User talk:EastonM25

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November 2021
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Luke McDonald. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges on that page. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 06:19, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi EastonM25. Entries should only be added to disambiguation pages like Luke McDonald if they have an existing Wikipedia article, such as Luke McDonald (footballer), or if they are discussed in another article that is linked, like Luke McDonald in the Sunk Loto article. Because the basketball player does not have his own article and is not mentioned in the Drake University article, he should not be listed in this page. MOS:DAB has more information about disambiguation pages; I hope this makes sense. Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions! DanCherek (talk) 06:26, 17 November 2021 (UTC)


 * As you don't seem to have read the previous message again, let's repeat it - STOP adding Luke McDonald to the disambiguation page Luke McDonald until there is a separate article about him. If you think he is a notable person then go and start an article about him. Nthep (talk) 21:14, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. Thank you. DanCherek (talk) 21:00, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

November 2021
 You have been blocked from editing from certain pages (Luke McDonald) for a period of 72 hours for edit warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  16:21, 18 November 2021 (UTC)