User talk:VELVETHORSE
October 2019[edit]
Hello, I'm PolicyReformer. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Spider-Man: Far From Home, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. --Policy Reformer(c) 22:26, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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November 2019[edit]
Hello, I'm The Mirror Cracked. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. The Mirror Cracked (talk) 05:55, 30 November 2019 (UTC)
February 2020[edit]
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Kylo Ren. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:18, 3 February 2020 (UTC)
February 2020[edit]
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Thanks! Whisperjanes (talk) 04:30, 11 February 2020 (UTC)
April 2020[edit]
Hello, I'm YoungForever. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — YoungForever(talk) 05:48, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Ali Wentworth. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Acroterion (talk) 00:59, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
Please stop changing Pyrotechnics to Fireworks. They don't have identical meanings. Sundayclose (talk) 01:07, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Soarin'. Sundayclose (talk) 01:08, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Just curious[edit]
Hello: I notice we've both been editing the article on The Graduate. This might seem inane, but I'm just curious: When you last edited the page, why did you add the word then to the sentence about Mr. Robinson forcing Elaine to marry Carl Smith? The reason I ask is this: When plot summaries detail what happens in chronological order, then it logically follows that one plot point following another happens later, so saying first this happens and then this happens isn't necessary. One action follows another, so just stating what happens is sufficient. Again, sorry for nit-picking. I cut my teeth on newspaper/print journalism, where every single word counts (to allow maximum space for copy and advertisements). And as you know, Wikipedia is serious about whittling plot summaries to 400-700 words for feature films. Thanks again for your contributions. May your stint at Wikipedia be troll-free! (Wishful thinking, perhaps, but well-intended) Kinkyturnip (talk) 05:03, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
June 2020[edit]
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Sleeping Beauty Castle. Sundayclose (talk) 16:07, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
July 2020[edit]
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at Magic Kingdom, you may be blocked from editing. Sundayclose (talk) 15:31, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I wanted to let you know that your recent edit(s) to the It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World plot summary have been removed because they added a significant amount of unnecessary detail. Please avoid excessive detail and high word counts when editing plot summaries/synopses. You may read the plot summary edit guides to learn more about contributing constructively to plot summaries/synopses. There are also specific guidelines for films, musicals, television episodes, anime/manga, novels and non-fiction books. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. DonIago (talk) 14:01, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
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July 2021[edit]
Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Olivia Rodrigo. Thank you. MPFitz1968 (talk) 23:01, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
August 2021[edit]
Please refrain from making changes to plot summaries/synopses that conflict with the plot summary edit guides, as you did at Vertigo (film). You may wish to review the specific guidelines for films, musicals, television episodes, anime/manga, novels and non-fiction books. Excessive detail and high word counts should be avoided. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. DonIago (talk) 02:26, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
September 2021[edit]
Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Vertigo (film). It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to being blocked from editing. Please also take note of the experienced editors comments above. If you would like to experiment again, please use your sandbox. David J Johnson (talk) 11:29, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
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January 2022[edit]
Please do not add or change content, as you did at It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. DonIago (talk) 21:59, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
November 2022[edit]
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Stan Laurel, you may be blocked from editing. –DMartin 04:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
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Doubtful categories on Middle-earth articles[edit]
Hi, I see you've been adding categories like war veterans and fictional swordfighters to various Middle-earth articles. I've removed these as non-definitive of the characters concerned. For my money, a swordfighter is someone who lives by the sword, it defines them and what they do, and sets the expectations of readers or viewers. Zorro, the Three Musketeers: swordfighting is their thing. Merry Brandybuck? Hardly. I hope the distinction is clear and acceptable to you. Further, we can't have WP:INDISCRIMINATE categories. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:53, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Extending already-long summaries on The Lord of the Rings articles[edit]
While I'm here, I note that you've also been extending the (already long) summaries of the various books in the WikiProject. Apart from the definite need to keep these short, we need to be alert to tone and style, and to focus on the key facts; anything that borders on editorial inference or opinion is of course forbidden, but since the stories have any amount of peripheral detail, we must also limit ourselves to elements that are essential to the main story: everything else must be left to the many websites and books devoted to the subject. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:59, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Um, I'm astonished and disturbed that you are continuing to extend the summary in The Return of the King, after I have a) reverted you (twice); b) commented in detail here; and c) started a talk page discussion. If you had been a new or IP editor I would have issued multiple formal warnings by this point. I do hope you will now discuss the matter as this is becoming awkward. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:12, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- I apologize; I am very new to this, especially talk pages. I could not figure out until now how to reply. Since the 'Appendix B' section as is describes the sendoffs to Sam, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli, I felt that it should also include a brief sentence about the fates of Merry and Pippin, currently the only two members of the Fellowship whose futures are not mentioned in this section, even though they are among the novel's main characters. I understand about length; all other sections I will leave as is. Again, my apologies, and best wishes to you. VELVETHORSE (talk) 08:17, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
- Thankyou for the apology. One thing we can't do, despite the hundreds of Middle-earth articles in the WikiProject, is to provide completeness. Indeed, earlier attempts to do so, with things like a List of minor characters in Middle-earth (not my idea), were met by deletion; that article was in turn an attempt to condense dozens of minor articles, none of which were deemed notable. As for making the summary of the appendices complete, that too is infeasible. It may help to know that there was no attempt at all to "describe the sendoffs" of the main characters; all that was done was to summarize, as briefly as possible, the main elements of the appendices, and evidently those "sendoffs" were fairly high on Tolkien's agenda (he too was forced to cut down the appendices; he wanted to cover the whole of the Silmarillion, more or less). Personally I'd be glad if we could do without the Merry/Pippin details, but as I've now launched the whole apparatus of discussion, I guess we can wait and see what happens. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:29, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
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