User talk:SurrealSurgeon

August 2023
Hi SurrealSurgeon! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Joseph Stalin 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&#32;at, 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. Use the talk page rather than simply reverting other editors.. —DIYeditor (talk) 16:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)


 * I understand. SurrealSurgeon (talk) 17:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Apparently not. —DIYeditor (talk) 18:08, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Joseph Stalin 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; read about 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. —DIYeditor (talk) 18:08, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Introduction to contentious topics

 * I understand. SurrealSurgeon (talk) 17:15, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

ANI
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. —DIYeditor (talk) 21:35, 22 August 2023 (UTC)


 * permalink to ANI discussion -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:37, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

August 2023
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for persistently making disruptive edits. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Bbb23 (talk) 21:48, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

is closed. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:34, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I've revoked TPA because of the user's personal attack (now reverted) on this page.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:56, 23 August 2023 (UTC)