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:75.133.102.28 reported by User:JlACEer (Result: Malformed (more like unformed) report)

Page: Splash Mountain (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 75.133.102.28 (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:

24 edits in same day. Ignored notes. Ignoring warnings. —JlACEer (talk) 02:54, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Declined – malformed report. Please use the "Click here to create a new report" link at the top of this page, which gives a template report, and provide complete diffs. And the reporter seems to have ignored instructions on how to fill these out. Daniel Case (talk) 03:06, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

User:Ash-Gaar reported by User:Bourenane Chahine (Result: Declined – malformed report)

Page: U.S.-Japan Alliance (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Ash-Gaar (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. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.-Japan_Alliance&oldid=prev&diff=1150776388
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.-Japan_Alliance&oldid=prev&diff=1150791569
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.-Japan_Alliance&oldid=prev&diff=1150996495
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S.-Japan_Alliance&oldid=prev&diff=1150996889

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:U.S.-Japan_Alliance: [diff]

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

Comments:
OPTIONAL: I think that an administrator need to steep in to resolve this dispute, i have answered his concern about my map, i have given him valid argument against his case, yet the user "Ash-Gaar" refuse to acknowledge my point, he doesn't seem to understood or accept that not everybody know where those those countries (The united states of america and japan) are situated in the map, the page U.S.-Japan Alliance have a map like the page of nato, the AUKUS the Collective Security Treaty Organization etc... each others those page have a map or multiple one that cover the area of those treaty of mutual defense, the page US-Japan Alliance is no exception, yet he insist on deleting it specifically, from the user "Bourenane Chahine"

Aside from this being a malformed report, I strongly suggest that OP reads WP:BOOMERANG. — Czello ^(music) 08:49, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

To any passing/closing administrator, OP has agreed to stop edit warring, so a boomerang block is likely not necessary. — Czello ^(music) 09:17, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

• Declined – malformed report. Please use the "Click here to create a new report" link at the top of this page, which gives a template report, and provide complete diffs. Bbb23 (talk) 13:35, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

User:Wikiedit4444444 reported by User:Rosguill (Result: Blocked one week)

Page: Fat men's club (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Wikiedit4444444 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: Special:Diff/1126566806

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [1]
2. [2]
3. [3]
4. [4]
5. [5]
6. [6]
7. [7]
8. [8]
9. [9]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: User_talk:Wikiedit4444444, initial edit so diff form is not easily available

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [10]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: Talk:Fat_men's_club#Wealth_and_fat_men's_clubs

Link to related SPI report Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Historyeditor44

Comments:

As an IP and under two separate accounts, the editor now known as Wikieditt44444444 has been repeatedly edit warring to remove sourced content, an edit contested by three different editors including myself ([11], [12], [13]. While they have shown up on the talk page, they have ignored BRD and are continuing to edit war, while proffering arguments that are orthogonal to both the material at issue and Wikipedia policy. They've also repeatedly made personal attacks against me in their comments on the talk page. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 21:15, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of one week. Bbb23 (talk) 21:44, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

User:Tomruen reported by User:Sideswipe9th (Result: Blocked 3 days)

Page: Women's Declaration International (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 21:39, 21 April 2023 (UTC)) "LBT Portal box doesn't belong" This is Tom's fifth revert, as he had already removed it earlier at 20:25, 21 April 2023 (UTC) with a similar justification of "This isn't an LGBT page."
2. 21:15, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1151092138 by Sideswipe9th (talk) stop that!" This revert reinstated copyvio text. This is the fourth revert.
3. 21:11, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1151091635 by Sideswipe9th (talk) You don't have a right to undo my improving the article." This revert reinstated copyvio text. This is the third revert.
4. 20:20, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "No need for imaginary "consensus" when I'm just rearranging, not adding or subtracting" This is Tomruen's second revert.
5. 20:12, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "There's not reason to not have cirtics get top billing in introduction. A critics section allows people to read what the group stands for first, and see critics last. Last word is more powerful." This is Tomruen's first revert.
6. Consecutive edits made from 20:05, 21 April 2023 (UTC) to 20:06, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
   1. 20:05, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "Opinions by ideologues are unworthy for an intro paragraph"
   2. 20:06, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "add critics section"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 20:12, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "/* Contentious topic alert - gender and sexuality */ new section"
2. 20:20, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Women's Declaration International."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. Talk:Women's Declaration International#Critics

Comments:

Note, I recognise that I am past WP:3RR myself. However for my last two reverts [14] [15] I am claiming WP:3RRNO#5, as I was removing clear copyright violating content that has previously been revdelled on the article. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:21, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Also I recognise the article is currently in a weird state, with two copyvio revdel templates covering ranges that are not the current version, and exclude intervening edits that contain copyright violating text. I would attempt to fix these, however Tomruen has now twice undone my attempts at restoring the article to a version prior to the copyright violation before I was able to use Enterprisey's cv-revdel tool to appropriately tag the article. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:26, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

As another editor has now restored the version prior to Tomruen's edits, I have now readded and corrected the cv-revdel template. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:29, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

The article was horribly nonneutral and confusing. I mainly reorganized it into sections, adding a critics section for clarity. I only started reverted reverting because my reorganization were being removed. Tom Ruen (talk) 21:27, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

My version is more neutral and easier to read, but Sideswipe9th has other ideas and seems to need to control the article, reverted again. [16] Tom Ruen (talk) 21:30, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Note that the diff that Tom has linked to in the above reply, which restored the version prior to Tom's edits, is by another editor, not myself. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:37, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 3 days Partially blocked from the article. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:37, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

User:58.178.6.250 reported by User:Oblivy (Result: Blocked 2 years)

Page: List of Chinese Filipinos (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 58.178.6.250 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 00:06, 22 April 2023 (UTC) ""
2. Consecutive edits made from 09:41, 20 April 2023 (UTC) to 21:22, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
   1. 09:41, 20 April 2023 (UTC) ""
   2. 21:22, 20 April 2023 (UTC) ""
3. 09:17, 20 April 2023 (UTC) ""

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 09:25, 20 April 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Addition of unsourced or improperly cited material on List of Chinese Filipinos."
2. 22:25, 20 April 2023 (UTC) "Final warning: Addition of unsourced or improperly cited material on List of Chinese Filipinos."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 07:34, 20 April 2023 (UTC) "/* BLP Verifiability */ new section"

Comments:

Editor appears to be using two IPV6 socks: 2403:4800:24b5:ca01:788b:1535:d132:555e 2403:4800:24b5:ca01:d568:ef77:7538:c99b

These IPv6 editors have made changes in the past few days which were reverted for not complying with the list definition (requires cite, or wikilink to article supporting inclusion). IPv4 and IPv6 addresses also made edits close in time to Germans_in_the_Philippines and [Koreans in the Philippines]] Oblivy (talk) 02:34, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of 2 years With this extensive a block record, there's really no reason to reach the edit-warring question as long as the edits are demonstratively disruptive. Daniel Case (talk) 04:41, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

I have also blocked the IPV6 range for both those IPs for a month (it does seem like other editors have used it constructively in the past). Daniel Case (talk) 04:44, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. Note that there appears to be block evasion activity from 120.18.78.182 which is registered to Vodaphone NSW (geographically similar to this IP, same registrant as 120.18.189.237 which also made similar edits on same pages). Left a comment on the talk page about block evasion, nothing do do right now it seems. Oblivy (talk) 05:13, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

User:43.249.196.218 reported by User:Equine-man (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

Page: Banker's lamp (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 43.249.196.218 (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:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodlands_Church&diff=prev&oldid=1151148590

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Types_of_lamp&diff=prev&oldid=1151147993

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banker%27s_lamp&diff=prev&oldid=1151147572

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodlands_Church&diff=prev&oldid=1151147467

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:43.249.196.218&diff=prev&oldid=1151147190

Comments:

Harassing other users in edit summaries as well. Equine-man (talk) 06:48, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

• Has also switch IP addresses and exhibits same behaviour there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/103.21.175.112

Am real lucky that my ISP switched it tolnight so I can try and beat a bit of sence into WP!!! 103.21.175.112 (talk) 07:46, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

You would as well if you were fustrated by the poor editing decisions. 43.249.196.218 (talk) 07:07, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

You say you have thousands of edits (1), yet you don't know what a stub is? LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 07:10, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Actually over 100,000 logged in edits. I know all about stub articles. 43.249.196.218 (talk) 07:11, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Please provide us with your logged in username. Equine-man (talk) 07:17, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-. What sort of fool do you tink I am! 103.21.175.112 (talk) 07:19, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

WP:STUB says "Be bold in removing stub tags that are clearly no longer applicable. ". 103.21.175.112 (talk) 07:19, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Crystal-clear 3RR violation on Category:Types of lamp. — AP 499D25 (talk) 08:10, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours Mostly for the attacks. 331dot (talk) 08:12, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

User:Zoroastryan reported by User:Soetermans (Result: )

Page: All your base are belong to us (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: Zoroastryan (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 06:43, 22 April 2023 (UTC) to 06:44, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
   1. 06:43, 22 April 2023 (UTC) "Added media format: TV shows"
   2. 06:44, 22 April 2023 (UTC) "Re-added deleted edit"
2. 02:56, 22 April 2023 (UTC) "Re-added another example of the use of this meme in popular media after it was removed for seemingly no reason. View reference video, the quote is clearly used."
3. 21:37, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "Added an example of the meme being used in Futurama, with reference video as evidence"
4. 21:19, 21 April 2023 (UTC) "/* Mentions in media */Added an example of the meme being used in Futurama."

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 05:44, 22 April 2023 (UTC) "General note: Unconstructive editing on All your base are belong to us."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Zoroastryan started a discussion on my talk page, I replied, but before I finished it they already reinstated their edit once more.

Comments:

New user keeps on adding WP:OR on a meme mentioned in a TV show. I'm already at 3RR, I apologize. soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 06:57, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

User:FlameCelestial reported by User:LVTW2

Page: Sun Moon Lake (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: FlameCelestial (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:
1.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sun_Moon_Lake&diff=prev&oldid=1151184447
2.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sun_Moon_Lake&diff=prev&oldid=1150650596
3.https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sun_Moon_Lake&diff=prev&oldid=1149669970
Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:FlameCelestial&oldid=1151190441 "Warning: Three-revert rule on Sun Moon Lake." Warning issued by LVTW2
Comments:

User is currently engaged in an edit war on the Sun Moon Lake, and also performing disruptive edits in other different pages which closely related to Taiwan, against longstanding consensus in Wikipedia.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asia-Pacific&diff=prev&oldid=1151186231
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_band&diff=prev&oldid=1151185780
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Mountain_Range&diff=prev&oldid=1151185385
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matsu&diff=prev&oldid=1151184985

LVTW2 (talk) 13:31, 22 April 2023 (UTC)