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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. 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 than 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:113.21.228.238 reported by User:Gråbergs Gråa Sång (Result: Semi)

Page: Capital punishment in the Bible (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 113.21.228.238 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 13:35, 15 October 2021 (UTC) "How is this not related to the topic? It clearly shows Jesus couldn't abrogate the capital offences since the story is inauthentic."
2. 22:19, 14 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1049904513 by Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk)"
3. 15:01, 14 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1049730544 by Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 09:21, 15 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Some guidance you should look at */ new section"
2. 13:44, 15 October 2021 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule on Capital punishment in the Bible."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 09:18, 15 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Nearing WP:EW territory */ new section"

Comments:

113 and I are both at 3 reverts (BRRRRRDR), so 3RR hasn't been broken, but we are editwarring. Based on ES and refs they seem to edit from some specific Christian POV, and won't discuss on the talkpage. Would like an admin to say or do something. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:56, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

I'm not used to reporting here, I used twinkle and did my best. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:58, 15 October 2021 (UTC)

• Result: Page semiprotected one month. I recommend handling this disagreement on the talk page. EdJohnston (talk) 04:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Rob108 reported by User:Venkat TL (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

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

User being reported: Rob108 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 15:42, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050228492 by Venkat TL (talk)"
2. 15:38, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050227290 by Venkat TL (talk)"
3. 15:30, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050226785 by Venkat TL (talk)"
4. 15:00, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Singhu Border Lynching of Dalit (2021) */"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 15:36, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "Caution: Disruptive editing (RW 16.1)"
2. 15:41, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "Notice: Edit warring stronger wording (RW 16.1)"

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 15:33, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Murder */ new section"
2. 15:40, 16 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Murder */ Reply"

Comments:

this user's draft has already been rejected. Draft:2021 lynching and killing of dalit by farm protestors. Now he is posting the stuff at other page and edit warring. Venkat TL (talk) 15:45, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Response: A section on the brutal murder was already there at the given article on singhu by user dhy.rjw https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Singhu&oldid=1050182395 So I did not add any new information but merely added context to existing section. The user VenkatTL is bullying me by deleting all my contents. This harassment of new user must be stopped and VenkatTL must be put on alert for vandalism. Thank you Wikipedia :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rob108 (talk • contribs) 15:56, 16 October 2021 (UTC) Rob108 (talk)rob108

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours. Bbb23 (talk) 16:04, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Canalsider reported by User:Grandpallama (Result: Page protected)

Page: Jesse Watters (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Canalsider (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [1]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [2]
2. [3]
3. [4]
4. [5]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [6]

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

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [7]

Comments:

Brand new account registers, makes a null edit to remove redlinked username, and five minutes later begins scrubbing material critical of the article subject. Ignores requests to open a talkpage discussion in both edit summaries and the "soft" edit warring notice left on their talkpage. Edit summary talking about criteria for inclusion additionally suggests that this is not a new user. Grandpallama (talk) 18:22, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

• I have not "scrubbed" anything critical.
• This user "Grandpallama" has not offered any concrete objection to my edits.
• Their report here is dishonest, falsely presenting my initial edit as a revert. Canalsider (talk) 19:10, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

  Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. And even if it did not, one does not need to violate 3RR to be edit warring. Grandpallama (talk) 19:17, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

• Page protected EvergreenFir (talk) 05:17, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Chaturaji reported by User:力 (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

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

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

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [8]
2. [9]
3. [10]
4. [11]
5. [12]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [13]

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

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

Comments:
Reverted 4 different editors in 26 hours. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 03:17, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 48 hours EvergreenFir (talk) 05:11, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Ergzay reported by User:Onetwothreeip (Result: Declined)

Page: Opinion polling for the 2021 German federal election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Ergzay (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [15]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [16]
2. [17]
3. [diff]
4. [diff]

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [18]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [19] [20]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [21]

Comments:

Ergzay boldly merged content into the article. I reverted this, and they reverted my reverted. I have asked them to self-revert, but they have not done so. This seems to be clear edit warring, even if 3RR hasn't been violated. Onetwothreeip (talk) 04:14, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

No, that's not edit warring. That's a content dispute. EvergreenFir (talk) 04:24, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

It's edit warring over a content dispute. Onetwothreeip (talk) 06:53, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

This is false reporting. @Onetwothreeip is using this page to try to silence discussion after I stated on the edit page that I would revert the split if there were no objections, I got no objections form him so I reverted. He then reverted my revert and continued to not participate in discussion so I again reverted his revert, after which he finally started discussion and simultaneously posted a ridiculous Administrator-looking warning on my talk page. I called it rude and warned that if he decided to stop discussing that I would again revert it, and after stating that he reported me here (even though I hadn't yet reverted anything). This user has numerous issues with incessant splitting of articles across Wikipedia (and almost received a Ban for doing so but it was for some reason closed). They are acting in bad faith. Ergzay (talk) 06:14, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

In this report I've given examples where I have made my objection known to you, as well as myself reverting your bold edit which is itself an objection. I didn't revert your revert, I reverted your change to the status quo of the article, and then you reverted my revert. Onetwothreeip (talk) 06:17, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

@Ergzay: If you're simply looking for a discussion on the article talk page, I'd be willing to withdraw this report if we return the article to the status quo before your bold merge, and we can continue from there. Onetwothreeip (talk) 09:13, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

•  Declined. At most Ergzay has made two reverts; it depends whether you count the first edits as a revert or simply an addition. Either you folk work it out on the Talk page, or if Onetwothreeip thinks Ergzay's addition is bad enough to compel administrative action, take it to WP:ANI. This board is unsuitable.--Bbb23 (talk) 13:45, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:82.1.235.57 reported by User:Largoplazo (Result: )

Page: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: 82.1.235.57 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [22] (I don't know what to do with "diff is preferred" when what this is asking for is a link to a version, not a diff.)

Diffs of the user's reverts:

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

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [27][28]

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [29][30]

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [31]

Comments: Basically, the user seems to be trying to beat some points to death about the ACCA's disciplinary proceedings, to the extent of repeating the same thing in different ways three or four times or adding trivial details that, rather than supplying additional information, are tautologically true. I removed the repetition and then, when it was restored, cautioned the user on the user's talk page and began a discussion on the article's talk page. Even if the other use is able to make a satisfactory case for keeping the additional material, and can get the consensus of others that it's fine, the user has refrained from engaging in such a conversation.
Largoplazo (talk) 12:06, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:Mooproop1 reported by User:Equine-man (Result: )

Page: Menelik II (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: Mooproop1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 15:58, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050400690 by Equine-man (talk)"
2. 15:55, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050400416 by Anaxial (talk)"
3. 15:53, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050400131 by Anaxial (talk)"
4. 15:50, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050399580 by Serols (talk)"
5. Consecutive edits made from 15:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC) to 15:47, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
   1. 15:44, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050392764 by Rastakwere (talk)"
   2. 15:46, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Unsubstantiated claims from bias places and it doesn't belong in his main biography"
   3. 15:47, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Aanolee massacre */ didnt happen. These are my source that are reputable. Please stop changing it back and stick to the facts wikipedia. and also make menelik page so it can't be edited. its very important in the times ethiopia is facing"
6. Consecutive edits made from 03:35, 17 October 2021 (UTC) to 03:37, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
   1. 03:35, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "I changed the aanolee massacre as this guys sources are bias. I've put my own source that are much more reputable that will prove these things didn't happen"
   2. 03:37, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "/* Aanolee massacre */ didnt happen. These are my source that are reputable. Please stop changing it back and stick to the facts wikipedia. and also make menelik page so it can't be edited. its very important in the times ethiopia is facing"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 15:56, 17 October 2021 (UTC) "Final warning: Vandalism on Menelik II."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

• Blocked – for a period of 31 hours Materialscientist (talk) 16:07, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

User:CRS-20 reported by User:General Ization (Result: )

Page: Killing of Gabby Petito (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: CRS-20 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 05:01, 18 October 2021 (UTC) "See introduction by Revision as of 16:28, 16 September 2021 (edit) (undo) (thank) GoingBatty (talk
2. 00:54, 18 October 2021‎ (UTC) "Undid revision 1050466978 by FlightTime (talk)"
3. 00:25, 18 October 2021‎ (UTC)
4. 00:24, 18 October 2021 (UTC) "Undid revision 1050463987 by GA-RT-22 (talk)"
5. 23:17, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
6. 15:32, 17 October 2021‎ (UTC)

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 03:13, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
2. [32]

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 03:10, 18 October 2021 (UTC) "/* ref tags */"
2. 03:13, 18 October 2021 (UTC) "/* ref tags */"
3. 03:31, 18 October 2021 (UTC) "/* ref tags */"
4. [33]

Comments: Though the edits are trivial, the editor was asked by three different editors to stop repeatedly making these edits which do not comply with MOS guidance. The editor's response was to remove the other editors' requests from the article Talk page, and then to repeat one of the edits again, even after being warned about EW. The editor seems to be trying to make a point. General Ization ^Talk 05:19, 18 October 2021 (UTC)