User talk:Stephan rostie

Although some prefer welcoming newcomers with cookies, I find fruit to be a healthier alternative.

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March 2023

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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I have no opinion on the content. I just happened to notice the reverting. Onorem (talk) 22:58, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Okay, i got it. But please check @Horse Eye's Back because he started it by disturbing the article with no argument. Stephan rostie (talk) 23:05, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

You also need to read wp:bludgeon. Slatersteven (talk) 16:50, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

You might also want to read wp:spa. Slatersteven (talk) 16:59, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

You also need to read WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. Slatersteven (talk) 17:29, 18 March 2023 (UTC) You need to read wp:agf and wp:npa, to accuse users of disruption because you do not like their edits is not a good route to editing here. Slatersteven (talk) 12:35, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

No i am accusing them of disruptive editing because they ignored the consensus reached in the talks page between I and @Matt Smith (back when it was only I and him) without even bothering themselves to join or probably even see the talks. Stephan rostie (talk) 12:42, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

That is an assumption of bad faith, they are not required to accept your (or Matt Smith's reasons). Nor is silence agreement, they may have been waiting to see what you wrote (or (as I did) not even catch your talk page comment, as many users watch many pages, they do not concentrate on single articles or even topics). Also I am unsure MAtt agreed with you, as they say "The status of Taiwan (island) is still in dispute and is not internationally recognized as a part of China. Therefore, it's different from the other case you mentioned. ", I see no comment where they alter that view. So it may well be no one took part as they assumed Matts objection meant you would not assume you had consensus. In addition, there is a least one other objection (along the same lines) before you make your edit. Slatersteven (talk) 13:11, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

You should also not alter your posts, after they have been replied to. Slatersteven (talk) 13:19, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Is that a wikipedia policy or advice ? Stephan rostie (talk) 13:21, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Offical advice WP:REFACTOR. Slatersteven (talk) 13:28, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Okay got it Stephan rostie (talk) 13:48, 19 March 2023 (UTC)