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I would like to add a nice picture which illustrates edit wars:

Encyklopedik (talk) 08:18, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question: Where would you like to add this? '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 10:30, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, anywhere in the page. Encyklopedik (talk) 08:25, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's on List of edit wars on Wikipedia if it makes you feel any better. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 22:28, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edit war exemptions

The exemptions section does not include reverting users reinstating content in violation of near- or fully unanimous talk page consensus. It also does not cover reverts of users themselves violating 3RR (or 1RR on contentious topic pages). Are these edits not exempt? GeorgeMemulous (talk) GeorgeMemulous (talk) 03:39, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]