Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Film: Revision history

3 January 2025

• curprev 13:2913:29, 3 January 2025 Erik talk contribs 55,744 bytes +10 →Lead section: Updated first sentence based on "nutshell" at WP:LEAD, I feel pretty sure that the previous sentence was based on a previous version of the nutshell

1 January 2025

• curprev 18:4018:40, 1 January 2025 Erik talk contribs 55,734 bytes +116 Undid revision 1266657688 by Compulsive Brainstormer (talk) This sentence exists for a reason. Will explain on talk page, maybe it can be copyedited to get the point across better Tag: Undo
• curprev 17:2317:23, 1 January 2025 Compulsive Brainstormer talk contribs 55,618 bytes −116 →Lead section: Removing a sentence that didn't make much sense in any event. I won't re-add the point about putting the lead section aside for a while, but a suggestion along those lines should be included. The lead section is supposed to summarize the body, so starting with it is not the most efficient way to develop an article. Tag: Reverted
• curprev 14:1714:17, 1 January 2025 Erik talk contribs 55,734 bytes −43 Undid revision 1266561146 by Compulsive Brainstormer (talk) Revert good-faith edit, I don't think it's appropriate to encourage ignoring this section in general. Editors will have different approaches Tag: Undo
• curprev 05:4805:48, 1 January 2025 Compulsive Brainstormer talk contribs 55,777 bytes +43 →Lead section: Noting that the lead should not usually be worked on first, as one could waste a lot of time approaching it that way. "See WP:LEADSENTENCE for guidance that applies to other elements, such as reputable directors, starring actors, and source material" didn't make a lot of sense. Tag: Reverted

30 December 2024

• curprev 21:4421:44, 30 December 2024 Compulsive Brainstormer talk contribs 55,734 bytes +81 →Plot: Trying to bring this into line with the current wording at WP:PSTS, which seems to have changed noticeably since this was copied.

28 December 2024

• curprev 17:5717:57, 28 December 2024 Favre1fan93 talk contribs 55,653 bytes +160 →Screenwriters and writing teams: have seen this come up only a number of times, but helpful to clarify that this can be the case and isn't an error if a writer is named twice. such example is Eternals (2021 film) and Zhao being credited herself and then as part of a writing team
• curprev 03:3303:33, 28 December 2024 Compulsive Brainstormer talk contribs 55,493 bytes −347 →Trivia: Trivia sections are never encouraged.

24 December 2024

• curprev 11:1611:16, 24 December 2024 Popcornfud talk contribs 55,840 bytes 0 Reverted good faith edits by Randy Kryn (talk): Let’s not Tags: Twinkle Undo Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
• curprev 10:5910:59, 24 December 2024 Randy Kryn talk contribs 55,840 bytes 0 →Plot: about time to raise this to 800 words, too many good and well-known films need a bit more plot development to present a full summary. Some editors obsess about counting words leading up to 700, let's give users another 100 words to work with. Tag: Reverted

23 December 2024

• curprev 17:1817:18, 23 December 2024 Captainllama talk contribs 55,840 bytes +1 →Plot: Corrected wikilink

22 December 2024

• curprev 16:4716:47, 22 December 2024 Plastikspork talk contribs 55,839 bytes −95 Being deleted

16 October 2024

• curprev 04:2004:20, 16 October 2024 JuxtaposedJacob talk contribs m 55,934 bytes +3 WP:BOLD rm parens, proper -> recommended

9 October 2024

• curprev 14:4214:42, 9 October 2024 Yovt talk contribs 55,931 bytes +33 →Controversies: adding shortcut

7 October 2024

• curprev 16:2016:20, 7 October 2024 Yovt talk contribs 55,898 bytes +56 →References
• curprev 16:1716:17, 7 October 2024 Yovt talk contribs 55,842 bytes +31 →Home media
• curprev 16:1616:16, 7 October 2024 Yovt talk contribs 55,811 bytes +28 →Themes
• curprev 16:1416:14, 7 October 2024 Yovt talk contribs m 55,783 bytes +29 →Release: added shortcut

22 September 2024

• curprev 20:1520:15, 22 September 2024 Gonnym talk contribs 55,754 bytes −480 update links; simplify EL templates calls; use syntaxhighlight
• curprev 11:4511:45, 22 September 2024 EEng talk contribs 56,234 bytes +7 →Historical and scientific accuracies: ce

19 September 2024

• curprev 20:5120:51, 19 September 2024 WhatamIdoing talk contribs 56,227 bytes −103 →Ratings: Per talk page Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

5 September 2024

• curprev 14:5614:56, 5 September 2024 BarrelProof talk contribs 56,330 bytes +57 →Audience reception: refinement about Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes

4 September 2024

• curprev 23:4623:46, 4 September 2024 Favre1fan93 talk contribs m 56,273 bytes +16 →Audience reception: new RT audience score "popcornmeter" noted
• curprev 17:1417:14, 4 September 2024 Favre1fan93 talk contribs 56,257 bytes −65 remove double spaces between sentences

24 August 2024

• curprev 13:2213:22, 24 August 2024 NotAGenious talk contribs 56,322 bytes +328 →Years in film articles: discussion has died out on talk page but boldly updating per rough consensus and edit request

6 August 2024

• curprev 04:0904:09, 6 August 2024 Nurg talk contribs 55,994 bytes +12 →Lead section: per Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Change "foreign-language" to "non-English language"?
• curprev 03:3803:38, 6 August 2024 Nurg talk contribs 55,982 bytes +5 →Flag icons: upd wlink

5 May 2024

• curprev 05:4805:48, 5 May 2024 Gonnym talk contribs 55,977 bytes +74 →Article italics: adding an example of italic title|string= which is shorter and future proof

21 March 2024

• curprev 12:3612:36, 21 March 2024 Tenryuu talk contribs m 55,903 bytes +3 →Naming conventions: // Tweaks

27 February 2024

• curprev 14:5214:52, 27 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 55,900 bytes −23 →Controversies: Copyedit and minor grammar corr’ns Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 02:5202:52, 27 February 2024 Wafflewombat talk contribs m 55,923 bytes 0 No edit summary

19 February 2024

• curprev 13:4513:45, 19 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 55,923 bytes −226 →Cast: Copy edit, padding, clarity Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 01:3401:34, 19 February 2024 GoneIn60 talk contribs 56,149 bytes +9 →Production: "to fit" is likely here for a reason and is more descriptive than "around". Disagree with dropping "news". Additional cleanup.

18 February 2024

• curprev 15:0915:09, 18 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 56,140 bytes −92 →Production: Trim for padding, grammar and clarity Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

14 February 2024

• curprev 13:5913:59, 14 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 56,232 bytes −115 →Adaptation from source material: Significant padding Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

11 February 2024

• curprev 18:4118:41, 11 February 2024 GoneIn60 talk contribs 56,347 bytes 0 Nice work, but not sure "sensibly" is an improvement here
• curprev 16:4016:40, 11 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 56,347 bytes −101 →Home media: ce Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

10 February 2024

• curprev 15:0215:02, 10 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 56,448 bytes −175 →Primary content: ce, clarity, padding, repetition Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 11:3511:35, 10 February 2024 JzG talk contribs 56,623 bytes +258 →Accolades

9 February 2024

• curprev 04:4904:49, 9 February 2024 MapReader talk contribs 56,365 bytes −9 →Critical reception: Unnec, repetition Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

8 February 2024

• curprev 18:2618:26, 8 February 2024 GoneIn60 talk contribs 56,374 bytes +1 →Critical reception: slight change to the phrasing regarding WP:HEADLINE

29 January 2024

• curprev 17:1617:16, 29 January 2024 TechnoSquirrel69 talk contribs 56,373 bytes +13 →Accolades: Piping this link

5 January 2024

• curprev 04:4804:48, 5 January 2024 SMcCandlish talk contribs 56,360 bytes −1 Null edit for comment on the last edit: The revised version is not just more concise and easier to parse, it's also more accurate, because this SNG is not an alternative to GNG (very, very few of them are); rather, it is guidance on what is likely in this sphere to pass GNG.

4 January 2024

• curprev 18:3818:38, 4 January 2024 MapReader talk contribs 56,361 bytes −137 →Notability guidelines: Much simpler way of saying the same thing Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 04:1004:10, 4 January 2024 Favre1fan93 talk contribs 56,498 bytes +170 →Critical reception: WP:BOLDly adding a sentence at the end of the ACCLAIMED part to note and link to WP:HEADLINE

29 December 2023

• curprev 01:0501:05, 29 December 2023 TechnoSquirrel69 talk contribs m 56,328 bytes +15 →Controversies: Using {{Further information}} since this section isn't actually a summary of either of these pages

27 December 2023

• curprev 13:5013:50, 27 December 2023 Doniago talk contribs 56,313 bytes −41 →Categories: rm redlink to deleted category

2 December 2023

• curprev 19:2219:22, 2 December 2023 Largoplazo talk contribs 56,354 bytes +91 Reverted 1 edit by Herostratus (talk): Restoring existing guideline on the theory that it's very specific and was almost certainly the outcome of a previous discussion. Please check the talk page or its archives and continue with the discussion you've already launched there. Tags: Twinkle Undo
• curprev 18:5818:58, 2 December 2023 Herostratus talk contribs 56,263 bytes −91 →Plot: Bad advice, per talk, see talk Tag: Reverted

3 November 2023

• curprev 20:4320:43, 3 November 2023 Favre1fan93 talk contribs 56,354 bytes −32 →Critical reception: revert back to last stable/WP:STATUSQUO while being further discussed if necessary Tag: Manual revert