[WikiEN-l] Persistent addition of untrue "facts"

[Johan Elisson]

And if you wish to get input from other Wikipedians interrested in 
[[football (soccer)]], posting a message to the talk page of 
[[WP:FOOTBALL]] usually helps a lot.

/Elisson

James Farrar wrote:
> Ladies and gents,
>
> I've not come across this in the past, so am unaware how best to deal
> with it, so any thoughts, comments and/or advice is gratefully
> appreciated!
>
> There's a bit of an edit war developing in [[Stockport County F.C.]]
> as one or more individuals (anon, natch!) have made several attempts
> to introduce a "fact" that s/he/they believe to be true (and they
> actually have a reference for - albeit merely an assertion that is not
> backed up) - namely that the said football club's recent 7-2 home
> defeat was the first time the club had conceded seven goals in a home
> game.
>
> I know this to be untrue because I have a counter-example.
>
> I have now expanded the "Club Records" section to include the
> counter-example, and added a hopefully appropriate reference and
> commented on the talk page, but what should I do if the false
> statement is added again? I'm conscious of the existence of
> [[WP:3RR]]...
>
> J.
>
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