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    Ahmetsaatalti reported by Namsos (Result: 24h)


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    • Diff of 3RR warning:

    "This article has been placed on a one-revert rule. Any editor who makes more than one revert on this article (and this revert must be discussed on the talk page) in a 24-hour period will be blocked. Please edit cooperatively, and seek consensus and compromise rather than edit-war." User has reverted 2 times more than the limit.--Namsos (talk) 22:25, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

    24h William M. Connolley (talk) 22:43, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

    User:DrHerbertSewell reported by jpgordon (Result:31 hours)

    Kosher tax (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). DrHerbertSewell (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log): Time reported: 03:45, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

    Diffs are listed from oldest to newest, dates are in UTC

    1. 18:05, 21 December 2008 (edit summary: "")
    2. 02:24, 22 December 2008 (edit summary: "Undid revision 259421658 by Galassi (talk) not frivolous")
    3. 03:28, 22 December 2008 (edit summary: "Undid revision 259460501 by Galassi (talk)")
    4. 03:36, 22 December 2008 (edit summary: "Undid revision 259462164 by Jpgordon (talkPlease let someone else comment before removing this tag, as you are not objective)")
    5. 03:41, 22 December 2008 (edit summary: "")
    • Diff of warning: here

    —jpgordon 03:45, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

    Blocked for 31 hours. Master of Puppets Call me MoP! :D 04:55, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

    RafaelRGarcia reported by Walkel01 (Result: protected)


    • Previous version reverted to:
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    <Mr Garcia is promulgating biased, novel information. He refuses to be neutral in his editorializing. (Walkel01 (talk) 00:37, 23 December 2008 (UTC)) here -->Walkel01 (talk) 00:37, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

    Ruslik0 (Talk | contribs | block) m (Protected Clarence Thomas: Edit warring / Content dispute: This is the third edit-war in just 3 months. Please, discuss changes on Talk page. ( (expires 19:32, 24 December 2008 (UTC)) (indefinite))) (rollback | undo) William M. Connolley (talk) 10:08, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

    User:DCGeist reported by User:Str1977 (Result: page protected, warned, no blocks)

    • Diff of 3RR warning: DCGeist's block log indicates that he knows about the rule.

    DCGeist also engages in condescending personal attacks like "buh-bye" and "stop o\your silliness, child". Str1977 09:55, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

    • This is a tough one. There is a clear 3RR violation here (and I acknowledge that this user has a block log showing 3RR violations 4 times before). However, User:DCGeist has contributed massively to Pulp Fiction (film), and I can somewhat see how a difference in opinion on an article that one has worked a lot on can lead to terseness when changes are made. I encourage discussion on Talk:Pulp Fiction (film) specific to choosing between these two revisions. If this has been discussed before in the talk archives, I ask User:DCGeist to link to the discussion. Finally, separate to the 3RR report, I will give a WP:NPA warning to User:DCGeist regarding the edit summaries -- Samir 10:13, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
      • Maybe violations should not be reported anymore if all that happens is that the culprit is "rewarded" by having the result of his crimes be enshrined via blocking. I also see that you appear to subscribe to a sort of ownership principle. No matter how much he contributed, he should have the courtesy to explain his edits instead of insulting me, and he certainly should not be excused to rules applying to everybody - I have been guilty of 3RR too, including on pages I heavily contributed to and I was justly blocked for such violations. There is nothing tough about this case at all. Take also into account that my edits were clear cut formatting improvements, nothing controversial. Str1977 10:36, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
        • I appreciate your frustration, Str1977. The edit summaries directed against you were not polite. However, I think this matter can easily be resolved by discussion on the talk page of the article (i.e. a link to previous discussion on formatting, if it was discussed) -- Samir 10:42, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
          • You also caused my frustration by your incomprehensible actions. I am not hopeful for any discussion, given DCGeist's history. Why should he change if he is rewarded for his violations. Ah, and BTW, you have not - contrary to your claims - have warned DCGeist for anything. You merely informed him of your post on the talk page. Str1977 10:49, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

    The warning is weak. I will strengthen it. But lack of discussion on talk from *either* of you is bad William M. Connolley (talk) 11:43, 23 December 2008 (UTC) And they have both been edit warring without discussion at McCarthyism too William M. Connolley (talk) 12:04, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

    I have not been edit-warring on McCarthyism. I made a content edit and a formatting edit. DCG reverted me on both. I did not restore my content edit but merely tagged a questionable bit. That's not edit warring. Str1977 12:16, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

    Knotslanding reported by Either way (Result: 24 hours)


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    User has been reverted about 5 or 6 times in the last 25 hours. Additionally, the user has been uncivil on the article talk page, and borderline uncivil on his own talk page. He believes that he is in the right because he believes 3RR only covers reverts on the same content, and not on different content in the same article as the rule actually states. either way (talk) 04:43, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

    Blocked user for 24 hours. — Aitias // discussion 04:52, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

    EmpMac reported by Josh the Nerd (Result: 24 hours)


    • Previous version reverted to:


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    Note that EmpMac sometimes labels the edits he/she is reverting as vandalism, even though they are clearly not vandalism. - Josh (talk | contribs) 16:55, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

    Basically one user reverting everyone else and calling it vandalism for soapboxing about Windows7 copying ideas from Mac OS X. There's a thread on the talk page as well. --Unpopular Opinion (talk) 16:56, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
    information Administrator note Blocked user for 24 hours. — Aitias // discussion 17:04, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

    70.234.147.98 reported by Binksternet (Result: )


    The IP editor from Tulsa, Oklahoma has been consistently deleting one particular paragraph, a paragraph about multiple entry horn technology which happens to hold three out of four references contained in the article. The IP editor has occasionally engaged in Talk:Horn speaker discussion saying that the article needs to have additional paragraphs added in order to make the article balanced in viewpoint. I, too, would like to see the article expanded to contain more horn speaker technologies, and I suggested the tried-and-true chronological framework for introducing each important new horn speaker development, its time frame and its inventor. I made an initial search in patented horn speaker inventions and listed this on the talk page as a source for some of the future article expansion. The IP editor from Tulsa, however, has not wavered from insisting that the paragraph about multiple entry horn technology should NOT be in the article until full expansion of the article has been reached. I see no compelling reason why the paragraph can't remain in place during the expansion process. Binksternet (talk) 02:10, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

    User:75.51.76.94 reported by Foofighter20x (talk) (Result: Note left)

    Talk:Ron Paul (edit | ] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views). 75.51.76.94 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log): Time reported: 03:02, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

    Diffs are listed from oldest to newest, dates are in UTC

    1. 16:57, 24 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    2. 17:00, 24 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    3. 17:01, 24 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    4. 17:01, 24 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    5. 02:59, 25 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    6. 03:01, 25 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    7. 15:34, 25 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")
    8. 01:43, 26 December 2008 (edit summary: "/* Ultra-Hyper-Mega-POV */")

    I know this may seem a little ridiculous, but this guy keeps edit warring with Sinebot. It added his sig to a comment, and he keeps removing, even after people have asked him not to do so. — Foofighter20x (talk) 03:02, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

    This one is a toughey! But his comments do seem to be overly aggressive anyway. I'll leave him a welcome message and ask him if he'd like any help, and I'll leave a gentle note about the four tildes. Scarian 03:55, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
    Okay, I've left a welcome temp. and a note. Hopefully AGF'll solve this one. I wouldn't want to block or prot, obviously, as this guy is clearly relatively new. Message me if he comes back again. Scarian 04:00, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
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