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:119.47.250.200 reported by User:AbsoluteWissen (Result: Blocked 24h)

Page: International marriage (Japan) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 119.47.250.200 (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 11:07, 13 April 2024 (UTC) to 11:08, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 11:07, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "Lack of NOTABILITY"
   2. 11:08, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "Lack of NOTABILITY"
2. Consecutive edits made from 10:56, 13 April 2024 (UTC) to 10:59, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 10:56, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Marriage */Lack of NOTABILITY Accurate content also added"
   2. 10:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Divorce */Lack of NOTABILITY Accurate content also added"
   3. 10:59, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* American-Japanese */Lack of NOTABILITY Accurate content also added"
3. Consecutive edits made from 10:35, 13 April 2024 (UTC) to 10:37, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 10:35, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* American-Japanese */Lack of NOTABILITY Accurate content also added"
   2. 10:36, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Marriage */Lack of NOTABILITY Accurate content also added"
   3. 10:37, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Divorce */Lack of NOTABILITY Accurate content also added"
4. Consecutive edits made from 09:48, 13 April 2024 (UTC) to 09:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 09:48, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Marriage (2017) */Remove incorrect information and add accurate information"
   2. 09:51, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Marriage (2017) */Remove incorrect information and add accurate information"
   3. 09:54, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Divorce (2012-2018) */Delete unnecessary information and add new information"
   4. 09:57, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* American-Japanese */Remove incorrect information and add accurate information"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 10:13, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* International marriage (Japan) */ new section"
2. 10:44, 13 April 2024 (UTC) see edit summary

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 11:00, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "/* Regarding "Marriage and divorce trends" section */ new section"

Comments:

4th revert is in response to another user. AbsoluteWissen (talk) 11:13, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

User is continuing to edit war. I have reverted them a couple of times at this point, but I am going to refrain from here on out per WP:3RR. JeffSpaceman (talk) 14:34, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 24 hours Continued edit warring even after notification of EW and even notice of this very discussion Q ^{T C} 17:28, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

User:84.203.98.219 reported by User:Ser! (Result: Blocked 36 hours)

Page: 2024 Louth County Council election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: 84.203.98.219 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: here

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 11 April, 6:46pm
2. 11 April, 6:48pm
3. 12 April, 7:29pm
4. 12 April, 11:13pm
5. 13 April, 6:21pm
6. 13 April, 7:14pm

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [1]

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

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [2]

Comments:
Consistent breaches of WP:V and WP:IDHT, repeatedly reverting removals of additions of content without a source. — ser! ^{(chat to me - see my edits)} 18:28, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of 36 hours Daniel Case (talk) 19:38, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

User:2001:1388:19:A28B:E960:3B0E:5433:5E74 reported by User:General Ization (Result: Semi)

Page: Indigenous peoples of the Americas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 2001:1388:19:A28B:E960:3B0E:5433:5E74 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

1. [3]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 04:20, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218838406 by General Ization (talk)"
2. 04:16, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218835910 by Oncamera (talk) 9.7 "either alone or in combination with another race", 3.7 alone, 9.7 - 3.7 = 6 (or 5.9 with decimals), it clearly says "two or more races (in combination) population 5.9 million""
3. 03:16, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218783596 by Oncamera (talk) Read the USA article genius"
4. Consecutive edits made from 18:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC) to 18:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 18:30, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218668350 by Oncamera (talk) Learn to do math"
   2. 18:33, 13 April 2024 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 04:19, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Indigenous peoples of the Americas."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Also WP:NPA. General Ization ^Talk 04:22, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

• Result: Semiprotected two months due to long term edit warring by a fluctuating IP. EdJohnston (talk) 17:45, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

User:HedCET reported by User:The Herald (Result: Indefinitely blocked)

Page: List of highest-grossing Malayalam films (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 11:53, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "add Malikappuram based on various news reports from major indian medias"
2. 11:42, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218871711 by Ds1480 (talk)"
3. 05:32, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Undid revision 1218773468 by Ds1480 (talk) Unknown reason for this modifications"
4. 17:17, 13 April 2024 (UTC) "add Malikappuram movie report"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 11:48, 14 April 2024 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 10:24, 14 April 2024 (UTC) on List of highest-grossing Malayalam films "/* Highest-grossing films worldwide */Promotional figures are not considered as legitimate. I have updated the collection in the movie's page. Please check it before editing it back. If you think it is a mistake from my side, please contact me through my talk page."

Comments:

Edit warring to add promotional box office figure to the article after multiple warnings. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 11:57, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

• Indefinitely blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:54, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Chafe66 reported by User:Wk3v78k23tnsa (Result: Both pblocked two weeks)

Page: List of I Dream of Jeannie episodes (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Chafe66 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [4]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_episodes&oldid=1215416501
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_episodes&oldid=1215641305
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_episodes&oldid=1216102186
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_episodes&oldid=1216813527

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_episodes&action=history

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_episodes&action=history

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Chafe66&oldid=1218413567#I_Dream_of_Jeannie_plot_rewrites

Comments:
Advised user WP:MOSTV, MOS:TVPLOT, WP:MOSFILM, MOS:FILMPLOT, WP:PLOTSUM, MOS:PLOTLENGTH Wk3v78k23tnsa (talk) 14:59, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

• Both users are edit-warring; neither has violated 3RR.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:04, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

• Additionally, the two users are the only editors who have edited the article in the last few weeks in a continuous edit war, and neither has discussed the dispute on the article Talk page. I have therefore pblocked both editors for two weeks from editing the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:11, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

  Can we discuss it here? User Wk3v78k23tnsa sort of masquerades as an auto-message generator or WP admin (using terms above like "advised user" etc), and cites general WP pages without specifics and therefore pretty much uselessly. I believe I have a fairly good case against Wk3v78k23tnsa's bold edits. (A point against their edits, not a justification of an edit war, which I cop to.) Chafe66 (talk) 06:58, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

• Already blocked by Bbb23. This is not the place for making a case against an editor. Take it to ANI. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 13:38, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

User:68.226.25.24 reported by User:Classicwiki (Result:Blocked for WP:DE)

Page: Byzantine–Norman wars (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 68.226.25.24 (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

Other articles

1. 1
2. 2

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Edit warring with Kansas Bear on military infoboxes. Has been warned by multiple users about 3rr. Combative edit summaries. Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 00:58, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of one week for disruptive editing. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 01:06, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

User:‎Mellk reported by User:Manyareasexpert (Result: Decline )

Page: 2014 Crimean parliamentary election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Mellk (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version before the edit war: [5]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [6]
2. [7]

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Talk:2014 Crimean parliamentary election#Results

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [9]

Comments:

There is an edit war ongoing at 2014 Crimean parliamentary election‎. Please revert the page to the version before the edit war and encourage editors to seek consensus, not to push their change using an edit war. ManyAreasExpert (talk) 11:29, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

First revert was made on 16:07, 13 April 2024 and second revert was made on 11:11, 15 April 2024. This is not a 3RR violation. Mellk (talk) 11:44, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

• Declined. The editor didn't pass the 3RR limit, but more importantly, they are using the talk page now, which is promising. For now, nothing to do. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 13:31, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Dha BSMYR reported by User:Itssheenabautista (Result: Blocked one week for WP:DE)

Page: List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Geronimo (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: User:Dha BSMYR (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [10]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

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

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

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

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [18]

Comments:

• User:Dha BSMYR has been adding non-notable subsidiary awards that mostly use non high-quality sources (Imdb) or plainly unsourced. Other editors have reverted the edits, but does not seem to have changed their behavior. Perhaps worth blocking as the editor is clearly WP:NOTHERE Itssheenabautista (talk) 13:16, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

• Update, user has been blocked for a week by an admin from the page protection group. Will raise in the future if behavior persists after the block has lapsed. Thank you. Itssheenabautista (talk) 13:22, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of one week via RFPP, by me, for a pattern of disruptive editing. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 13:27, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Soumava2002, User:SGupta2003 reported by User:Mikeblas (Result:Decline, not a 3RR violation )

Page: Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: SGupta2003 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) Soumava2002 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [19]

Diffs of the user's reverts: Currently:

1. [20]
2. [21]
3. [22]

Previously:

1. [23]
2. [24]
3. [25]
4. [26]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [27]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [28]

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

1. [29]
2. [30]

Comments:
Previously reported at Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/3RRArchive480#User:Jack_deGrasse_Tyson,_J._Doe,_et_al;_reported_by_User:Mikeblas_(Result:_Already_blocked), almost immediately closed as "already blocked". Problems persist, and I worry that I'm chasing sock puppets. Am I using the wrong notice board to request help with this issue?

• 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. Really, this board is for clear 4 reverts in 24 hours or it is very obvious they are gaming the system, not for discussions or deeper analysis. Protracted problems should go to ANI. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 13:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Well, yes, but remember this article is in a designated contentious topic. If edit warring continues, 1RR might be worth considering. Daniel Case (talk) 17:45, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

User:Pixel-Lead453 reported by User:Russ Woodroofe (Result: Sock blocked )

Page: John G. Stackhouse Jr. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: Pixel-Lead453 (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 20:47, 15 April 2024 (UTC) to 20:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
   1. 20:47, 15 April 2024 (UTC) "Intentionally inflammatory section header; Russ Woodroofe engaging in vandalism"
   2. 20:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC) "Content is not sourced; Russ Woodroofe engaging in vandalism"
2. 20:40, 15 April 2024 (UTC) "Intentionally inflammatory section header"
3. 20:32, 15 April 2024 (UTC) "Intentionally inflammatory section header"
4. 20:26, 15 April 2024 (UTC) "Departure from Crandall University: Header improvement"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 20:38, 15 April 2024 (UTC) "/* April 2024 */ 3rr warning"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

No-Falcon-4996 was blocked by ScottishFinnishRadish for vandalism. Immediately thereafter, a similarly-named editor Pixel-Lead453 appeared and started pushing similar edits. There are plenty of reasons for a block: vandalism, block-evasion, etc. But edit-warring (violation of the 3RR rule) will do. Note that the article has recently been at WP:BLPN, and gotten attention from seasoned editors there, so BLP issues are unlikely to apply. (I now see that I am in technical violation of WP:3RR myself, having once reverted the earlier account, but I believe that it falls under the vandalism exception, particularly as the earlier account was just blocked for vandalism.) Russ Woodroofe (talk) 20:56, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Pixel-Lead453 was blocked as a sock. This can be closed. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 22:08, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

• Already blocked Dennis Brown - 2¢ 00:42, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

User:FeldmarschallGneisenau reported by User:Zenomonoz (Result: )

Page: Lex Fridman (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: FeldmarschallGneisenau (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. [31]
2. [32]
3. [33]
4. [34]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [35][36]

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

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

Comments:

• Repeated attempts to insert FOIA documents / primary material as a source. Zenomonoz (talk) 04:55, 16 April 2024 (UTC)