Runner4

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February 2019

Your recent editing history at United States Armed Forces shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. - wolf 05:21, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

I was in the army for 15 years and fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, I think I know what I’m talking about when I edit a military page. I’m sure Guarda does as well, if he/she was in the military, if that person didn’t serve then maybe, just maybe, they should take my advice on this. Runner4 (talk) 05:50, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

First, thank you for your service. Second, that is absolutely not how Wikipedia works. Article content is not determined simply on your say-so. While I'm sure your sincere, there is always people claiming they were in the military, even though they weren't, and that their edits should stand based on that. Content is primarily determined by reliable sources. Beyond that, any disputes are settled on talk pages with discussion, not with repeated reverts. After sourcing, content is decided by the various policies and guidelines and consensus. Thank you - wolf 15:42, 19 February 2019 (UTC)