User talk:StopGoingBackward

August 2022
Hello, I'm Tarl N.. I noticed that you recently removed content from Horseshoe theory without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. ''You don't solve a problem of lack of referencing by removing references. We have a reference showing lack of support, the fact that it doesn't agree with your position does not mean it should be removed.'' Tarl N. ( discuss ) 18:33, 16 August 2022 (UTC)


 * My mistake, I was attempting to remove the statement that the theory had no support in academic circles, and it seems I went too far in removing the source only used for that statement. I redid my edit to remove the statement, but keep the source under the primary, less definitive claim of the criticism of the theory, only removing the part that made a definitive claim. StopGoingBackward (talk) 21:57, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Horseshoe 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. 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. Tarl N. ( discuss ) 05:11, 18 August 2022 (UTC)