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Excessive-Menace (Fifth Year at Tropey's)
2022-07-23 18:51:13

I don't think it counts as an edit war, but it sounds more like serial tweaking to me.

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laserviking42 Since: Oct, 2015
2022-07-23 18:54:14

It is more Serial Tweaking. Which in and of itself isn't a suspendable offense, it just doesn't look good. But we have all had those moments, so as long as it's not a habit, I wouldn't worry about it.

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CytoZytokine Since: Jun, 2022
2022-07-23 19:22:40

I don't think that's a big deal unless two people with differing views share the same account (which is a rare occurrence), so don't worry. This is more in line with Serial Tweaking than anything, which isn't even considered an offence.

Edited by CytoZytokine
WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2022-07-23 20:04:07

I suppose someone could stage an edit war with socks, but... IDK why anyone would.

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Amonimus (Sergeant)
2022-07-23 21:55:02

This is not an issue, it would just makes other question your thought process.

However, if you add an image, it is set. If you want to change it, it has to be processed in Image Pickin (top quotes and captions have a similar approach, though less people care about them).

Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
RandomTroper123 (Not-So-Newbie)
2022-07-23 22:13:36

No, you can only edit war with other troper(s).

skan123 Since: Aug, 2018
2022-07-24 05:57:43

No, your case is less Edit War and more conflict on whether what you put feels right or not.

A real Edit War occurs when you add something, they take it down, then you make the mistake of putting it back with or without reason.

GastonRabbit MOD (General of TV Troops)
2022-07-24 07:34:58

That's not an edit war at all since you're reverting your own edits instead of someone else's. It could fall into Serial Tweaking territory if it's done several times in a row, but if you only make two consecutive edits (in this case, removing an example you think is invalid, then putting it back after realizing it was removed by mistake), I don't think that counts as serial tweaking (which implies several consecutive edits).

Edited by GastonRabbit You can't just say "perchance".
RoseAndHeather (Edited uphill both ways)
2022-07-24 12:27:50

Great, thanks for all your help to my poor struggling brain cell (especially Gaston Rabbit)! I feel better now. :)

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