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General suggestion to all participants in this conflict
Hello. May I suggest you take a look at this page? I realize you are involved in sort of a tough situation over at the article on Gracenote, and that page has some tips that might help you avoid personal attacks which only make the situation worse. It also has tips for working towards a compromise version of a disputed page. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 19:12, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Editing an article about your company
Looking at the talk page on Gracenote, I see several editors have asked you not to edit the article of your company. I don't think, however, that anyone has pointed you towards this page. That page is the guideline they are talking about when they ask you not to edit that article. This other page is also applicable to the situation on Gracenote. You will notice, however, that the first page I pointed you to does allow you to correct mistaken facts. Remember also that Misplaced Pages is a collaborative effort, and you should work with people you disagree with (I know, that can be very hard, but that's where the general suggestion comes in) ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 19:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
Your recent editing history at Gracenote 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; read about 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 do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. The Kinslayer 16:57, 25 November 2006 (UTC)