Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring

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    • 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.

    User:~2026-28102-1 reported by User:LordCollaboration (Result: Blocked indefinitely)

    Page: Kamen (volcano) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
    User being reported: ~2026-28102-1 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · 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]
    5. [6]
    6. [7]
    7. [8]
    8. [9]



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

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [11]

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [12]

    Comments:
    Constantly changing straight apostrophes to curly, not answering on their talk page. LordCollaboration (talk) 21:18, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    If this continues, it will be block evasion; please let me know. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 07:14, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Lunarscarlet reported by User:TonySt (Result: Partially blocked 2 weeks)

    Page: 2020s Minnesota fraud scandals (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

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

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. 02:18, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "Already discussed on the talk page. This concerns harm to living individuals/ethnic stereotypes based on sourcing disputed as bad, so please make smaller edits instead of mass reverting."
    2. Consecutive edits made from 01:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC) to 01:44, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
      1. 01:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "This is disputed and under discussion on the talk page"
      2. 01:44, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "Undid revision 1332700881 by KiharaNoukan (talk) Disputed in reliable sources as current investigations found no evidence of fraud (https://www.wcvb.com/article/minnesota-child-care-funding-freeze/69915674 and https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-daycares-youtuber-payments-dec-2025), and the rest of this concerns allegations from before the 2020s"
    3. 07:52, 13 January 2026 (UTC) ""right-wing" is reliably sourced, but I'll remove it. Also removing the most of the rest of the disputed content under discussion because it is on the other hand not reliably sourced."
    4. 04:02, 13 January 2026 (UTC) "Restored revision 1332533778 by Assorted-Interests - Discussion is underway."
    5. 17:02, 12 January 2026 (UTC) "Restored revision 1332533778 by Assorted-Interests - Disputed prior to that revision as racially derogatory with bad sourcing. There should be a talk page agreement first."

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

    Comments:

    User repeatedly reverting to their preferred version despite multiple other users challenging. tony 02:27, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    This is covered under exemption #7, harm to living individuals, some of whom are mentioned by name. Editors have attempted to restore politically biased ethnic stereotypes/attacks against an entire ethnic group based on a source that has been disputed as bad, without a consensus. This fear mongering about an ethnic group is leading to real people being hurt.[13] I also want to note that Tony is involved. Luna (talk) 03:32, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @TonySt: Funny seeing you here. Reviewing the page in question, I wonder if a short extended confirmed protection might be in order. If not, perhaps extend current protection.--Policy Reformer(c) 04:02, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I had considered bringing this to RFPP seeking ECP (especially under CT/AP) but where it mostly seems to be one editor edit warring I figure bringing the issue up here might result in a less restrictive outcome than ECP. tony 04:08, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Makes total sense. Thanks for your work!--Policy Reformer(c) 21:51, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    That wouldn't be appropriate as it would privilege one side of a "valid content dispute". Luna (talk) 05:07, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    I was about to post myself, worth noting that multiple editors, self included, have advised this user of edit warring and 3RR, asked for them to make constructive discussions on talk instead of mass reverting and edit warring, but this user appears to believe in having a unique exemption to edit warring and 3rr rules as shown above.
    Ex of asking not to edit war on talk page: 1, 2, 3, 4
    Wrt ECP, there were some IP's edit warring here too recently, may be advisable to have it there.
    2026-24594-2: 1, 2, 3, 4.
    2026-24058-2: 1, 2, 3, 4. KiharaNoukan (talk) 05:09, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    KiharaNoukan has been reverting while being aware that he is violating the "harm to living individuals" rule based on contentious material from a questionable source.[14][15][16][17] He is the one who added it.
    His top edited pages are Hunter Biden laptop controversy, Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory, Killing of Jordan Neely, Operation Lone Star, Hunter Biden, Project 2025, and while this is fine, the positions he takes in the talk page discussions for those incidents leads me to believe his source evaluation may not be impartial. Luna (talk) 05:34, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ??? You have 2 reverts in your diffs, 3 days apart. KiharaNoukan (talk) 05:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    That doesn't matter. You're supposed to wait for a talk page agreement and you haven't. Doubly so for attacks on immigrants and ethnic groups with bad sources, that is leading to actual harassment. Luna (talk) 05:49, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Zavodn reported by User:Fightdisinformation2026 (Result: Zavodn blocked indefinitely)

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

    Previous version reverted to: [18]

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meshari&oldid=1332900388
    2. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meshari&oldid=1332902091
    3. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meshari&oldid=1332903021
    4. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meshari&oldid=1332905045



    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Zavodn&diff=prev&oldid=1332902735

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: Talk:Meshari#c-Fightdisinformation2026-20260114144200-Alphabet_used_in_Meshari

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: User_talk:Zavodn#c-Fightdisinformation2026-20260114145000-Notice_of_edit_warring_noticeboard_discussion

    Comments:
    Unfortunately the user is not being cooperative for reaching a consensus.

    Hi @PhilKnight The same user https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/~2026-32637-5 is now edit warring Banjska Monastery. It's another attempt at block evasion. Fightdisinformation2026 (talk) 09:40, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @PhilKnight, the user Fightdisinformation2026 is a LTA sockpuppet of InNeed95, when wikipedia will stop LTA sockpuppets to vandalise wikipedia by removing sourced content? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Josy135 (talk • contribs) 13:04, 16 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:N.M.T812 reported by User:Toohool (Result: Already blocked)

    Page: Game theory (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
    User being reported: N.M.T812 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to: [19]

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. [20]
    2. [21]
    3. [22]
    4. [23]

    Additional Revert

    1. [24]


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

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [26]

    Comments:
    Single-purpose account edit-warring to add links to fringe research. Talk page comments indicate they're treating Wikipedia as a lab for their social experiment. Toohool (talk) 17:24, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Comments: By VViking:
    The user is now engaging in personal attacks against other editors with the following edits [27] and [28] VVikingTalkEdits 17:47, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Milotss reported by User:DragonFederal (Result: Blocked 48 hours)

    Page: Zufer Avdija (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) and Deni Avdija (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
    User being reported: Milotss (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to: Zufer Avdija: Special:Diff/1331826743 / Deni Avdija: Special:Diff/1332697645

    Diffs of the user's reverts: Zufer Avdija:

    1. Special:Diff/1331858827
    2. Special:Diff/1332267137
    3. Special:Diff/1332722951
    4. Special:Diff/1332909588

    Deni Avdija:

    1. Special:Diff/1331181607
    2. Special:Diff/1331551783
    3. Special:Diff/1331860954
    4. Special:Diff/1332723027
    5. Special:Diff/1332909837


    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [29] / warring notices deleted by the user

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

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

    Comments:
    Over the past ten days, the editor @Milotss has repeatedly made contested edits to the articles Zufer Avdija and Deni Avdija, as well as removed well-sourced material from the List of Serbian NBA players. Both individuals are documented in reliable sources as holding dual Israeli and Serbian citizenship (examples: here, here, and here), and this information is clearly cited in the respective articles. The disputed edits appear to replace references to Serbia with Kosovo, based on an interpretation of the 2008 declaration of independence. This seems to conflate citizenship/nationality with ethnic or regional origin, and the changes are not supported by the sources currently cited in the articles. I am raising this here to seek consensus and guidance on maintaining source-based distinctions between citizenship and ethnicity, and to avoid unsourced or interpretive changes. --DragonFederal (talk) 07:41, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Blocked – for a period of 48 hours since they had been alerted to [[WP:CT/EE}] and continued plowing that furrow anyway. Daniel Case (talk) 22:45, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:~2026-29686-0 reported by User:Tbhotch (Result: Blocked 2 weeks)

    Page: Ronnie O'Sullivan (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

    User being reported: ~2026-29686-0 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

    Previous version reverted to:

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. 08:25, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "facts"
    2. 08:21, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "Undid revision 1333006371 by Seasider53 (talk)"
    3. 02:24, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "what are you doing ? these are facts 100% true events, I really do not see how they need a source when every other player's pages point out these facts."
    4. 02:19, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "Undid revision 1332979752 by EasyAsPai (talk)"
    5. Consecutive edits made from 16:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC) to 23:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
      1. 16:38, 14 January 2026 (UTC) ""
      2. 16:40, 14 January 2026 (UTC) ""
      3. 23:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC) ""
    6. 16:27, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "Undid revision 1332917838 by KatnissEverdeen (talk)"
    7. Consecutive edits made from 16:13, 14 January 2026 (UTC) to 16:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
      1. 16:13, 14 January 2026 (UTC) ""
      2. 16:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC) ""

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

    1. 08:24, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "Warning: Edit warring on Ronnie O'Sullivan."

    Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:


    Comments:

    User:~2025-33063-04 reported by User:Aaaas216& (Result: Page protected)

    Page: Border Guard Bangladesh (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

    User being reported: ~2025-33063-04 (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 19:55, 14 January 2026 (UTC) to 20:25, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
      1. 19:55, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "Undid revision 1332928142 by Aaaas216& (talk)"
      2. 19:59, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "Undid uncited deletion and vandalism 1332928434 by Aaaas216& (talk)"
      3. 20:00, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "/* Rank structure */"
      4. 20:01, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "/* Rank structure */"
      5. 20:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "/* Rank structure */"
      6. 20:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "fixed typos/* Rank structure */"
      7. 20:25, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "edited wrong titles/* Rank structure */"

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:

    1. 17:44, 14 January 2026 (UTC) "General note: Unconstructive editing."
    2. 15:43, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "General note: Unconstructive editing."

    Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:


    Comments:

    Constantly POV pushing with WP:OR. Aaaas216& (talk) 15:48, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Page protected by The Bushranger for three days. Daniel Case (talk) 22:51, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:DylanDaBaer reported by User:Pythoncoder (Result: Already blocked)

    Page: User talk:Pythoncoder (edit | subject | history | links | watch | logs)

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

    Previous version reverted to:

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. 17:06, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "/* Is this guy an AI */ Reply"
    2. 17:04, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "/* Is this guy an AI */ Reply"
    3. 16:57, 15 January 2026 (UTC) "/* Is this guy an AI */ Reply"

    Diffs of edit warring / 3RR warning:


    Diffs of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page:


    Comments:

    This guy keeps making personal attacks on my talk page, which promptly get reverted by talk page stalkers. Not sure if this is quite the right noticeboard but his behavior is definitely unacceptable. pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 17:11, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Never mind, the user got a 48-hour block while I was filling out the form on Twinkle. pythoncoder (talk | contribs) 17:12, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @Pythoncoder I AIV'd them, better suited for this case since it is personal attacks and will be responded to quicker. LuniZunie(talk) 17:13, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    User:Secarctangent reported by User:~2026-31862-4 (Result: Both blocked)

    Page: Hilton Worldwide
    User being reported: Secarctangent

    Previous version reverted to: [32]

    Diffs of the user's reverts:

    1. [33]
    2. [34]
    3. [35]
    4. [36]



    Diff of edit warring / 3RR warning: [37]

    Diff of attempt to resolve dispute on article talk page: [38]

    Multiple users explaining all the Wiki principles being broken; Secarctangent just continues reverting.

    Diff of ANEW notice posted to user's talk page: [39]

    Comments:


    Multiple users have tried engaging here pointing out various issues. User in question refuses to acknowledge and continues reverting everybody's changes. Treats others negatively, tries weaponizing wikipedia's admins, and assumes bad faith (calls other users bots etc.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-31862-4 (talk) 19:23, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Apologies - double post. New to this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-31862-4 (talk) 19:26, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

    Respectfully, this is not accurate. This temporary account has been banned from the page where they are editing due to repeated efforts to revert edits despite consensus to keep them. This sort of behavior is clearly abusive and suggestive of sockpuppet behavior. Look at the edit history on the page they cite.
    Some of my edits might get overrulled by consensus of users with a username, and that is the process. But abuse from a temporary account should not be a reason to do so. Secarctangent (talk) 20:12, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Please also note that this TA has confirmed (see talk history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Hilton_Worldwide#c-~2026-31862-4-20260115161500-Trade-20260115153600) that they are the same TA as ~2026-29989-4 and thus their repeated reverts are even more egregious in this context. Secarctangent (talk) 20:22, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    They're (already) blocked. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:29, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) This is obvious block evasion of the partial block on User:~2026-29989-4. I've blocked the socking TA indefinitely and modified the original TA's partial block to site wide, leaving the original two-week duration.-- Ponyobons mots 20:30, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Well theoretically the person behind the temporary account is now blocked indefinitely and continuing after the two weeks would be block evasion ... hm hm hm. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:31, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    And the original temporary account has probably already been abandoned, but this having any visible effect is an open feature request. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:31, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]