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Delete it. As far as I know, it's not an editing war unless it's the same person deleting it again, so you go for it. In fact, Imma save you the trouble—by the time you read this, I've removed it.
Edited by MichaelKatsuro
^ Thank you!
You should probably send them PMs about not using the edit reasons to have long conversations as well; that's what PMs and the forums are for.
Edited by N8han11
There's this entry in Spider-Man Trilogy:
"Ron the Death Eater: Mary Jane has been on the receiving end of this treatment by some people who like to claim that she is a horrible person who treats Peter like crap, especially in the third film. These fans will usually ignore how Peter put his own needs before hers and never really considered what she was going through during the movie because his newfound respect from the city has gotten to his head. And they also ignore when she tries to be there for him, even admitting that she overreacted, but he shuts her out. Basically, they both are equally accountable for their relationship falling apart in the movie, but try telling that to those individuals."
I intend to cut this entry because it merely points out that some fans hate a character for misguided reasons, but the page for Ron the Death Eater plainly states that the trope is specifically about fanworks that turn canonically good characters into villains.
The problem is I checked the page's edit history and found out a troper had previously deleted this example, only for another one to restore it shortly after. They then started editing the page over and over, making no changes to the text, but leaving behind enormous edit reasons as they discussed the entry with one another.
So what would be the correct procedure here? Can I delete it or should I try contacting them first?