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By definition, you can't Edit War with yourself. We define Serial Tweaker though. It doesn't break a rule, but it does raise an eyebrow that a troper can't get their example right after several tries, especially for a troper who has been editing since 2018.
"Scottish (and Northern European in general) lore" -> "Scottish lore" -> "Northern European lore" -> "Northwestern European lore" -> "Northern European lore" -> "Northwestern European lore"
Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupHis serial tweaking, in my opinion, hasn't put out a better product. "Northwestern European" (say that five times fast) is an awkward term, and doesn't describe a place or shared cultural region, anyway. "Scottish" is probably the most parsimonious and accurate description here.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."The reason I serial tweak is because I can't decide whether the British Isles are part of Northern or Western Europe, and end up flip-flopping between them. The List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe says they are culturally part of that region, their languages aren't included in the languages of Northern Europe, and there are some people who got on my case for listing it as part of Northern Europe, but most other definitions of Northern Europe say they are part of that region instead. This doesn't happen with any other continent, because the rest all have clearly defined regions that the List of World Heritage Sites follow and don't contradict like they do with the British Isles.
Edited by CookingCatI don't know who was getting on your case, but from an outside perspective, this experience shows that, technically, for a certain period of time the information added was incorrect, and the editor wasn't even sure it was correct.
I recommend figuring stuff like that out before writing, Ask The Tropers can be a good place if you can't find a specific forum, and link the community answer in edit reasons. That way, the information added would be considered correct at maximum on the second try.
Anyway, the wording has been changed to "Compare ... Selkies and Wereseals for another deadly aquatic shapeshifter from Scottish lore", is that acceptable, or you find it inaccurate?
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup

Over the past few months, Cooking Cat has been making edits to the last paragraph of Our Kelpies Are Different's description, which consist of flopping back and forth between "northern" and "northwestern". I feel like this is breaking some rule.
Edited by NitroIndigo