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==Edit wars== | ==Edit wars== | ||
An edit war occurs when editors who disagree about the content of a page repeatedly override each other's contributions, rather than trying to resolve the disagreement by discussion on the article's talk page or in the [[Forum:Index|Forums]]. Edit warring is unconstructive and creates animosity between editors, making it harder to reach a consensus. Users who engage in edit wars risk being [[Tardis:Blocking policy|blocked]]. Other measures will also include the page or pages in question being [[Tardis:Protection policy|fully protected]] to prevent any editing until the issue is resolved. | An edit war occurs when editors who disagree about the content of a page repeatedly override each other's contributions, rather than trying to resolve the disagreement by discussion on the article's talk page or in the [[Forum:Index|Forums]]. Edit warring is unconstructive and creates animosity between editors, making it harder to reach a consensus. | ||
An edit war is considered a "war" if you revert edits on an article '''3 to 5 times''' within '''12 to 72 hours'''. | |||
Users who engage in edit wars risk being [[Tardis:Blocking policy|blocked]]. Other measures will also include the page or pages in question being [[Tardis:Protection policy|fully protected]] to prevent any editing until the issue is resolved. | |||
If an article is fully protected a topic will be started by the admin who protected the article on the article's talk page to discuss the edit war. | If an article is fully protected a topic will be started by the admin who protected the article on the article's talk page to discuss the edit war. | ||