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''Description:''

Things are flying in all directions and two Editors are locked in mortal combat, using all the tools and weapons they were issued to maintain the wiki -- Erasers, Scalpels, Chainsaws and Hedge Trimmers, Checking Out The Page, even Edit Reasons. The Edit Reasons are the worst, rude and insulting.

[[https://static.tvtropes.org/tutorial/EditWar.jpg image]]

Tropédex says:

'''Edit War.''' A war taking place inside the history of a wiki's page, usually taking the form of two or more people reverting and adding edits repeatedly. Here, doing this is a suspendable offense, and is heavily frowned upon.
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''Narrative:''

Back and forth the two roll, deleting and adding, deleting and adding, trying to keep the page their way by keeping it checked out.

What do you do?

[[folder:Get in between them and try to stop it yourself.]]

You rush up to them and grab them, one in each hand by the scruff of the neck, and try to separate them. Not surprisingly, they both turn their attentions on ''you'', and you find yourself flying against the wall. Everything goes black. When you wake up, the fight is still going on, and you realize that you aren't going to be able to stop it by getting involved. You review your options.\\
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'''Mission Incomplete...'''\\
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(Go back to the choice screen. This choice is removed, replaced with a note saying "I've already proven how bad of an idea this is".)
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[[folder:Examine the Page, the Edit History, and the Discussion Page more closely.]]

They don't even notice you as you move past them further back into the Edit History. That was the one thing that your Instructor had emphasized the most heavily: never attempt to take on an Edit War without carefully examining the evidence first and knowing what you were getting into. In this case it appears to be over the inclusion of an example that's overgrown with Natter and Justifying Edits. You trim away the overgrowth and examine at the example; and there's the problem, it's Stating Opinion As Fact about the motivations of a particular character. You take out your Editing Pencil and rewrite it, making it more neutral in tone, and noting that the work supports more than one interpretation. You leave an Edit Reason yourself, suggesting that the two warring editors take their argument to the forums or the discussion page; add the Page to your Watchlist, and continue on your rounds.\\
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'''[[green:Mission Complete!]]'''
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[[folder:Call for backup, and try to Ask The Tropers.]]

You realize now, you can't get through this battle by yourself. Blowing your whistle, you are teleported to Ask The Tropers, and make a thread detailing all the information on the war as you can get. A few moments later, tropers and mods alike are replying to it, with one running over to get to the location of the fight. You go home, knowing this war will end very soon.\\
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'''[[green:Mission Complete!]]'''
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