Potolozi

September 2020

Your recent editing history 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 do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
— motevets (talk) 21:40, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

The article in question is Kwasizabantu. I've noticed that you're new to Wikipedia, and I am assuming good faith. I'd encourage you to do the same with the other editors. I suggest starting a discussion on the article's talk page. I'd be happy to be a neutral mediator in the discussion, as I don't have any vested interest either way. I first learned of Kwasizabantu ‎through the Wikipedia article, and I have tried to make edits to bring the article to a neutral point of view. Please feel free to reach out to me on my talk page or to the friendly editors over at the Teahouse for help. Welcome to Wikipedia! — motevets (talk) 21:46, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

Where and how do I respond best - on your or my talk page?--Potolozi (talk) 09:26, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

@Potolozi: you can either respond here or on your talk page like you did. To get someone's attention on any talk page you can use {{reply to|motevets}} (or replace "motevets" which whatever username you're trying to @ mention.) Also don't forget to indent your reply under the post you're replying to with ":". (Look at the source of this page when you edit it to see what I mean.) I'll respond to you on my talk page. Thanks for responding!— motevets (talk) 22:54, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Question regarding conflict of interest?

Hi again Potolozi. 👋 I noticed that you've only contributed to the Kwasizabantu article, and they have been generally in favour of the Kwasizabantu Church in light of the recent controversy. I am not saying these edits are not constructive; however, I am compelled to ask if you have an external relationship with Kwasizabantu? (E.g. are you a member or leader of the church?) If you are, you should be aware of Wikipedia's conflict of interest (COI) policy especially in regards to external relationships with the subject of an article.

If you do have such a relationship, then you are obliged to somehow disclose it and refrain from editing the article directly. See my user page for an example of how to do this. You can still participate in the development of the article through the article's talk page. If you want to contribute whole pieces of text, you can use the request edit template on the talk page.

If you have any questions or are not sure if you have a conflict of interest, then you can reach out to me or ask the friendly editors in the Teahouse. — motevets (talk) 22:43, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

I've left a message on your talk page. How does one use the @mention on Wikipedia?--Potolozi (talk) 09:27, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

@Potolozi: you can use {{reply to|USERNAME}} to @mention. Cheers!— motevets (talk) 22:56, 26 September 2020 (UTC)