User talk:Randall Bateson

Randall Bateson, you are invited to the Teahouse!
Hi. You are conducting some fairly massive edits (and deletions) on the Alien film series pages without much justification given. Can you please explain? 22:59, 11 December HullIntegrity (talk) 2014 (UTC)

Hi, HullIntegrity (talk), I'd be happy to explain. As anyone who knows me is aware that I am a massive fan of the alien movies. So my edits to these pages are simply corrections or alterations of other edits made. Take for instance, in alien resurrection; an original edit said Sigourney Weaver sunk the basket in one take; in interviews and reports scattered all over the internet, it is clear that this isn't true, so I changed the information, but forgot to cite a reference, as I have quickly found out. Other edits are changing the wording and detail of some articles to match the encyclopaedic and concise nature of Wikipedia, and in the case of alien resurrection, reordering the plot so it actually matches the film, as it did not do so originally. Also, i accidentally make mistakes in my own edits, and must again change things around after looking back and noticing my mistakes. All I am doing is using my knowledge of the Alien films to be as accurate as possible, even if that means making considerable changes to correct them, as they are my favourite films, I feel they need to be represented as accurately and with as much justice as possible. I will endeavour to cite my references in the future, as I have now figured out the correct procedure for this. If you have any other questions, please ask!


 * Thanks for replying so quickly with a clear justification. Please be a bit cautious on flat-out deletions and significant changes to "big" articles (from a new Wikipedia account) without very clear reasoning. SF film can be testy ground. Usually that level of changes goes through the Talk page first or you may find that your edits are reverted en masse, after a lot of work, at some point. That said, your correction of the "first shot" myth was spot on. HullIntegrity (talk) 00:48, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

That's perfectly fine. While I understand major edits, especially on older articles, are sometimes confusing, I feel correctness should be the first and foremost concern for Wikipedia.