User talk:KeccakMaster

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Charles Hoskinson, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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May 2021
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Charles Hoskinson. 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. Grayfell (talk) 02:41, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Charles Hoskinson. 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: 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. Grayfell (talk) 05:57, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.


 * The burden is on you to gain consensus for the changes you wish to make, per WP:BRD. In order to do this, you must provide reliable, independent sources which explain to readers why this information is encyclopedically significant. The place to discuss this further is Talk:Charles Hoskinson Do not restore this content until you have consensus. Grayfell (talk) 23:55, 28 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Once again, the burden is on you to gain consensus on the talk page. Those sources are not good enough just because you say they are good enough. I encourage you to self-revert and respond to my comments on the article's talk page. If you cannot be bothered to discuss this on the talk page, you should not be editing the article at all. If you continue edit warring, I will take this to Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring. As the above warning mentions, if editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges on that page. Grayfell (talk) 04:18, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

I really don't know any better way to explain this to you: the burden is on you to gain consensus on the talk page. Do you understand what this means? You need to slow down and gain consensus before restoring your preferred wording. You don't have consensus, therefore you are edit warring. Is this confusing? Do you have questions about how this works? Grayfell (talk) 03:30, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 06:08, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Charles Hoskinson 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. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for 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&mdash;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&mdash;even if you do not violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Grayfell (talk) 22:32, 31 May 2021 (UTC)
 * You just broke the WP:3RR rule, which Grayfell warned you about above. You should self-revert if that was just an accident. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 00:41, 1 June 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. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 00:58, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

June 2021
 You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours for edit warring and violating the three-revert rule, as you did at Charles Hoskinson. 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:. Bbb23 (talk) 02:31, 1 June 2021 (UTC)