 The problem is encountered on wikis, distributed data systems (e.g., Google Sites), and revision control systems not using file locking.The problem is more likely to occur when working on heavily edited articles on Wikipedia, such as those about a current event or a person suddenly in the news, as well as other high-traffic pages.If a significant amount of new text is involved, the editor who receives an "edit conflict" error message can cut and paste the new text into a word processor or similar program for further editing, or can paste that text directly into a newer version of the target document.