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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:QuestFour reported by User:Theknine2 (Result: Both users blocked from page for three months)

Page: File:Honey Mariah Carey Single.png (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: QuestFour (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to: [1]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 1st
2. 2nd
3. 3rd
4. 4th
5. 5th
6. 6th

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. Talk:Honey (Mariah Carey song)#File:Honey Mariah Carey Single.png
2. Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard#File:Honey Mariah Carey Single.png

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

Comments:
User:QuestFour has been consistently reverting changes on [[File:Honey Mariah Carey Single.png]], constantly uploading the UK version of single cover, despite lengthy discussion in Talk:Honey (Mariah Carey song) about why the US/international single cover should be used instead. This user refuses to understand many valid rationale given by me and another user, instead choosing to rely on a few reasons that don't hold water. This user also has a long and repeated history of inciting edit wars, including uploading incorrect album/single covers, as clearly evident in User talk:QuestFour, so I recommend a stronger punishment for this user, so as to not waste the time of any more users. Theknine2 (talk) 22:11, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of three months from the page. Despite the evidence on the talk page this is all I feel justified in doing right now based on this report. I am not sure (I hope) that this block will foreclose on the possibility of overwriting the image; I have never done this in file namespace before. Daniel Case (talk) 20:10, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

@Daniel Case: the block log states "continually reuploading version of file without consensus, during discussion"; per WP:EDITCON, the last version of the file that I uploaded prior to the edit warring in October already had presumed consensus during the 2+ years it was used, thus the onus of achieving a new consensus should lie upon Theknine2, making them the one reverting without consensus during discussion. I'm not contesting my block if you see that it's warranted, but per the former, I believe that it's only just for Theknine2 to be subjected to a similar treatment. Alternatively, the file page itself could be fully protected instead. QuestFour (talk) 23:02, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

I have blocked them from the page for three months as well. I consider this better than full protection since other editors might want to edit the page in the meantime. Daniel Case (talk) 03:34, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

@Daniel Case: Disappointed in this decision since this edit war was incited by QuestFour, who was unwilling to accept the many listed valid rationales during discussion (by me and a third user), and perpetuated this edit war. This decision also still enables QuestFour to continue starting edit wars on other pages, wasting the time of other editors; this whole situation has been unproductive and time consuming for me. I trust that another editor will upload the correct version of the single artwork on my behalf. Theknine2 (talk) 06:15, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Additional note: A fourth user has contributed their opinion on the talk page, and there is now a talk page consensus to use the US/international cover that I proposed. I hope you reconsider the decision to block me from the page, and to also impose a more serious punishment on QuestFour. Thank you. Theknine2 (talk) 09:51, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Edit warring, outside of a few clearly-outlined exceptions, is indifferent to who's right or who started it. You didn't have to keep reverting. Daniel Case (talk) 22:46, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

User:2001:8A0:6A16:8301:9061:C991:6FA1:F594 reported by User:MaeseLeon (Result: Rangeblocked)

Page: Sumar (electoral platform) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: 2001:8A0:6A16:8301:9061:C991:6FA1:F594 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and his other anonymous IPs (2001:8A0:6A16:8301:B8C0:BEBC:DE36:4879, 2001:8A0:6A16:8301:8D3D:D6FF:5A64:C61D, etc.)

Previous version reverted to: [3]

Diffs of the user's reverts:

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

Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [9]? (First time doing this in over 18 years, I'm not sure.)

Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Not feasible because it's a constantly changing IP. However, I (and other users) included our reasons to revert in the appropriate field in every case.

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [10]? (Again, first time doing this, I'm not sure.)

Comments:
As suggested by User:BusterD, I must bring attention to the activities of the anonymous IP address 2001:8A0:6A16:8301:9061:C991:6FA1:F594, previously 2001:8A0:6A16:8301:B8C0:BEBC:DE36:4879, and now 2001:8A0:6A16:8301:8D3D:D6FF:5A64:C61D, and God knows how many more. This anonymous is engaging in persistent disruptive editing across multiple Wikipedia articles, particularly those related to European left-wing parties and personalities in violation of WP:NPOV and WP:EW. Their actions, which include the use of Spanish-language unreliable sources and alt-right fake news, as well as engaging in edit wars upon being reverted, have already necessitated the protection of the Spanish Sumar (electoral platform) article for 3 days on November 26, 2023 (see: [11]). S/he's doing the same with Yolanda Díaz (a Sumar minister in the Spanish government) and getting ready to do so in Portuguese Communist Party and possibly Communist Party of Greece.

Additionally, s/he's now gone aggressive and is harassing and lying about me by saying that I am a "Sumar far-left activist" and a "Russian tankie" (!) in complete violation of WP:BNBR in both my request to protect the attacked pages ([12], look for "Sumar") and my own talk page ([13]). So I respectfully request protection for the mentioned pages and myself, and/or instructions on how to stop the harassing from these anonymous IPs. Thank you in advance! MaeseLeon (talk) 00:46, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked – for a period of 2 weeks for personal attacks - this is a /64 range, so it's one person. Acroterion (talk) 00:49, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

  Thank you very much for your fast response, User:Acroterion. The edition war was bad enough, but the personal attacks were certainly getting creepy. I'll notify you if there're news on this unfortunate issue. Best regards, MaeseLeon (talk) 00:57, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

  Block increased to a month for the range for threats to contact the police to win an edit war. Acroterion (talk) 01:41, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

User:BookOfEli131 reported by User:Seawolf35 (Result: 24 hour block)

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

User being reported: BookOfEli131 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 14:45, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Clear vandalism. Undid revision 1188299581 by MateNate50 (talk)"
2. 14:37, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "You’re the one without consensus. Undid revision 1188296825 by MateNate50 (talk)"
3. 14:08, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "This is turning into vandalism now. Undid revision 1188295573 by MateNate50 (talk)"
4. Consecutive edits made from 12:14, 4 December 2023 (UTC) to 12:18, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
   1. 12:14, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Misleading. Undid revision 1188248524 by MateNate50 (talk)"
   2. 12:18, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Whether they are “extinct” or not is irrelevant. The section is about sects and groups. Undid revision 1188252126 by MateNate50 (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 18:00, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Three-revert rule."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

Fairly blatant edit warring Seawolf35 ^T--C 18:01, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

• Blocked for 24 hours. PhilKnight (talk) 18:11, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

User:37.220.118.185 reported by User:R Prazeres (Result: Blocked for three months; block on range previously used similarly lengthened)

Page: Talk:University of al-Qarawiyyin (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: 37.220.118.185 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 17:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1188318128 by R Prazeres (talk)"
2. 12:47, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1188285542 by Jonathan A Jones (talk)"
3. 12:25, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "/* I am confused */ Reply"
4. 11:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Undid revision 1186986751 by R Prazeres (talk)"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

Comments:

IP obviously being used for WP:BLOCKEVADE (see earlier ANI report here and another here), edit-warring to reinstate deleted disruptive comments on talk page. R Prazeres (talk) 18:12, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Blocked – for a period of 3 months Block on range they had been using before being blocked also extended to same end date. Daniel Case (talk) 19:08, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

User:No Drug No War reported by User:VQuakr (Result: Blocked for vandalism)

Page: 2023 Canada–India diplomatic row (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User being reported: No Drug No War (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Previous version reverted to:

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. 20:01, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "No consensus for redirect"
2. 19:56, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Redirect was performed by a now blocked IP"
3. 19:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Undiscussed redirect"

Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

1. 19:55, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "/* WP:CAREFUL */ new section"
2. 19:57, 4 December 2023 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on 2023 Canada–India diplomatic row."

Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:

1. 06:46, 26 November 2023 (UTC) on Talk:Hardeep Singh Nijjar "/* Splitting proposal */"

Comments: At 3RR but clearly edit warring. VQuakr (talk) 20:04, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

OP is clearly hounding my edits across articles. No Drug No War (talk) 20:18, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Have you stopped edit warring over the page? PhilKnight (talk) 20:21, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

Hopefully, because I've just reverted them again, so the next one would be 4RR. I've also reverted the bad edits where they have recreated articles which are duplicates of existing articles. Black Kite (talk) 20:24, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

They've switched to pointy disruption of related articles. I don't see them working out as editors per WP:BATTLEGROUND, but that probably is beyond the scope of this noticeboard. VQuakr (talk) 20:32, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

That's just vandalism. I've blocked them for a week. Black Kite (talk) 20:35, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

User:Renewal6 reported by User:(talk) reply (Result: Reporter blocked indef)

Page: User talk:Renewal6 (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)
User being reported: Renewal6 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Diffs of the user's reverts:

1. [14]
2. [15]
3. [16]
4. [17]

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

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

Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [20]

Comments:

(talk) reply (talk) 10:33, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

This needs a BOOMERANG for clear NOTHERE / SOCK / LTA behaviour. Nobody (talk) 10:39, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

The OP has been confirmed as a sock puppet by Materialscientist. In any case, their edits were obvious vandalism in my own user space. Renewal6 (talk) 12:51, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

• Nominating editor blocked — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 12:55, 5 December 2023 (UTC)