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== Dealing with edit warring == |
== Dealing with edit warring == |
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As "edit-warring" is a concept about which reasonable people may disagree, administrators must ensure that users in good standing have been clearly warned before blocking |
As "edit-warring" is a concept about which reasonable people may disagree, administrators must ensure that users in good standing have been clearly warned before blocking |
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New or inexperienced users engaging in edit warring should first be informed of Wikipedia's policies and practices, and the problems with their editing approach. More experienced contributors should be reminded of the project's behavioural standards and encouraged to seek [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|dispute resolution]] should discussion be insufficient to resolve the issue. |
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In the event that this fails, uninvolved [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]] may [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|block]] involved contributors or temporarily [[Wikipedia:Requests for page protection|protect]] affected pages. Protection is useful when the involved parties will work to resolve the conflict; blocks should be used in situations where users fail to moderate their behavior, often demonstrated by an inflexible demeanor, incivility, or past instances of edit warring. Edit warring may be reported to administrators at the [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring|edit warring noticeboard]]. |
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In exceptional cases, persistent edit warring may, as with other abuse, lead to a [[Wikipedia:Banning policy|ban]] or other additional sanctions, possibly through an [[Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration|arbitration case]]. |
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== Alternatives == |
== Alternatives == |
Revision as of 23:20, 9 March 2009
An edit war occurs when contributors, or groups of contributors, repeatedly revert each other's contributions.
Edit warring causes problems for both readers and other contributors and makes collaboration less pleasant. Attempts to instate one version of an article at the expense of another can lead to the loss of a neutral point of view. For these reasons, contributors should not engage in edit wars, but should instead resolve disagreements through discussion, consensus-building and ultimately dispute resolution. Administrators may block contributors in reponse to persistent edit warring, to prevent further disruption.
What is edit warring?
Edit warring is the may quickly lead to a block even if you come nowhere near breaching the three-revert rule.
What is wrong with edit warring?
Edit warring is an unproductive, repeated, combative reversion of others' edits. Wikipedia holds that an open system can produce quality, neutral encyclopedic content. This requires reasoned negotiation, patience,[1] and a strong community spirit, each of which is undercut by antisocial behavior like incivility and edit warring. A content revert intentionally reverses changes made in good faith by another editor, rather than improving upon the edit or working with the editor to resolve the dispute; it is not to be taken lightly. Editors who edit war after proper education, warnings, and blocks on the matter degrade the community and the encyclopedia, and may lose their editing privileges indefinitely.
Dealing with edit warring
As "edit-warring" is a concept about which reasonable people may disagree, administrators must ensure that users in good standing have been clearly warned before blocking
Alternatives
Bringing wider attention to a dispute can lead to compromise. Consider getting a third opinion or starting a request for comments. Neutral editors aware of the dispute will help curb egregious edits while also building consensus about the dispute.
When these methods fail, seek informal and formal dispute resolution.
See also
- Wikipedia:Dispute resolution
- Wikipedia:Ownership of articles
- Wikipedia:Sock puppetry
- Wikipedia:Etiquette
- Wikipedia:Disruptive editing
- Wikipedia:Tendentious editing
- Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars
Notes
- ^ See MeatBall:ReactLater.