edit war
Dueling page changes
An edit war is a conflict on a collaboratively edited platform—typically Wikipedia—where users repeatedly undo each other's changes.
Each side believes their version is correct and reverts the other's edits, sometimes for days: The article on climate change devolved into an edit war between activists and skeptics.
The term extends to any prolonged back-and-forth revision dispute.
Return to earlier condition
- undoReverse a prior action
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- overwriteReplace stored data
change · modification · deletion · reinstatement · version · diff
Using fake online identities
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- consensusGeneral group agreement
- watchlistTracked items roster
block · notability · reliable sources · diff · rollback
Return to earlier condition
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- vandalismWillful property damage
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
antagonism · escalation · friction · rivalry · tension · opposition · combativeness · back-and-forth
Refusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
pigheadedness · bullheadedness · recalcitrance · inflexibility · bad faith · gaming the system · ownership · grudge
General group agreement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- discussionExchange of ideas
negotiation · collaboration · dispute resolution · de-escalation · good faith · civility
revert
Return to earlier condition
overwrite · change · modification · deletion · reinstatement · version · diff
sockpuppetry
Using fake online identities
- administratorsPeople overseeing operations
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- consensusGeneral group agreement
watchlist · block · notability · reliable sources · diff · rollback
revert
Return to earlier condition
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- vandalismWillful property damage
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
hostility · antagonism · escalation · friction · rivalry · tension · opposition · combativeness · back-and-forth · deadlock
stubbornness
Refusal to yield
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
tenacity · pigheadedness · bullheadedness · recalcitrance · inflexibility · bad faith · gaming the system · ownership · grudge · vendetta
consensus
General group agreement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
discussion · negotiation · collaboration · dispute resolution · de-escalation · good faith · civility
edit warcollaborative editing
Simultaneous multi-user text work
consensus building · teamwork · collaborative writing · co-creation
edit wardispute resolution
Settling conflicts formally
consensus · agreement · compromise · mediation · peaceful resolution
edit warcollaborative editing
Simultaneous multi-user text work
consensus-building · civil discourse · teamwork · co-authorship
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