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Bianca Andreescu origin

Things about Bianca Andreescu's heritage belong in the prose section, not the lead. And it is there. MOS is clear that the introductory sentence should mention nationality (which is Canadian), not her heritage. If you want to expand that section, be my guest, but she was born in Canada and plays for Canada. Fyunck(click) (talk) 21:48, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Misplaced Pages this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Misplaced Pages is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges. Thank you. Paul Erik 04:10, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

November 2019

Your recent editing history at Bianca Andreescu 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 the bold, revert, discuss cycle 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.
You have two editors asking you to bring this to talk. You fail to engage in discussion. Your summaries are such as "YOU CAN'T CHANGE AS MUCH AS I CAN.CHANGE! YOU WILL SEE!!!" And now you have gone over 3R after a warning from an administrator. Not sure I can help you anymore so please self-revert. Thanks. Fyunck(click) (talk) 04:56, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Misplaced Pages's policy on edit warring. Thank you. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 18:15, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

• While blocked, please review the information and links that have been provided to you. Per long-standing consensus, Misplaced Pages includes the nationality/citizenship of biography subjects in the article lead, not descent. Andreescu's Romanian descent is correctly addressed in the Early life section of the article where it is supported by reliable sources. You can read more about this at MOS:ETHNICITY. Once the block expires, please ensure you do not continue to add descent to the lead unless you are able to gain consensus to do so on the article talk page. -- Jezebel's Ponyo 18:43, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
• Your block has been extended for apparent block evasion. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 08:13, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

Suck-puppetry?

Using an IP account as was done with 82.137.8.243 in this edit at Bianca Andreescu, isn't really going to help your situation. Wouldn't it be better to try and work with others? Different wording has been inserted to make things clearer within the guidelines of Misplaced Pages. Fyunck(click) (talk) 01:03, 7 November 2019 (UTC)