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Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Editors are expected to treat each other with respect and civility. On this encyclopedia project, editors assume good faith while interacting with other editors, which you did not appear to do at Talk:Second impeachment of Donald Trump. Here is Misplaced Pages's welcome page, and it is hoped that you will assume the good faith of other editors and continue to help us improve Misplaced Pages! Please do not accuse me of edit warring. I did not, and I do not. You changed the infobox information without first gaining consensus on talk, and I left a friendly note in my edit summary, "How about waiting until others weigh in on talk for consensus before making this change?" Changing infobox information on the Second impeachment of Donald Trump without first seeking consensus could be considered a controversial change, which is why I undid your edit. We are all volunteers here, and it sometimes takes time for others to add their comments to article talk pages. Thank you. Netherzone (talk) 21:40, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

@Netherzone: Hi, my intent was not to accuse anyone of edit warring but to ask editors not to do so and to use the talk page to discuss instead. Since the point of contention was an unsourced claim in a BLP article, my belief is that the potentially libelous information must be removed first, then discussed to determine if a source can be found to justify its reinstatement. Apologies if my comment came across as hostile. AnonQuixote (talk) 21:47, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

You may wish to think about the fact that you were the person who reverted the wikilink three times within an hour or so. That link has been stable in the article for some time before you decided to change it without first gaining consensus. Please consider reading about the WP:CONSENSUS process. You can always add a "citation needed" maintenance template instead of serial reverts. Be well. Netherzone (talk) 21:59, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages has a policy that unsourced, potentially libelous statements must be removed immediately, even if it means exceeding three reverts: WP:3RRBLP. This reflects the policy that that Misplaced Pages must rely on reliable sources, especially in biographies of living persons where there may be additional legal concerns. If you want to advocate for adding back the claim, with a reliable source, feel free to discuss on the article talk page. AnonQuixote (talk) 01:02, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Accusation of edit warring

Your recent editing history at Second impeachment of Donald Trump shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that 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. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Vikram Vincent 06:11, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

@Vincentvikram: Misplaced Pages has a clear policy that unsourced material must be removed from biographies of living persons. If you want to suggest getting rid of Misplaced Pages's sourcing, BLP, or neutrality policies my talk page is not the right place to do so. AnonQuixote (talk) 06:13, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

AnonQuixote that is a fast moving page and I dont have the time to go back and check but I did see you revert at least two things multiple times. However, I find your question to me rather a straw man argument. I would suggest looking up logical fallacies. Best! Vikram Vincent 06:20, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

If you don't even know what's going on why are you even harassing me? AnonQuixote (talk) 06:22, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

LOL for the "harassment" phrase. I am aware of what is going on and can see how fast the edits are moving. I just have a day and night job which is outside Misplaced Pages and don't have the time right now to provide diff's. However, if you prefer, I can look it up when I can free myself. Have a great day! Vikram Vincent 06:55, 16 January 2021 (UTC)