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This page is for reporting active edit warriors and recent violations of restrictions like the three-revert rule.

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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.

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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.
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.

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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: [1]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [2]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [3]

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.[4] 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]

N.B.: Have indeffed Sinclairian as a sock of BedrockPerson. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (they|xe|🤷) 02:05, 6 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: [5]

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:
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]
Unprotected. Thanks! BusterD (talk) 00:24, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:JDiala reported by User:HAL333 (Result: Blocked 2 weeks)

Previous version reverted to: [12]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [17]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [18]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [19]

Comments:After a partial reversion of the image caption, JDial made three further reverts and spurious, bad-faith assumptions ("just want a painting with white people here"). ~ HAL333 13:40, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note that this appears to be a pattern of behavior, and they have been warned for invoking race elsewhere. ~ HAL333 17:03, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked – for a period of 2 weeks Daniel Case (talk) 17:58, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

Previous version reverted to: [20]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [25]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [26] I asked the editor who kept reinserting this information that was flagged as WP:COPYVIO to go to talk in the edit summary here. They reverted me instead.

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [27]

Comments:
This edit warring is exacerbated by the fact they are edit warring to reinsert extensive block quotes that were flagged by other editors as WP:COPYVIO there have also been concerns this editor may be socking although this is really more just another exacerbating factor to the obvious edit-warring. Simonm223 (talk) 13:44, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked – for a period of one week. Bbb23 (talk) 14:30, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:StanleyTimberlake reported by User:Werter1995 (Result: No violation)

Previous version reverted to: [28]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [31]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [32]

Comments:
tries to remove a photo from an article about himself, violating WP:Conflict of interest. WP:DISC and others. — Werter1995 (talk) 16:17, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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) 22:22, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:2003:100:3700:4900:ED73:66AA:EA1F:BA0F reported by User:MrOllie (Result: /64 blocked 24h)

User being reported: 2003:100:3700:4900:ED73:66AA:EA1F:BA0F (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

16:38, 6 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1289122709 by MrOllie (talk): revert per talkpage, "I object" they said! offered to find a solution, they went to my talkpage to throw threats! sad!"
16:24, 6 May 2025 (UTC) "more neutral tone to avoid excuses of blind revert!"
03:12, 6 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1289015500 by MrOllie (talk): never in any article a template shown at the top, plus how a cited content would be reverted!"
20:09, 5 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1288038575 by MrOllie (talk): revert blindly is not acceptable!"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

16:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

15:54, 6 May 2025 (UTC) "/* Edit war! */ Reply"

Comments:

Talk page discussion is full of threats to report to ANI and personal attacks as well (see [33]). MrOllie (talk) 16:54, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked – for a period of 24 hours The range: 2003:100:3700:4900:0:0:0:0/64 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log) Daniel Case (talk) 22:27, 6 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:JJUPLOADS22 reported by User:HawkNightingale175 (Result: Reporter blocked as a sockmaster)

Previous version reverted to: [34]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

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

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [39]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [40]

Comments:
This user has constantly added inaccurate information to the page after I constantly told him to stop. Even after explaining on the talk page why his edits were inaccurate, he continued to make said edits, even after I threatened to report him multiple times. I have reverted the page well more than 4 times but he continues to make the edits despite my providing evidence that contradicted the claims made by his edits. I have not made an edit warring report before so my apologies if this post is formatted incorrectly.

I've indefinitely blocked HawkNightingale175 as a sockmaster.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:Stonkaments reported by User:Gotitbro (Result: )

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

04:18, 7 May 2025 (UTC) "Restored revision 1289208256 by Stonkaments (talk): The WP:ONUS is on you to justify these edits, not on other editors to clean up your mess"
03:53, 7 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1289207305 by Gotitbro (talk) Addressed on talk page. BLP says: "Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—must be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion."
03:42, 7 May 2025 (UTC) "Undid revision 1289206428 by Gotitbro (talk) happy to discuss specifics on talk page"
03:31, 7 May 2025 (UTC) "Restored revision 1289015719 by Reflord (talk): Revert BLP violations, misrepresenting sources, and numerous copyediting errors"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

04:02, 7 May 2025 (UTC) "/* BLP violations removed */ Reply"

Comments:

User violated 3RR and bizzarely warned me of a block for edit warring. I realize I have made 3Rs on this page, but stopped right at the limit (the first edits of mine here were not reverts). Gotitbro (talk) 07:23, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your first edits were in fact reverts, as clearly noted by your own edit summaries (“restore clearly relevant content…” and “undue?, half our article covers his extremist publishing and clearly the thing he is known for”). Thus you made four reverts, violating 3RR. WP:CLEANHANDS Stonkaments (talk) 15:03, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will let an admin be the judge of my initial bunch edits on the article, an article I had edited long before you became active on it, almost a day ago before your edit warring. You still refuse to acknowledge that you yourself have unambiguously violated 3RR. Gotitbro (talk) 15:55, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please review Exemption #7 of WP:3RR: "Removing contentious material that is libelous, biased, unsourced, or poorly sourced according to Wikipedia's biographies of living persons (BLP) policy." You introduced contentious material that was biased and poorly sourced; how long you have edited an article is irrelevant except insomuch as highlighting that fact indicates a pattern of acting as if you WP:OWN the article. Stonkaments (talk) 16:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User:LentiaCity reported by User:REAL MOUSE IRL (Result: )

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

14:52, 7 May 2025 (UTC) "I already gave a reason."
13:36, 7 May 2025 (UTC) ""
21:07, 6 May 2025 (UTC) "The "400.000" one doesn't make sense and cannot be used as an normal source as it is the only source stating that death toll. Plus if 643,000 really did die then the Chechen Population would be low."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments: