User:SheffieldSteel/Warnings

Dispute resolution vs disruption, for new editors

Wikipedia is a collaborative project, and when editors cannot agree on exactly what the content should be, they should discuss how to make use of the available reliable sources with regard to our core policies on content: Neutral point of view, No original research and Verifiability. When contributing to these discussions, editors must be civil and assume good faith of others - that is, assume that other editors are here to improve Wikipedia. The aim of these discussions is to achieve a consensus - this does not mean that everyone is in agreement, but that there is a clear way forward that most or all editors will consent to. When a consensus isn't clear, there are a variety of dispute resolution techniques that can be used to seek wider input.

But even when a consensus is clear, some editors refuse to accept it. Tendentious editing (editing based on the belief that everyone else is wrong), edit-warring (reverting back and forth), and personal attacks (criticising other editors rather than the content), are termed disruptive editing and are very harmful to the process of building an encyclopaedia.

This is where the admins step in. It is our job to prevent disruption as much as possible, and for this reason we're given tools that let us, for example, protect a particular page from being edited, or block a particular editor from editing any page.

This information should give you the basis to fully understand the following:-

You've been involved in several content disputes recently, and several editors have voiced concerns about your conduct. It seems that you are willing to engage in edit-warring and that you are not willing to respect or recognise consensus. If this continues, you may be blocked from editing, to prevent disruption to Wikipedia.