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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.

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User:QuantumThread reported by User:Badbluebus (Result: Blocked two weeks)

Page: Moeed Pirzada (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: QuantumThread (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [1]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [2] (jan 30, immediately after the block expired)
2. [3] (jan 26, before they got blocked for 3 days)
3. [4] (Jan 25)
4. [5] (Jan 25)
5. [6] (Jan 25)
6. [7] (Jan 25)

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [9] (user responded using AI)

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [10]

Comments:
This SPA got WP:EW-blocked for repeatedly removing maintenance tags from the article [11]. Immediately after the block expired, they came back to edit war over the same issue [12]. This user clearly WP:DONTGETIT.

Blocked – for a period of two weeks I might have let this go as I am not sure the article will be kept (the keep !votes are in the majority, yes, but closer examination shows they are mostly from SPAs created recently that cite non-policy reasons for their !votes. Daniel Case (talk) 20:21, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

User:TommyKirchhoff reported by User:Ixocactus (Result: 48 hour partial block)

Page: Traditional Chinese medicine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 20:41, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272915373 by Tryptofish (talk)"
2. 20:36, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272914802 by Tgeorgescu (talk)"
3. 20:25, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272912771 by Ixocactus (talk)"
4. 20:07, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272910578 by Tgeorgescu (talk)"
5. Consecutive edits made from 19:46, 30 January 2025 (UTC) to 20:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
   1. 19:46, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272907651 by Hemiauchenia (talk)"
   2. 20:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Including important but curiously overlooked text from citation."
6. 19:40, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Removed dubious reference and associated text per Reliable Sources (Medicine)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 20:21, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Caution: Introducing fringe theories on Traditional Chinese medicine."
2. 20:22, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Traditional Chinese medicine."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Account ignores all warnings and edit summaries. See also Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#TommyKirchhoff Ixocactus (talk) 20:39, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours; partial block from Traditional Chinese medicine.Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:51, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

User:ToadGuy101 reported by User:Moxy (Result: Blocked 2 weeks)

Page: Federal monarchy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: ToadGuy101 (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 23:31, 30 January 2025 (UTC) to 23:34, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
   1. 23:31, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* List of federal monarchies */"
   2. 23:33, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Historically */"
   3. 23:33, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Historically */"
   4. 23:34, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Historically */"
2. 23:11, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Historically */"
3. 23:03, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272927889 by Moxy (talk) It’s not finished a"
4. Consecutive edits made from 21:14, 30 January 2025 (UTC) to 22:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
   1. 21:14, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272212745 by Moxy (talk) No reason was given for removal there is currently a lack of info on this subject on Wikipedia thus it is appropriate"
   2. 22:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* List of federal monarchies */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 22:18, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on Federal monarchy."
2. 23:26, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Notifying about edit warring noticeboard discussion."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

• [13]

Comments:

Editor unfamiliar on how to format charts or basic copy editing.

Keeps restoring basic errors like " Historically, the most prominent examplesexample of a federal monarchiesmonarchy " and unable to edit chart properly. Has been asked to do this in a sandbox and to provide sourcing for these changes before submitting for public view. Perhaps an article block or a block from article namespace?Moxy🍁 23:38, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 2 weeks Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:43, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

  Thinking we have a big OR problem in general here....as seen at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flag for the Confederation of the Rhine. Lack of sourcing all over on top of formatting problems. Moxy🍁 00:19, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

User:Sinnarmaile reported by User:Aaaas216& (Result: No violation)

Page: Bangladesh Chhatra League (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 11:16, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "Chhatra League have militant factions, provided enlugh sources for it"
2. 12:39, 30 January 2025 (UTC) ""
3. 16:44, 29 January 2025 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 09:28, 26 January 2025 (UTC) on User talk:Sinnarmaile "/* January 2025 */"

Comments:

The user constantly added unsourced material as shown in their edits. Even though, the user claims to have added citations. I am unable to find any related to the subject the user is using for supporting their claims. Warned the user once but it seems did not collaborate with it. Aaaas216& (talk) 12:53, 31 January 2025 (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. Daniel Case (talk) 18:55, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Here's another recent one which i reverted just now. Bruno pnm ars (talk) 11:05, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

User:JacktheBrown reported by User:Simonm223 (Result: Blocked one week)

Page: Giorgia Meloni (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: JacktheBrown (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [14]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [15]
2. [16]
3. [17]
4. [18]
5. [19]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [20] and [21] and [22]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [23]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [24]

Comments:

• Blocked – for a period of one week. Bbb23 (talk) 16:37, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

User:74.104.110.86 reported by User:CurryTime7-24 (Result: )

Page: John Belushi (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 74.104.110.86 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 18:38, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1273102252 by CurryTime7-24 (talk)"
2. 18:38, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1273102352 by CurryTime7-24 (talk)"
3. 18:29, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Tributes, legacy, and popular culture */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 18:17, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "General note: Formatting, date, language, etc (Manual of style) on Milton Berle."
2. 18:33, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "Caution: Unconstructive editing on Billy Crystal."
3. 18:37, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Dick Ebersol."
4. 18:40, 31 January 2025 (UTC) "Final warning: Formatting, date, language, etc (Manual of style) on John Belushi."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Editor was warned not to add unreferenced and trivial pop culture references in articles. Multiple warning, including for edit warring, were ignored. CurryTime7-24 (talk) 18:44, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

They haven't edited since you gave them their last warning (otherwise, I agree that this user has crossed the EW line without violating 3RR). Let's see if this situation holds. Daniel Case (talk) 18:59, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

User:Le Blue Dude reported by User:BangJan1999 (Result: )

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

User being reported: Le Blue Dude (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 20:06, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272910490 by Traumnovelle (talk)"
2. Consecutive edits made from 19:59, 30 January 2025 (UTC) to 20:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
   1. 19:59, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Later shifts in tone */ This is a subject matter expert in line with Kleefeld. Finally got the quote we needed! Horray!"
   2. 20:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Later shifts in tone */"
   3. 20:00, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "/* Later shifts in tone */"
3. 01:08, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1272733631 by Hydronium Hydroxide (talk)"
4. 00:42, 30 January 2025 (UTC) "It’s a direct quote. I’m not breaking the rules. We can debate this with a RFC or arbitration"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

• Things have settled down somewhat since earlier in the week, noting that the latest diff posted above is 4 minutes prior to Tiggerjay's warning, and LBD made no edits to the article in the 27 hours between that and this report. The horror that is Sinfest does look like it wanders the borders of five or six Wikipedia:Contentious topics, however. ^~Hydronium^~Hydroxide^~(Talk)~ 09:41, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

User:2604:3D08:6E7D:2100:7563:6E02:139B:165 reported by User:Objective3000 (Result: )

Page: 2025 Potomac River mid-air collision (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 2604:3D08:6E7D:2100:7563:6E02:139B:165 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 01:29, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"
2. 01:27, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"
3. 01:26, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"
4. 01:23, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"
5. 01:22, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"
6. 01:16, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"
7. 01:11, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* See also */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 01:27, 1 February 2025 (UTC) "/* January 2025 */ new section"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

User:Kiranpawar3210 reported by User:Dympies (Result: )

Page: Sambhaji (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Kiranpawar3210 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Previous version reverted to: [25]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 17:28, 27 January 2025 "Undid revision 1272117316 by Ratnahastin (talk)"

1. 18:13, 27 January 2025 "Undid revision 1272169548 by Ratnahastin (talk) "

1. 22:19, 31 January 2025 "Undid revision 1273079605 by Ratnahastin (talk) This specific sentence is not found anywhere in the given reference"

1. 00:16, 1 February 2025 "Undid revision 1273091307 by Dympies (talk) The exact sentence is not found in any source. Some sources do not even exist"

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [26]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [27]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [28]

Comments:
Edit warring with multiple editors in order to glorify this king by either adding honorifics or censoring content he doesn't like. Dympies (talk) 04:14, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

User:Lnydcs reported by User:JollyJelly425 (Result: Indefinitely blocked)

Page: Korean New Year (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Lnydcs (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. [29]
2. [30]
3. [31]
4. [32]
5. [33]
6. [34]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [35]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [36][37][38]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [39]

Comments:
The persistent disruptive edits while refusing to provide the sources and engage discussing at the article's talk page. I tried to persuade him to refer to online sources, but given that he argues Google to be a a bribed propaganda machine, I'm starting to feel less confident in the user's ability to constructively engage in Wikipedia.

• Indefinitely blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:36, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

User:Isimmons1 reported by User:Danners430 (Result: )

Page: List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Isimmons1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

First addition: [40]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [41]
2. [42]
3. [43]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [44]

No discussion has taken place on the article talk page; however, the user has discussed the issue on User:Redrose63's talk page

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [45]

Comments:
Long term edit warring - user has tried four times to add content which goes against established consensus to a page, and has been reverted by two users already - three now including myself. No attempt by the user to start a discussion until the post on Redrose's talk page. Danners430 (talk) 15:06, 1 February 2025 (UTC)