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When reporting a user here, your own behavior will also be scrutinized. Be sure you understand WP:REVERT and the definitions below first.
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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.

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User:109.255.26.206 reported by User:Greenman (Result: Already blocked)

User being reported: 109.255.26.206 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

12:23, 3 May 2025 (UTC) "Reverted edits by greenman: disruptive edits"
00:06, 3 May 2025 (UTC) "Reverted edits by discospinster: disruptive edits"
22:52, 2 May 2025 (UTC) "The name of the festival is bealtaine in English"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

09:30, 3 May 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Beltane."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Already blocked ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:06, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Borgenland reported by User:CallumPaxton (Result: Mostly a complaint about incivility; resolved)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Replies and addresses editors with "I wonder how in hell do you fail to read..." See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ahtisa_Manalo#Rappler

And unsists on unreferenced edits, and reverts others' edits without reasonable cause or clear explanation. See:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahtisa_Manalo&oldid=1288602086

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahtisa_Manalo&oldid=1288602263

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahtisa_Manalo&oldid=1288643591

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ahtisa_Manalo&oldid=1288643628 CallumPaxton (talk) 00:06, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I concede I made the opening summary in haste after having been jolted awake by the email (it is 8 AM here) and the fact that I do not take warnings made on false premises against me lightly. But I clearly stated where the passage and the quote is after their first revert [1] and [2], albeit in an exasperated manner over them falsely claiming it was not in the source stated. Hours later, they then wipe it off with on false pretenses [3] and issue me a warning [4] on similarly false pretenses.

Now that I have tried to resolve on TP [5], (having been rudely awakened) user in question then begins moving the goalpost and finds some other way of committing WP:IDNHT, most probably in the hope of wiping the insertions off the moment I get blocked and despite all the evidence I have provided. I am deeply frustrated at their callous editing and utter insincerity appearing reflecting such behavior in this light. Borgenland (talk) 00:08, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not address me or any of the other editors with "I wonder how in hell...." I or anyone else, do not deserve such disrespect. CallumPaxton (talk) 00:14, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You try and refrain first from bringing up false accusation against others (twice) despite them trying to make do with your whims, then you can talk about respect. Borgenland (talk) 00:19, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"I concede I made the opening summary after having been jolted awake by the email (it is 8 AM here)" You say.

How come you were jolted awake when you already made deletions and did reverts on the article way before "8 AM"? While not communicating clearly why you made such reverts? Isn't that insisting on your edits and claiming ownership of the article—exactly what edit warring is? Still while you address fellow editors with "I wonder how in hell you fail to read..."?

Again, I or anyone else do not deserve such disrespect and crassness of language. CallumPaxton (talk) 00:28, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I went to sleep at 2 AM after I had to restore info you deleted on false pretences. Your EW email reached me at 7:52 AM, and given the urgency and how aggrieved I am at receiving a false accusation, in a frenzy I restored the edit within 10 minutes. And now that I had provided the evidence (twice) and went to TP to justify the insertion and defend myself from further false accusations, you then move towards falsely accusing me of WP:OWN to cover up the fact that you failed to read the article comprehensively and accuse me again of inserting unsourced material? Borgenland (talk) 00:34, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Borgenland, you currently have the latest revision at Talk:Ahtisa Manalo and can easily edit your message even without strikethroughs. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:33, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ToBeFree, I am currently in a nervous state with this issue, will be on an errand in an hour and struggling with dealing with this tab, the article TP and the article itself appearing simultaneously. But yes, thank you for this reminder. Borgenland (talk) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's all good. If someone takes hasty administrative action in the meantime, I'll probably even undo it. The situation doesn't need quick shooting. Take your time. If you don't mind, consider condensing the quote to the necessary part (probably the bold part is sufficient) for the copyright reasons you've noticed (and I'll admit I'd have overlooked). ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Talk one or the quote in the mainspace? Borgenland (talk) 00:39, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, sorry for the ambiguity; I was still talking about the talk page only. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:40, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, tho I retained the paragraph quote in main since I also needed it for an important passage. Borgenland (talk) 00:41, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you have a look at this later with all the time needed, you'll see the copyright concern / quote size wasn't what I had primarily hoped to be modified. I'll be away for about 10 hours. CallumPaxton, could you clarify if you still view the edit summary of Special:Diff/1288598333 as accurate? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 00:55, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just checked. Besides the "Her" which I already edited to "She", looks okay to me. Thanks. CallumPaxton (talk) 00:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I may be unnecessarily insistent but that ... doesn't really answer my question? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:01, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, you're not. Confirming it is accurate. CallumPaxton (talk) 01:05, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you refer to the sentence itself I haven’t found a way to rewrite that without getting accused of WP:SYNTH. Do you mind if I also ask for roughly the same time you have? I’m in a neighboring province the whole day. Borgenland (talk) 01:04, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All I am hoping is for you to remove the first sentence of your message at Talk:Ahtisa Manalo as it doesn't focus on content and could be summarized much more neutrally to "the content removed in Special:Diff/1288598333 is directly supported by the following part of the reference" or similar. The report here is far more about civility than edit warring and can probably be closed already as it's off-topic for the noticeboard.

I also don't really understand if CallumPaxton says above that Nowhere in the source did it say she joined pageants to support her education is accurate, given the quote on the article's talk page. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 01:12, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’ll see how less edgy I can do. But probably not exactly in formal format you recommend. Borgenland (talk) 01:27, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, looks good to me. Closing here already. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:15, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User: Guotaian reported by User:Skitash (Result: Indefinitely blocked)

Previous version reverted to: [diff preferred, link permitted]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [10]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [11]

Comments:

Indefinitely blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:ATIF ALI JISKANI 2346 & reported by User:CoconutOctopus (Result: Indefinitely pblocked)

Previous version reverted to: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rakhyal_Shah&oldid=1287941008

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:ATIF_ALI_JISKANI_2346_%26&oldid=1288922202

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:ATIF_ALI_JISKANI_2346_%26&oldid=1288922202#Warning - is on user talk, but user has seen.

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:ATIF_ALI_JISKANI_2346_%26&oldid=1288931731

Comments:

This user is repeatedly reverting an article to a previous, very long, badly sourced state that previously qad improved from at AfD. I have warned the user multiple times, and they habe previously had a 32 hour block for edit warring so they are well aware this is against the rules. CoconutOctopus talk 13:26, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinitely pblocked from editing the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:41, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User: Sinclairian reported by User:Skitash (Result: Both blocked)

Previous version reverted to: [diff preferred, link permitted]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [12]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [13]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [14]

Comments:
This editor has violated WP:3RR by reverting four times within 24 hours to reintroduce unsourced disputed content. None of the sources they've cited support the content they're adding. They've also made uncivil remarks.[15] Skitash (talk) 15:23, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have made several attempts on the talk page to show that each of the sources I have cited do, in fact, support the already cited content that the reporting user has removed 4 times ~~in the past 24 hours~~. When challenged on their contents, I pointed out specifically where the information in each source was, and only received a reply of "Nonsense". Otherwise, the sources that I have provided in order to resolve this conflict have been almost immediately dismissed out of hand by the reporting user each time I have tried. Sinclairian (talk) 17:36, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sinclairian: Skitash has reverted three times in the last 24 hours.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:38, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, youre right. Misread the dates of the initial removal some weeks ago. I’ll strike that. Sinclairian (talk) 17:47, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Both editors blocked. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:29, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:2402:d000:813c:89f2:1fff:bd85:6a23:f6a2 reported by User:Not Wlwtn (Result:/64 Blocked two weeks)

Previous version reverted to: [diff preferred, link permitted]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1
2

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:
IP address continues to vandalize the article and make WP:NPOV edits, changing details about certain parties without sources or justification. IP user is currently engaged in an edit war and has reverted two of my edits where I undid their edits.

I have warned them twice on their talk page now. Not Wlwtn (talk) 15:26, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Already blocked for a period of 2 weeks The /64, by ToBeFree Daniel Case (talk) 20:55, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh sorry, thanks, I forgot to note this here. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:13, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Carausius19 reported by User:SigillumVert (Result: Indefinitely blocked)

Previous version reverted to: [16]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [22]

Comments:
User is repeatedly adding a living person in the category of fraudsters despite that person being aquitted by court. Repeatedly violates BLP in general and BLP:CRIME, accuses other editors of sockpuppetry without any basis. I normally try to assume good faith, but this is clearly disruptive and contrary to policy. SigillumVert (talk) 22:33, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indefinitely blocked. BusterD semi-protected the article before my block. Now that the user is blocked I don't think protection is neeed. I'll leave that to BusterD to decide.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:56, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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