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June 2023

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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.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that 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. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. MrOllie (talk) 23:52, 28 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Why am I the one edit warring but not the person who started the conflict and insists on having my edits reverted? Seth9719 (talk) 13:37, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You are edit warring against multiple other people. As the one who is attempting to make a change, it is your responsibility to go to the article's talk page and gather consensus in support of your proposed change rather than attempting to force it in over the objections of others. MrOllie (talk) 13:55, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Is this official Wikipedia guideline or just your opinion? Seth9719 (talk) 17:35, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It is Wikipedia policy. WP:EDITWAR, WP:CONSENSUS, etc. MrOllie (talk) 17:53, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]