English

Noun

edit war ‎(plural edit wars)

1. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) A dispute over the content of a page on a wiki or other editable work where opposing editors continually change the page without discussion.

   As with dinner-table discussions, it is best to avoid editing articles about politics or religion unless one wishes to become entrenched in a perpetual edit war.

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Verb

edit war

1. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) To engage in such a dispute.

   When a dispute arises, it is common to see a page protected to avoid edit warring.

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