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Image Removed?[edit]

Hi, I was just wondering why the image has been removed? Movie Junkie 09:18, 9 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If he was born overseas and raised in perth then why is he from melborne?

Fair use rationale for Image:Dead-silence-movie-poster.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot 01:45, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Major Revamp[edit]

I've completed updated and redone the page (see the history for details). I was thinking that it no longer needs citing, seeing as I've done this :D. — Movie Junkie 15:04, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You should remove those ugly images too (the ones in his filmography) Adalberaht (talk) 16:09, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have reinstated the Citation tag, as there is a large amount of content that is not verified.--Soulparadox (talk) 08:55, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:200px-Saw poster.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot 01:49, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality[edit]

Despite what some editors may prefer, Malaysian sources have identified him as a Malaysian-born Australian. This kind of nationalistic edit warring needs to stop. I have added a citation to the article from a Malaysian newspaper. If the edit warring/content blanking doesn't end, I'll request page protection. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 01:07, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Subheadings[edit]

Dear @NinjaRobotPirate, I feel your reversal is bit a blind. First, Non-neutral headings: May or may not be partially accepted. And about that successful or setback, those are defined by the reviewers under the "Reception" subheading in the concerned film articles and even still they are (short) summarised or mentioned in the content of this article, which you would have supposed to known, if you have read thoroughly. And instead of defining the stages of his career, why almost every films repeats in the sub headings? As a film maker, he does direction, writing and production which are all part of a career, including videogames and unreleased projects. If so, why they can't be able split into appropriate Level-3 subheadings (sections) and grouped under a Level-2 subheading. Also i was trying to restructure the major content of the article, so that a timeline is framed and followed for the article subject to MOS:BLP in a proper fashion. Am sorry, if anything hurts you. Enlighten me in a best possible way, if am erred anyway. Thanks. --βα£α(ᶀᶅᶖᵵᵶ) 03:07, 15 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The new headings are non-neutral. The original ones were better — Wikipedia does not identify stuff as a "successful debut". If it identifies it at all, it says just "debut". "Successful" is unnecessary puffery. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 18:15, 15 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, i have no intentions of puffery kinda stuff. I just felt that the films names in subheadings are quite repetitive and unnecessary. Feel free to change. Thank you. --βα£α(ᶀᶅᶖᵵᵶ) 20:21, 15 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 August 2020[edit]

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Talking to Myself (talk) 01:28, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.

Note:: User copy and pasted the entire mainspace article here. Original diff here: [1]. It's unclear if they changed anything, but it's too long for anyone to check. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 09:50, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]