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TarnishedPath 02:12, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

I think you need to read wp:bludgeon. Slatersteven (talk) 10:41, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

I don't think so. Different people keep making points that have already been addressed without bringing new information. The sources don't back up the claim. Simply proclaiming they do to create the illusion of non-consensus isn't helpful. Every person who simply says without showing that the source backs up the claim needs to be held to account. Dustinscottc (talk) 16:51, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Read WP:BLUDGEON. It does not matter that you are right and they are wrong, if you reply to every single answer you disagree with, people will consider you bludgeony. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 17:21, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

It does matter that I'm addressing spoilers. There is no real lack of consensus, but the people voting to keep it without addressing the problems make it seem like there is. How else do you propose addressing that problem? Dustinscottc (talk) 17:44, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Talk:COVID-19 lab leak theory

Your recent editing history at Talk:COVID-19 lab leak theory 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; read about 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. Newimpartial (talk) 22:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

3RR

Just noting, in case there is an edit war report, that this revert occurred 5 minutes before the above warning. Hopefully an admin will see that and take that into account. Please note, however, that you really should self revert that last revert. Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the issue, it would be a pity if you copped a ban for it. Which is likely to happen if you don't self revert, and certain to happen if you revert on that page again. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 22:46, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

3RRN notice

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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Misplaced Pages's policy on edit warring. Thank you. Newimpartial (talk) 00:28, 2 January 2025 (UTC)