User talk:Sstanford2

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March 2020
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Tarzan (1999 film), did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please see Talk:Tarzan_(1999_film). Sum mer PhD v2.0 03:07, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Your recent edits to the aforementioned page are not constructive and decrease the page's quality by throwing off the layout of the paragraphs and bloating it with unnecessary detail. The site has rules against edit warring, so if you would like to discuss the matter further, a designated section can be made in the talk page, and you can make your argument as to why each exact detail you insist on adding to the page ought to be included. Cat&#39;s Tuxedo (talk) 01:49, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

I did not know what edit warring actually was until I looked it up after recieving this, and now that I do, I promise this will never happen again.--Sstanford2 (talk) 19:21, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

May 2020
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If talk pages are for discussion related to improving the article, then where am I supposed to go for asking questions or commenting? --Sstanford2 (talk) 14:56, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

July 2021
Hello. I wanted to let you know that your recent edit(s) to the Home on the Range (2004 film) 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) 17:10, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Maybe you're right, but on the current revision, the setting is left blank, which could cause confusion. Plot summaries should include the setting, otherwise it could make them look too flat. --Sstanford2 (talk) 02:43, 27 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for raising your concern at the article's Talk page; I've replied there. Cheers. DonIago (talk) 04:46, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

November 2021
Please refrain from making changes to plot summaries/synopses that conflict with the plot summary edit guides, as you did at The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue. 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) 19:28, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

My apologies, I just don't seem to understand the limitations properly. I have 2 small questions: what legitimate changes to plot summaries can I actually make; mind showing examples? & is pointing out mistakes in the plot acceptable on the talk pages? --Sstanford2 (talk) 17:17, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Please review WP:FILMPLOT, but the bright-line guideline that I tend to pay the most attention to is that the summaries usually shouldn't exceed 700 words. There's a tool you can install that will tell you the word count automagically, if you'd like me to give you the install info for that. Plot summaries exceeding 700 words can and do happen, but there should be some discussion on the Talk page for the article for the film at which there's WP:CONSENSUS to ignore the guideline in that case.
 * Otherwise, things I tend to notice are if the summary includes the names of the actors (unneeded if there's a Cast section) or if there's WP:TONE issues such as unneeded parentheticals or such.
 * Just generally though, I'd say if your edits are adding to the length of the summary, check the word count afterwards. If you're exceeding 700 words, refactor your edit, find other ways to trim the summary to compensate, or discuss at the article's Talk page so that other editors can weigh in on whether they feel it's appropriate to ignore the guideline in this case.
 * Hope this is helpful! Happy editing! DonIago (talk) 17:40, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

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