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An <b>edit war</b> occurs when two or more wiki-edittors repeatedly, and often disruptively, edit a single [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-article, each edittor making the article state only one's own opinion. | An <b>edit war</b> occurs when two or more wiki-edittors repeatedly, and often disruptively, edit a single [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]-article, each edittor making the article state only one's own opinion. | ||
It may be ultimately decided that one person or another has not expressed an interest in collaborating. At that point, the community will need to decide what to do – i.e. if necessary, asking them to leave, or even [[WikiIndex:Blocking and banning policy|blocking]] them. | |||
Nevertheless, more than once human beings have engaged in such | Nevertheless, more than once human beings have engaged in such an unproductive interaction called an 'edit war'. In fact, such a thing once occurred on [[WikiIndex]], which is why we have the [[Template:Edit warring|edit warring template]]. If you notice {{tag|edit warring}} on an article, please insert the edit-warring template by adding <code>{{template|edit warring}}</code> at the top of the page edit box. | ||
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Revision as of 10:05, 19 June 2025
An edit war occurs when two or more wiki-edittors repeatedly, and often disruptively, edit a single wiki-article, each edittor making the article state only one's own opinion.
It may be ultimately decided that one person or another has not expressed an interest in collaborating. At that point, the community will need to decide what to do – i.e. if necessary, asking them to leave, or even blocking them.
Nevertheless, more than once human beings have engaged in such an unproductive interaction called an 'edit war'. In fact, such a thing once occurred on WikiIndex, which is why we have the edit warring template. If you notice edit warring on an article, please insert the edit-warring template by adding {{edit warring}} at the top of the page edit box.
- further reading