User talk:Nathanstinehart
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[edit]Hello, Nathanstinehart, and welcome to Wikipedia!
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April 2025
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Hi Nathanstinehart! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Baptist successionism several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.
All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree at Talk:Baptist successionism, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. ButlerBlog (talk) 03:10, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Baptist successionism. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Points to note:
- Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
- Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. ButlerBlog (talk) 04:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
- When multiple editors object to your changes, it indicates that consensus is against you for the change. You are trying to change content that is cited with reliable sources per our guidelines. In order to do that, you need to get consensus for the changes. The onus is on you to support your changes with valid reasons supported by our editing policies and guidelines. Discuss it on the article's talk page and get consensus first, noting that
My article is superior and more unbiased
is not a qualifying reason for the change. You'll need to show how that is so. Also, please refer to our WP:3RR policy regarding edit warring. ButlerBlog (talk) 04:36, 17 April 2025 (UTC)- My edits are totally fair and reasonable but its frustrating when a different user completely erases all of my edits in a wiki page Nathanstinehart (talk) 05:14, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
- Equally as frustrating is when people are asked to work within our community policies and guidelines, yet refuse to do so. We have a process for content disputes: WP:DISPUTE. Simply trying to jam in your edits because you think they're better is not the way we do things.
- Some of your edits are fine - but you're making large, wholesale changes to a lot of pages via a lot of edits, and some of those edits are removing legitimately sourced content - and that's what other editors are going to object to. When they do, you need to engage in discussion first and gain consensus for the change. Edit warring is inherently disruptive. ButlerBlog (talk) 05:25, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
- My edits are totally fair and reasonable but its frustrating when a different user completely erases all of my edits in a wiki page Nathanstinehart (talk) 05:14, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
It appears that you are doing the same thing on other pages as well (ex [1]). Wikipedia is a collaborative editing environment. As such, we edit by consensus. What you appear to be doing is avoiding discussion regarding edits that are objected to. That isn't how we do things here, and it is inherently disruptive. If you continue in this manner, without entering into discussion to gain consensus and ignoring the concerns of other editors, that could lead to sanctions. It would be better to just work with other editors as requested rather than creating a contentious environment. ButlerBlog (talk) 19:02, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Unsourced addings
[edit]To editor Nathanstinehart: You have to source with a secondary source (cf. WP:PSTS) your adding to the article eternal security (cf WP:CITE), rather than reverting my edit. Telikalive (talk) 07:50, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion
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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. ButlerBlog (talk) 18:41, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
April 2025
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:57, 17 April 2025 (UTC)Any further edit warring will lead to a block that doesn't automatically expire, possibly without further warning. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:58, 17 April 2025 (UTC)