User talk:72.88.141.93

February 2024
Hello, I'm Aintabli. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Aintabli (talk) 06:03, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello! I'm Skarz. Your recent edit(s) to the page Can't Stop the Music appear to have added incorrect information, so they have been reverted for now. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite a reliable source or discuss your change on the article's talk page. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. 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. skarz (talk) 06:06, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I dont understand how to cite sources. Rex Reed's review is in his book "Rex Reed's Guide to Movies on TV & Video" (Warner Books, 1992. ISBN: 0446362069). The other reviews (Playboy, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter, Toronto Sun, Los Angeles Times) are all in the full-page movie ad for CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC on page C-7 of the New York Times for Friday June 20, 1980. (https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1980/06/20/issue.html) 72.88.141.93 (talk) 04:27, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I have edited in the Rex Reed source and removed the quotes you got from the ad. The problem with taking review content from ads is that ads are written by people trying to sell the product. Ad writers specifically look for positive reviews rather than trying to assemble as accurate portrayal of critical response to their product, and if they can't find enough positive reviews, they cherrypick from negative reviews, pulling quotes out of context to make it seem like a critic who was dismissive of the product or even panning it was actually lauding it. Moreover, they see no need to limit themselves to the punctuation used by the review, or mark removed text with an ellipsis. For example, if a review says "Banal Junk is the best movie Matt Hasbeen has directed in over a decade, and that's depressing.", an ad writer might pull the quote "The best movie in over a decade!".
 * Citing sources is easy to learn. When you're on the editing page for an article, there's a drop-down "Templates" menu. Just pick the appropriate template from that menu, fill in as many of the boxes as you can, and click "Insert". If you're not sure which template to use, you can instead click the "Reference" icon (it looks like a book with a cloth bookmark in it) and put the reference info between the two "ref" tags. Martin IIIa (talk) 15:10, 7 July 2024 (UTC)