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Revision as of 22:56, 26 July 2023 editDB1729 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers137,360 editsm Reverted 1 edit by Hunter4435 (talk) to last revision by ComplexRationalTags: Twinkle Undo← Previous edit Revision as of 17:37, 28 August 2023 edit undoNaomiAmethyst (talk | contribs)Edit filter managers, Extended confirmed users, Rollbackers, Template editors6,269 edits correct casualties countNext edit →
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Great Edit War
Part of Wikipedian edit wars

Proof Why Edit Wars Are Becoming Like REAL Wars by SomeDudeWithAUserName
DateUnknown
LocationMisplaced Pages page for Caesar salad
Belligerents
Mexico Reactionaries Italy Revolutionaries
Commanders and leaders
Cluebot de-centralized leadership
Strength
The User:ClueBot NG itself Unknown number of Wikipedians and unregistered editors
Casualties and losses
over 9,000 literally everyone else

The Great Edit War was an edit war involving the national origin of the Caesar salad. It became famous (or rather infamous depending POV) when it was featured on Misplaced Pages:Lamest edit wars and some Revolutionary veterans told their horrible "blocked times". Thus, a Wikipedian POW-MIA flag came popular.

Background

A slow-motion edit war happened for 11 years whether the Caesar salad was created in Mexico in 1924 or in Ancient Rome. Aside from its national origin, its etymology was included in the more than one-decade edit war.

Factions

There were two factions, like in most wars.

Reactionaries

They were people who supported saying the Caesar salad article saying it was made in Mexico. Lots of anti-vandal bots classified as vandals, of course or why would we mention them?

Revolutionaries

They were the opposite of the Reactionaries, they supported the article saying it was made in Rome. They are seen as vandals who, most of them at least, didn't mean to vandal.