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:Cossde reported by User:Oz346 (Result: No violation)

Pages: List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Cossde (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

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

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [5]
2. [6]
3. [7]
4. [8]

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

User publicly refuses to engage on both talk pages, and continues to revert after declaring this, contrary to Wikipedia consensus building policies:

[10]

[11]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [12]

Comments:

Although the reverts are not all within 24 hours, they are spread out in such a way to "game the system". I request user @Bbb23: to please look into this, as he has previously dealt with this particular editor in the context of edit warring outside of the 3RR rule. Thank you. Oz346 (talk) 13:18, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

This has been an on going WP:NAT editwaring that has been going on for sometime as indicated here in Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment. My refusal to engaged in disscussion with user Petextrodon since he/she has repeatedly enaged in personal attacks against me in DRNs Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard/Archive_243#1977_anti-Tamil_pogrom and [13]. However I have engaged in disscussion with Oz346 [14]. Cossde (talk) 13:31, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Your last edits on both talk pages was a declaration to not further engage. And then you again reverted despite there being opposition by three separate editors. Oz346 (talk) 13:40, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

@Oz346, well two editors who have been only contributing to content on the Sri Lankan Civil War, a new editor who has made some edits on Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan Tamil topics without engagement in the talk page, and a Tamil Nadu IP revert does sound a lot like WP:NAT. Cossde (talk) 14:58, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

@Cossde, Please show where I engaged in personal attacks in those two talk discussions in question without bringing up old unrelated discussions elsewhere. To continue to falsely accuse me of personal attacks is in itself a personal attack. ---- Petextrodon (talk) 17:01, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

@Petextrodon, you have repeatedly insulted me stating "Cossde seems to have difficulties telling the difference" a DRN [15] (which was one of the main reasons the DRN failed [16]), insinuated that I have "comprehension difficulties" in a talk page [17] and openly threatened me in another DRN [18]. Hence I feel I cannot engage in a WP:CIVIL discussion with you. Cossde (talk) 14:09, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

No violation – there must be four or more reverts within a 24 hour period for the 3-Revert Rule to apply; the links you have provided do not meet these criteria. This is also getting a little stale right now, although I would agree there are issues here. But they are beyond the scope of this noticeboard to resolve. Daniel Case (talk) 18:40, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

ok thanks for the clarification. I had previously thought that edit warring even outside of breaking the 3RR was penalized in certain scenarios. As of present, user Cossde has now reverted 3 times within 24 hours in both articles. In the past @Bbb23: penalized 3 reverts within 24 hours, hence my confusion. Going by past behavior, he may revert again after a few days interval to escape the 3RR. Then I assume that again means it would not be suitable to re-report? I don't want to bring up something stale again, hence why I am asking in advance. Thanks. Oz346 (talk) 15:12, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

As I predicted, Cossde has now reverted a 4th time in both articles after waiting for a brief interval to avoid censure and "game the system" (after he reverted a further 3 times in less than 24 hours [19]). Could someone please look into this @Daniel Case:, @Bbb23:. It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Oz346 (talk) 06:31, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Oz346 has failed to mention here that, both Oz346 and Petextrodon have themselves have been engaging in edit waring and "game the system" as Oz346 calls it reverting to push through controversial content by brut force without respecting the burden to demonstrate verifiability by the editor who adds or restores material per WP:CHALLENGE, nor respecting WP:EXCEPTIONAL which requires multiple high-quality sources for exceptional claims. Please see the talk pages of these two articles on how they have claim sources that have been established as RS as bias and use WP:PRIMARY sources to cite controversial content. This is why I have raised this issue to WP:ARC. Cossde (talk) 12:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Skitash (Result: Malformed)

Reporting for vandalism and spam 154.121.81.65 (talk) 20:56, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Vandalism is reported to WP:AIV. 331dot (talk) 21:06, 8 April 2024 (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. – EdJohnston (talk) 21:16, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

User:91.186.228.246 reported by User:Neuropol (Result: Blocked)

Page: Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 91.186.228.246 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 16:17, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218080302 by R Prazeres (talk)Read carefully the sources in the article. His mother is Roman, not him"
2. 15:59, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218078480 by R Prazeres (talk)I have clarified the matter by describing the amendments here more than once, so the problem is with you now because you do not want to see the sources"
3. 12:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218052635 by Neuropol (talk)Please see the edits and sources before acting in this way"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 16:01, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Blocked – 48 hours. The IP is reverting the article for unclear reasons and won't explain their edits on Talk. EdJohnston (talk) 17:42, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Katkar123596 reported by User:PadFoot2008 (Result: User blocked )

Page: North India (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Katkar123596 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [20]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [21]
2. [22]
3. [23]
4. [24]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [25]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [26]

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

Comments:

Blocked – for a period of 24 hoursRegentsPark (comment) 17:17, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Jeff in CA reported by User:137.48.255.225 (Result: Page protected)

Page: 1945 college football season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Jeff in CA (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. [diff] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1945_college_football_season&diff=prev&oldid=1217618537
2. [diff] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1945_college_football_season&diff=prev&oldid=1217951536
3. [diff] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1945_college_football_season&diff=prev&oldid=1218098083
4. [diff] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1945_college_football_season&diff=prev&oldid=1211283489

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [28]

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

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

Comments:
Malformed report resulted in failed notification of Jeff in CA , so I notified them. Meters (talk) 18:52, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

• Page protected for one week.Bbb23 (talk) 18:53, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
• Puppetmaster DylanPuma20, following recent ban of sock OKState17, is back at it as IP editor 137.48.255.225. See also Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls.Jeff in CA (talk) 19:01, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

User:76.64.196.209 reported by User:Moxy (Result: Blocked from two articles for 72 hours)

Page: Prime Minister of Canada (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 76.64.196.209 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 00:31, 10 April 2024 (UTC) "I explained very clearly. See my edit summaries."
2. 23:08, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218059110 by Iwaqarhashmi (talk) - Please explain why you are restoring factually incorrect material that has been reverted."
3. 12:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1217984720 by GoodDay (talk) - Please explain why you are restoring factually-incorrect information that was reverted."
4. 00:26, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1217943626 by Moxy (talk) - Please explain why you are restoring factually-incorrect information that was reverted."
5. 19:43, 8 April 2024 (UTC) "None of this has anything to do with a prime minister who has resigned after losing the confidence of Parliament."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 23:19, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Welcome to Wikipedia!"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

No luck with any response to inquiries on their talk page. Moxy🍁 00:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

They are also exhibiting the same behavior over at John Turner John Turner revision history. All we need to do is get their attention get them talking.... or at the very least replying to us. Moxy🍁 00:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of 72 hours from Prime Minister of Canada and John Turner. Daniel Case (talk) 18:29, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Historyonlyfavoursvictors reported by User:ImperialAficionado (Result: Blocked one week)

Page: Battle of Khanwa (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Historyonlyfavoursvictors (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [29]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [30]
2. [31]
3. [32]
4. [33]
5. [34]
6. [35]

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [37]

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

Comments:

The user has been observed adding infos with a story on edit summary, often with poorly sourced materials [39] [40] [41] [42] etc. Despite not being open to discussion or seeking guidance from experienced editors as advised [43] [44], the user persists in their behavior. There is a need for the user to familiarize themselves with WP:RS and WP:Edit warring, as they appear to be unaware of these practices. Despite suggestions to learn about these principles, the user continues to exhibit the same editing behavior.--Imperial^[AFCND] 11:16, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of one week. Bbb23 (talk) 13:10, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

User:5.181.117.76 reported by User:Kautilya3 (Result: Blocked 72 hours)

Page: McMahon Line (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 5.181.117.76 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 13:44, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ""
2. 13:43, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ""
3. Consecutive edits made from 13:40, 10 April 2024 (UTC) to 13:41, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 13:40, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ""
   2. 13:41, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ""
4. 13:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ""
5. 13:36, 10 April 2024 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 13:42, 10 April 2024 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on McMahon Line."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

This was just mindless disruption, and is continuing. Kautilya3 (talk) 13:46, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 72 hours. @Kautilya3: Please note that vandalism isn't considered edit warring; reports should be sent to WP:AIV in that case. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 13:58, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

User:RowanJ_LP reported by User:Jimmybingus (Result: Declined)

Page: Johnny Somali (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: RowanJ_LP (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. [45]
2. [46]
3. [47]
4. [48]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [49]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [50] User did not tell me to resolve the dispute on the talk page until after he's reported me.]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [51]

Comments:

User continuously erases the Controversies sub paragraph of his somali identity, uses a foreign BBC article that claims he said he was somali in a video while the article did not provide the video, citations i used was a tiktok video of himself stating his father was oromo and his mother was yemeni. there is more evidence for him being Oromo then there is for him being Somali. [52] He also failed to tell me to dispute this on the Johnny Somali talk page until after reporting me. [53]

• Both editors blocked – for a period of 24 hours Aoidh (talk) 17:12, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

• Declined I looked at the wrong diffs, this falls under WP:3RRNO #7. Aoidh (talk) 17:28, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Jimmybingus reported by User:RowanJ LP (Result: Blocked 24 hours)

Page: Johnny Somali (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Jimmybingus (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. [54]
2. [55]
3. [56]
4. [57]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [58]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [59] User refused to resolve this through the talk page.

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [60]

Comments:

User continually refuses to compromise and has been warned for his behavior with edit warring.[61] User also attempts to add unreliable and uncredible sources (Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter) and uses them to edit war in the Johnny Somali article. After looking at his contributions it seems that the whole purpose of this account was just to be created to change the ethnicity of the article.[62]

• Both editors blocked – for a period of 24 hours Aoidh (talk) 17:12, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
• Blocked – for a period of 24 hours, RowanJ LP's edits fall under WP:3RRNO #7, but Jimmybingus did break 3RR. - Aoidh (talk) 17:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Skibidi36 reported by User:Shadow311 (Result: Blocked 72 hours)

Page: Ail al-Kahiay Campaign (1798) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: Skibidi36 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: Special:diff/1217411798

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 18:55, 10 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision again. I can keep going for a long time."
2. 11:28, 10 April 2024 (UTC) "This was a clear saudi victory. Undoung revision again."
3. 16:52, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undoing revision again."
4. 16:48, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undoing revision again."
5. 16:46, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 1st warning issued
2. 2nd warning issued
3. 18:56, 10 April 2024 (UTC) "Complete MAT action (RW 16.1)"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

User has ignored multiple warnings on their talk page. They received their first warning for edit warring at 16:47, 9 April 2024 (UTC). Shadow311 (talk) 19:02, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

It seems the user also was edit warring on List of wars involving Saudi Arabia yesterday too. Shadow311 (talk) 19:18, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of 72 hours Daniel Case (talk) 19:21, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Max19582 reported by User:Brat Forelli (Result: )

Page: Civic Platform (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Max19582 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [63]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 17:34, 10 April 2024‎ (UTC) "Undid revision 1218259691 by Helper201 (talk), please get the consensus yourself as both the policies i provided are currently against what you're doing."
2. 17:29, 10 April 2024‎ (UTC) "Undid revision 1218258819 by Helper201 (talk) that's what neither of the policy says, with your edit the word "center" is inconsistent with the rest."
3. 17:20, 10 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218240347 by Helper201 (talk), MOS:ARTCOM, the article should be written in one variety consistently; "centre" is not a valid spelling in American English which is used per MOS:RETAIN."
4. 13:04, 9 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1217931734 by Helper201 (talk) both main text and infobox are in american english per MOS:RETAIN."

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Both users tried to solve the dispute through a user talk page, but started the reverts again - [64]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [65]

Comments:

• Brat Forelli, I'm puzzled. This looks like a truly lame edit war between Max19582 and Helper201 about the spelling of a word, center or centre. Both users have violated WP:3RR. Why did you report only one of them?--Bbb23 (talk) 22:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Right, probably should have reported both. I just saw that the user I did report seems to have started it. Brat Forelli🦊 02:14, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Exteahans71 reported by User:Lizthegrey (Result: Indefinitely blocked)

Page: Kelly Cooney Cilella (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: Exteahans71 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 01:01, 11 April 2024 (UTC) "This has just enough detail, i think this is good enough., also I fixed captiolziation errors."
2. 00:47, 11 April 2024 (UTC) "Just added additional source for this, in order to make sense. Found another article."
3. 00:27, 11 April 2024 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 22:26, 3 April 2024 (UTC) "/* April 2024 */ You have been blocked from editing for violation of the three-revert rule on Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken."
2. 21:11, 3 April 2024 (UTC) "/* April 2024 */ Final warning notice on Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/3RRArchive480#User:Exteahans71 reported by User:Lizthegrey (Result: Blocked one week) lizthegrey (talk) 01:26, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

• Indefinitely blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:32, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

User:RowanJ_LP reported by User:Aurelius5150 (Result: )

Page: Johnny Somali (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: RowanJ_LP (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. [66]
2. [67]
3. [68]
4. [69]

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:
User RowanJ LP, constantly reverting and removing whole sections, trying to hide and distort information, using little to no evidence which are based on "speculative rumors" and removing evidence that are first-hand accounts of the personality Johnny Somali declaring the information for the audience. Making multiple edits removing information within 24 hours --Aurelius5150 (talk) 04:38, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

I've already been over this with another admin, the reverts fall under WP:3RRNO #7 RowanJ LP (talk) 04:41, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Cossde reported by User:Petextrodon (Result: )

Page: Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Page: List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Cossde (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. [70]
2. [71]
3. [72]
4. [73]
5. [74]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [75]
2. [76]
3. [77]
4. [78]
5. [79]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [80] [81] [82]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [83] [84]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [85]

Comments: This user was reported recently on here by another user for edit warring on two pages by gaming the system. Since no violation was found, they've been only emboldened to continue their edit warring which has now escalated to the point of vandalism, with cited content being removed. This to me appears to be clear case of gaming the system as defined above: "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." Without admin intervention, I fear this issue will continue indefinitely. --- Petextrodon (talk) 04:56, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

As I have mentioned in the other report, both users Petextrodon and Oz346 have been engaging in WP:BATTLE to push content without building consensus in the talk page. Due to the disruptive editing by these uses I have request page protection [86], [87] and ARC. Cossde (talk) Cossde (talk) 06:21, 11 April 2024 (UTC)