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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:Stiarts erid reported by User:2602:306:BD20:C060:48F4:F811:1134:9984

User repeatedly engaged 3RR, first on The Fog (2005 film) and now George of the Jungle 2.--2602:306:BD20:C060:48F4:F811:1134:9984 (talk) 19:42, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Page: George of the Jungle 2 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Stiarts erid (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]

Comments:

• Note Re: The Fog, Stiarts erid was previously warned as a result of this discussion
• Note Re: George of the Jungle 2, it appears that the editor stopped after the most recent warning.
• Comment I have added the formatted report above to allow for action as needed. --Tgeairn (talk) 20:32, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:TweetiePie1947 reported by User:Trivialist (Result: 24 hours)

Page: Person to Bunny (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: TweetiePie1947 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [9]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [10]
2. [11]
3. [12]
4. [13]
5. [14]
6. [15]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [16]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [17]

Comments:

TweetiePie1947 has been claiming that this animated short "was offically canceled out of theaters," but has not provided any sources for this claim. I recently added a sourced release date for the film, and TweetiePie1947 has been removing it and reverting the text to claim that the film was cancelled. I have left messages on TweetiePie1947's talk page and the article talk page, but have gotten no response. (Also, I'm aware that in the course of this edit war, I've done more than three reverts within a 24 hour period, and that I've probably earned some blocking too.) Trivialist (talk) 17:05, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Addition: TweetiePie1947 has been blocked, but now 205.223.222.48 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Tweety1962compostion (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) are making the same edits. Trivialist (talk) 19:12, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 24 hours Obvious sock is blocked indef and the page is protected. Mark Arsten (talk) 20:56, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

New sock: BugsBunny1957 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Trivialist (talk) 23:01, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Addition: The account Garrejones44444777 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is making similar edits to The Jet Cage, claiming that it was "Originally Cancelled," and replacing sourced material with unsourced material and claims. Trivialist (talk) 21:58, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

User:Computerarts reported by User:GB fan (Result: Blocked)

Page: Magnus Carlsen (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Computerarts (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. Reinserted important fact
2. Undid revision 574716989 as it removed important info
3. [18]
4. Undid revision 573520946 by Ihardlythinkso (talk) Put back vital tournament information
5. [19]
6. Added back important fact about the tournament, the fact is referenced in the chess.com article.
7. Undid revision 573174102 as info is highly relevant for tournament

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [20]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Talk:Magnus Carlsen#Trivia ‎

Comments:
Computerarts has only reverted twice in the last 24 hours but has reverted the disputed content into the article seven times over the last two weeks. When they do go to the article talk page they remove others comments such as [21], [22] and [23]. Warnings on their talk page are removed with responses of "yawn", [24], [25], [26], and [27]. They do not seem to understand the necessity of discussion. GB fan 12:45, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of two weeks. In addition to the points made by GB fan, the user has created two articles that have been speedily deleted as hoaxes and edit warred in other articles. In their short editing history here, they don't appear to do anything useful. I came close to indeffing them.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:22, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

User:Dondraper1993 reported by User:TheRedPenOfDoom (Result: )

Page: Delhi state assembly elections, 2013 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported:

• Dondraper1993 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

and the potential sockpuppets

• Draperdon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• 109.171.137.235 (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]
5. [33]
6. [34]

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [35]

Comments:

• its not clear to me if the Draperdon (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is a particularly st00pid attempt at sockpuppeting or an attempt to frame Dondraper1993 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) ? but the IP is making the same edits as the primary account. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 13:51, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

User:Xmisstree reported by User:Jamesx12345 (Result: Blocked)

Page

Shraddha Kapoor (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported

Xmisstree (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to

Diffs of the user's reverts

1. 20:48, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "Kapoor's Official Page on Twitter - I cannot imagine a more credible source than the actress herself! She received all her Birthday wishes on March 2. References for age are fresh - leading national magazine & national news channel. Thanks."
2. 20:43, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 575043938 by SpacemanSpiff (talk)"
3. 20:07, 29 September 2013 (UTC) ""
4. 18:56, 29 September 2013 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning

1. 20:45, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "/* Birthday sources */ 3RR"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page

Comments:

The edits are a bit messy, but the gist of it is that they are adding a poorly sourced DoB. I left a message on their talk page before they added it again for a fourth time. James^x12345 20:55, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 24 hours.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:15, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

User:184.97.132.157 reported by User:Astrocog (Result: Semi-protected)

Page

Blue Line (Minnesota) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported

184.97.132.157 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to

Diffs of the user's reverts

1. 18:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 574939261 by Astrocog (talk)"
2. 13:16, 28 September 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 574761319 by Astrocog (talk)"
3. 16:45, 27 September 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 574480646 by Astrocog (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning

1. 16:49, 27 September 2013 (UTC) "General note: Unconstructive editing on Blue Line (Minnesota). (TW)"
2. 00:38, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "Caution: Unconstructive editing on Blue Line (Minnesota). (TW)"
3. 00:47, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "/* Deaths sections on the Blue Line (Minnesota) article */ new section"
4. 21:35, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "edit warring warning - please engage in a discussion"
5. 21:36, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "/* Deaths sections on the Blue Line (Minnesota) article */ sig"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page

1. 00:53, 29 September 2013 (UTC) "/* Deaths Section */ continuous reverts - if it keeps up an administrator should be consulted"

Comments:

This IP continues to revert edits despite a talk page consensus, and despite repeated requests to engage in a talk page discussion. AstroCog (talk) 21:42, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

• Page protected. I've semi-protected the article for one week.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:04, 29 September 2013 (UTC)

User:Lollywoodcafe reported by User:Smsarmad (Result: 31 hours)

Page: Malik Noureed Awan (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Lollywoodcafe (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: Previous version

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 27 September
2. 27 September
3. 28 September
4. 30 September
5. 30 September

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: Welcome message with link to EW policy, Edit Warring warning

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Talk:Malik Noureed Awan#Problems with the article

Comments:

A single purpose account dedicated to promotion of the subject is persistently edit warring without participating in any discussion at the talk. --SMS ^Talk 06:29, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Blocked - 31 hours. EdJohnston (talk) 13:20, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

User:128.147.45.149 reported by User:Mike Rosoft (Result: Blocked)

Page: Cehu Silvaniei (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) (See also the user's edits at Szilágy County (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs))
User being reported: 128.147.45.149 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Original revision: [36]

The user is adding unreferenced material/original research to the two articles; when reverted, restores his version and continues expanding it.

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. dif1
2. dif2
3. dif3
4. dif4

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [37] and [38]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: (Not on article talk page; asked to stop and explain the edits on user talk page, to no avail. See above.)

• Blocked – for a period of 24 hours.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:Ajaxfiore reported by User:AbuRuud (Result: Blocked)

Page: Jorge Erdely Graham (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Ajaxfiore (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. [39]
2. [40]
3. [41]
4. [42]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [43]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [44]

Page: Casitas del Sur case (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Ajaxfiore (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]

Comments: This case involves the same information over two different pages

AbuRuud (talk) 23:42, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours. Although I was a bit troubled by the reverts by the new account, the combination of the edit warring and WP:BLP issues was too disruptive. Because of the WP:BLP problems, I have reverted Ajaxfiore's edits on both articles.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:19, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:TheRedPenOfDoom reported by User:Nobody is perfect and i am nobody (Result: No action)

Page: Mahabharat (2013 TV series) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: TheRedPenOfDoom (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [51]

Diffs of the user's 3RR:

1. [52]
2. [53]
3. [54]
4. [55]

TheRedPenOfDoom has been removing many articles and removing the sourced material. He has been removing it and vandalizing. I've done more than three reverts within a 24 hour period, and that I've probably earned some blocking too.)

This user continues to revert edits despite a talk page consensus, and despite repeated requests to engage in a talk page discussion.

Nobody is perfect and i am nobody (talk) 01:25, 1 October 2013‎ (UTC)

It's impossible to hit 3RR with four unrelated edits on three different articles. Feel free to submit again if you have actual evidence of edit warring.—Kww(talk) 01:40, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Can we please have an independent admin comment here, not someone with a track record of jumping at Red Pen's call when he needs a block threatening. Andy Dingley (talk) 19:21, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

• Comment As Kww pointed out, the provided diffs do not (and cannot) illustrate a bright-line violation. I reviewed each article, and I would have made the same reverts. The only difference would have been the unsourced Kunchacko Boban filmography, where I would have cut much more (Upcoming Movies? Opted Out Movies? Really?) and merged back into the BIO article (it would be nice to see the filmography and awards combined, for instance). The other two articles given were very clear (wrong article on one and WP:ELNO on the other). TRPoD may not be making many friends in those frequently debated subject areas, but the edits were good and forward what we are up to here. --(Non-administrator comment)Tgeairn (talk) 19:56, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:174.89.214.57 reported by User:Br100x (Result: Semi)

Page

Corn dog (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported

174.89.214.57 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Diffs of the user's reverts

1. 01:51, 1 October 2013 (UTC) ""
2. 02:00, 1 October 2013 (UTC) ""
3. 02:04, 1 October 2013 (UTC) ""
4. 03:27, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Dont tell me your freezer is also full of cheap corndog hahah...."
5. 03:29, 1 October 2013 (UTC) ""

Comments:

User continues to edit war on Corn dog after repeated warnings on talk page and edit summaries. br100x ^(talk) 03:34, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

• Result: Semiprotected three days by another admin. EdJohnston (talk) 04:09, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:Bradford4life reported by User:Besieged (Result: )

Page

Bradford (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported

Bradford4life (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to

Diffs of the user's reverts

1. 18:28, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "/* In popular culture */"
2. 18:23, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "/* In popular culture */"
3. 18:20, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "/* In popular culture */"
4. 18:15, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "/* In popular culture */"
5. 18:12, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "/* In popular culture */"
6. Consecutive edits made from 17:56, 1 October 2013 (UTC) to 18:08, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
   1. 17:56, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 575283134 by Indiasummer95 (talk)"
   2. 18:02, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 575284440 by Indiasummer95 (talk)"
   3. 18:06, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 575285997 by Indiasummer95 (talk)"
   4. 18:08, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Undid revision 575308895 by Indiasummer95 (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning

1. 18:22, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Bradford. (TW)"
2. 18:25, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Notice: Conflict of Interest on Bradford. (TW)"
3. 18:27, 1 October 2013 (UTC) "Warning: Ownership of articles on Bradford. (TW)"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page

Comments:

User apparently has no interest in reading or responding to notices or warnings, and has not attempted to engage with me or - apparently - anyone else, not even bothering to use edit summaries explaining their actions or reasons, and continues to remove content in an apparent assumption of article ownership. besieged^talk 18:32, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:Smj91791 reported by User:Walter Görlitz (Result: )

Page: Expansion of Major League Soccer (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Smj91791 (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. [56]
2. [57]
3. [58]
4. [59]
5. [60]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning:

• warning that we were both at 3RR
• warning that editor had exceeded 3RR

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Editor attempted to discuss on my talk page and I moved it to the article page and responded there under the section What the H*ll.., the section title was the other editor's as started on my talk page.

Comments:

I was just adding information in regards to Minnesota should be on the contenders list. Creditable sources state the behind the scenes discussions have been going on for 2-3 weeks. Each time the comments, they are revert without cause. If the three revert edit rule applies then this rule need to also applied to my executer. He revert my information more than three times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smj91791 (talk • contribs) 20:47, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

I reverted three times only and I warned you that we were both at 3RR and attempted to discuss between reverts as can be seen from the talk page. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:51, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

As a neutral observer, I have serious concerns whether User:Smj91791 has sufficient WP:COMPETENCE to be a productive editor to the encyclopedia. Beyond all the issues involved in the current dispute (edit warring, original research, relying on blogs, trying to add "behind the scenes discussions") the more troubling issue is that the user's talk page, the article talk page and article history are littered with warnings to the user to stop copy-pasting copyrighted content into the article. However, the plagarism has continued right up until today. I think some sort of administrative action is required here until Smj91791 can demonstrate that they understand our copyright policy. TDL (talk) 20:56, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

I tend to agree with TDL. The talk page of the article in question also has one section with two warnings to Smj91791 for the same. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:33, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

The final edit was an attempt to remove any copyright issues. The situation with the Minnesota expansion bid is no different than that of Atlanta. Additional sources will be added shortly. Their are few editors on the site believe that their information is the only creditable information. Its their way or no way. I was simply trying to add additional information to current state of the history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smj91791 (talk • contribs) 21:12, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Your final edit also removed my tags on the weak sources, for the second time.

If you add more sources, make sure they meet the requirements at WP:RS. Adding information is good. Adding bad information isn't. It's not that I believe my information is the only credible information, I believe that blogs are not usually reliable. Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:14, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

User:Lindodawki reported by User:Goodsdrew (Result: Blocked)

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

Previous version reverted to: [61]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [62]
2. [63]
3. [64]
4. [diff]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [65]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [66]

Comments:

This user has been trying to add a paragraph about an evangelical gospel band in Brazil to a section in the article Latin America. The content is not notable for a section summarizing all of the music of Latin America. The user has made no attempt to discuss his edits on the talk page, and has not engaged with me after I've tried to start a discussion on his talk page to discuss it on the article talk page. The user was temporarily blocked from editing for 48 hours on September 28 for edit warring (see here: [67] and was warned to discuss his proposed edits on the article's talk page. He has failed to do so and continues his edit warring instead.Goodsdrew (talk) 21:05, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 36 hours.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:18, 2 October 2013 (UTC)