:26, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "libellous section containing inaccurate details"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 13:46, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "new topic"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 13:53, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Removal of content from Elisa Hategan */ Reply"

Comments:

• Page protected ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:28, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
• Filer informed about the inaccuracy of their advice to the reported user. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:28, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

User:108.185.180.195 reported by User:Zefr (Result: Pblocked two weeks)

Page: Saturated fat (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 108.185.180.195 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 19:55, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "restore POV tag as there has been no constructive resolution at this time"
2. 19:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "unwarranted revision - see NO CONSENSUS on the talk page"
3. 19:41, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "flag article NPOV while discussion suggested by user Zefr is ongoing"
4. Consecutive edits made from 19:18, 6 June 2023 (UTC) to 19:20, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
   1. 19:18, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Health Benefits */"
   2. 19:20, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Health Benefits */"
5. Consecutive edits made from 19:10, 6 June 2023 (UTC) to 19:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
   1. 19:10, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1158868625 by Zefr (talk)"
   2. 19:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "add section on health benefits with links to studies"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 19:06, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "Caution: Addition of unsourced or improperly cited material on Saturated fat."
2. 19:26, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Disruptive editing on Saturated fat."
3. 19:45, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "Final warning: Addition of unsourced or improperly cited material on Saturated fat."
4. 19:58, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on Saturated fat."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 19:43, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "/* Censorship of benefits */ r"

Comments:

IP editor is adding primary research and non-consensus content to article. Just started editing article today, and has not waited for development of consensus on talk page. WP:CON has shown, and will show again, the existing version has been recently updated and vigorously edited over several years on the topic in question. Zefr (talk) 20:03, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

• Pblocked for two weeks by another administrator.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:27, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

User:68.105.140.229 reported by User:Wpscatter (Result: Blocked 72 hours)

Page: Granville, New York (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 68.105.140.229 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 01:16, 7 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1158910695 by Wpscatter (talk)"
2. 01:01, 7 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1158893242 by Discospinster (talk)"
3. 19:49, 6 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1158854711 by Discospinster (talk)"
4. 16:36, 5 June 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision due to well known famous local person and philanthropist being removed"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 01:04, 7 June 2023 (UTC) "ONLY Warning: Edit warring (UV 0.1.4)"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

User was warned about adding non-notable people to lists and later about edit warring. No communication other than re-adding the entry to the list. WPscatter ^t/_c 01:22, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 72 hours. Bbb23 (talk) 01:31, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

User:69.115.104.232 reported by User:BaldiBasicsFan (Result: Declined – malformed report)

This user is back at reverting edits without consensus again, here is proof for what is so:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unicorn:_Warriors_Eternal&oldid=1158859000
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unicorn:_Warriors_Eternal&diff=prev&oldid=1158859000
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unicorn:_Warriors_Eternal&diff=prev&oldid=1158909722

This repeated behavior needs to get a stop finally. This IP editor, who acts WP:NOTHERE, constantly believes that Unicorn is not supposed to be an adult show, but when others watch the show, it is considered adult animation. It is especially apparent as it airs on Adult Swim. The IP editor did not listen what I said to their talk page, so I assume NOTHERE behavior yet again. BaldiBasicsFan (talk) 02:09, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

• Declined – malformed report. Please use the "Click here to create a new report" link at the top of this page, which gives a template report, and provide complete diffs. Bbb23 (talk) 12:40, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

User: Awater01 reported by User:PepGuardi (Result: )

Page: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baruch Spinoza (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Awater01 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [21]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [22]
2. [23]
3. [24]
4. [25]

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: [diff]

Comments:

Haha, this is the exact same amount of edits you had, and then I'm not counting your earlier edit war. You must be beating yourself on the chest in front of the mirror. What a pathetic behavior. Awater01 (talk) 03:12, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Please could you stop harassing me and other users? You go on my talk page to harass me, to mock around I am new here (as if it was a problem), then you accuse me of having a behaviour that is actually your misbehaviour, you go to talk page of the article and say everyone who disagree with you is ignorant (in your own words, people who “know very little about”), you revert 4 times not only my edit but other users edits on the article as well, you even deleted the warning I put on your talk page about this report… is that not enough for you? I mean is that hard for you to be friendly and listen other people opinions? PepGuardi (talk) 05:18, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

What?! I'm harassing you? Are you kidding me, haha? You're turning everything around here. Aren't you the one who is bringing this up here and on my talk page? And aren't you also the one who starts an edit war and now complains about one? That kind of behavior is not so friendly either, don't you think? And btw, I have listened/commented on your opinions, they only make little sense. You're clearly just saying something without properly reading the very sources you're citing. I tried to make that clear on the TP, but you simply don't listen. Awater01 (talk) 12:41, 7 June 2023 (UTC)