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User:FlightTime/Edit summaries

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Short cuts edit

All 3 scripts, American edit

  • *A De-link common terms per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#What generally should not be linked|WP:OVERLINKING]] by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/Common Terms|script]], Date formats per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Dates, months, and years|MOS:DATE]] by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/MOSNUM dates.js|script]], American English, Wording/Spelling per [[User:Ohconfucius/EngvarB#Preamble|WP:ENGVARB]], by [[User:Ohconfucius/EngvarB|script]].

All 3 scripts British edit

  • *B De-link common terms per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#What generally should not be linked|WP:OVERLINKING]] by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/Common Terms|script]], Date formats per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Dates, months, and years|MOS:DATE]] by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/MOSNUM dates.js|script]], EngvarB Wording/Spelling per [[User:Ohconfucius/EngvarB#Preamble|WP:ENGVARB]], by [[User:Ohconfucius/EngvarB|script]].

VRT edit

  • [[vrts:TICKET NUMBER|VRT Ticket#TICKET NUMBER]]


Dashboards edit

  • <!--- Please place dashboard templates ---><br> <!--- Between these lines --->

IABot edit

  • Delete per [[Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 150#RfC: Delete IABot talk page posts?|IABot (RfC)]]

BetacommandBot edit

  • /* Fair use rationale for Image: */ See this [[Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2021 November 10#Article talk page query|discussion]]

S. O. P. edit

  • This change is not [[Standard operating procedure|S.O.P.]], please review other articles like this one, you'll see that there's consistency across them and we work to keep it that way.

STATUSQUO edit

  • You should not revert away from the ''accepted version'' until a consensus is established, per [[Wikipedia:Reverting#Avoid reverting during discussion|WP:STATUSQUO]]
  • Feel free to open a [[WP:Consensus|discussion]] on whether this [[Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions#Trivial coverage|trivial]] info is appropriate here, but in the meantime the article should remain at [[Wikipedia:Reverting#STATUSQUO|status quo]].

IMDb edit

  • Per [[WP:Reliable sources/Perennial sources#IMDb|IMDb]]
  • IMDb content inappropriate to reference on Wikipedia, per [[Wikipedia:Citing IMDb#Inappropriate uses|WP:IMDB/BLP]]

Find a grave edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#Find a Grave|WP:FINDAGRAVE-EL]]

What about that article edit

  • Per [[WP:WHATABOUT]] isn't a valid argument. Clearly others disagree with your edit, so please start [[Help:Talk pages#Starting a new thread|discussion]] on talk page.

Quotes edit

  • Replaced curly quotes with straight ones by [[User:DemonDays64/Scripts/Dumb quotes.js|script]], per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Quotation characters|MOS:CQ]]

Dates edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Ranges|WP:DATERANGE]]

Cover song edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs#Cover versions/multiple renditions|WP:COVERSONG]]

Popular culture edit

  • Entries to this section require a reliable source, per [[Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content#verifiable|WP:IPC]] See also [[Special:Diff/1053078805|this good explanation of the "In Popular Culture" section]]

Not broke edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Redirect#not "fix" links to redirects that are not broken|WP:NOTBROKEN]]

Sea Of Blue edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#Sea of blue|MOS:SEAOFBLUE]]

SURNAME edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography#Subsequent use|WP:SURNAME]]

Nickname edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography#Pseudonyms, stage names, nicknames, hypocorisms, and common names|MOS:NICKNAME]]. ([[Special:Diff/1129796838|example]])

Create first edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Write the article first#Red-linking in navigation|WP:CREATEFIRST]]

Not properly sourced edit

  • Not properly sourced, please see [[WP:Referencing for beginners|Referencing for beginners]].

WP:REMOVED edit

  • A number of important matters may not be removed by the user, they are part of the wider community's processes. Per [[WP:REMOVED]]

Eponymous edit

  • [[wikt:Eponymous|Eponymous]] is technically incorrect in this instance. ([[User:FlightTime/Eponymous|explanation]]). Please use '''self titled or debut'''

MOS:PSEUDOHEAD edit

  • Discouraged per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Pseudo-headings|MOS:PSEUDOHEAD]]

Television Is or Was edit

  • Per [[User:Bob Castle/Television Is or Was|WP:TVTENSE]] as detailed in [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Lead paragraphs|Manual of Style (television)]], this understandable edit is incorrect. Articles on discontinued television program should nearly always start with an "is", before switching to refer to the program in the past tense. The programs still exist, there're just not being broadcast.

Brint edit

  • Link targets updated or created per [[Wikipedia:Redirect#Bypass redirects in navigational templates|BRINT]]
  • Update lnk trgts per [[Wikipedia:Redirect#Bypass redirects in navigational templates|BRINT]]

WP:OR edit

  • Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|does not publish original thought]]. All material in Wikipedia must be [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|attributable]] to a [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable, published source]]. See [[Wikipedia:No original research|WP:OR]]

Present tense T.V. edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#TVNOW|MOS:TVNOW]]. References to a TV show, and/or its characters and locations, should always be in the present tense, as the show will still exist even after it is no longer airing new episodes.

Infoboxes edit

Infobox genre changing hidden message edit

  • <!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->

Image change edit

  • No [[Help:Talk pages#Starting a new thread|discussion]], no [[WP:Consensus|consensus]] for infobox image change, please seek [[WP:Consensus|consensus]] on the article talk page first

Allmusic edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums/Sources|WP:RSMUSIC]], [[AllMusic]] biography/reviews prose are reliable, but do not use genre sidebar, as it is generated from a separate source from the prose.

Secondary instruments edit

  • Secondary instruments are not listed in the infobox, they're meant to be brought up in the article body per [[Template:Infobox musical artist#instrument|Infobox musical artist]]

Associated acts edit

  • The Associated acts parameter has been removed from this infobox. See [[Template talk:Infobox musical artist#Associated acts confusion|this discussion]].

Small fonts edit

  • Avoid using smaller font sizes in elements that already use a smaller font size, such as infoboxes, navboxes and reference sections per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Font size|MOS:SMALLTEXT]]

Deprecated parameter edit

  • Deprecated infobox parameter per [[Special:Diff/816362689]]. Display size can be adjusted in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|user preferences]]

Notable children edit

  • Non-notable children are not listed in the infobox per [[Template:Infobox person#Parameters|Infobox person]]

Thumbnail size edit

  • No need to force thumbnail size per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images|MOS:IMAGESIZE]]. Display size can be adjusted in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|user preferences]]

Personnel edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Album article style advice#Personnel|WP:PERSONNEL]], common instruments need not be linked, but subjects are only if they have a page

THEBAND edit

  • Mid-sentence, per the MoS main page, the word the should in general not be capitalized in continuous prose, per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Music#Names (definite article)|MOS:THEBAND]]

Death cause edit

  • Cause of death, should be clearly defined and sourced, and should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability. It should not be filled in for unremarkable deaths such as those from old age or routine illness, per [[Template:Infobox person#Parameters|Infobox person]]
  • Remove template per documentation - cause and circumstances of death are clear, not rapidly changing


Death trivia
  • Trivial fact(s) and [[Encyclopedia|unencyclopedic]], please see [[Special:Permalink/1118067047|this discussion]].

Military module edit

  • Military career in this case adds undue weight, because the military career does not contribute to their notability. Per this [[Talk:Mel Brooks/Archive 1#RfC: Is a military infobox appropriate?|RfC]]

Sources edit

Value update(s) edit

Talk page warning: Value update(s) without updating the supporting source(s) {{small|([[Special:Diff/1162122574|example]])}}


Edit summary: Value update(s) without updating the supporting source(s) ([[Special:Diff/1162122574|example]])

Wikimedia is NOT edit

  • Wikipedia is ''NOT'' a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a reliable source|reliable source]]. See [[Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia|WP:CITEWIKI]].
  • Please refer to [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|WP:ENGVAR]]. British English uses the plural format whilst referring to rock bands. Please do not change "are" to "is" or "was".
  • Please refer to [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|WP:ENGVAR]]. British English uses the plural format whilst referring to rock bands. Please do not change "are" to "was".

Other edit

Common terms edit

  • De-link common terms per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking#What generally should not be linked|WP:OVERLINKING]] by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/Common Terms|script]].

Survived by edit

  • "Survived by" statements are discouraged per this [[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography/2017 archive#RfC: "survived by"|RfC]]

Date formats edit

  • Date formats per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Dates, months, and years|MOS:DATE]] by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/MOSNUM dates.js|script]]

EngvarB edit

Wording/Spelling per [[User:Ohconfucius/EngvarB#Preamble|WP:ENGVAR]], by [[User:Ohconfucius/script/EngvarB.js|script]]

Date range edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Ranges|MOS:DATERANGE]]

Activity levels no longer edit

  • Activity levels no longer warrant use. This template is used to alert editors of [[Template:Recent death|rapid changing edits]], it is not used to advertise or confirm the death itself

Activity levels do not edit

  • Activity levels do not warrant use. This template is used to alert editors of [[Template:Recent death|rapid changing edits]], it is not used to advertise or confirm the death itself

No longer needed edit

  • No longer needed. This template is used to alert editors of [[Template:Recent death|rapid changing edits]], it is not used to advertise or confirm the death itself

Personal knowledge edit

  • Personal knowledge is not [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiable]] to our readers or editors and therefore not acceptable, even if you're an Expert.

External link in prose edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:External links|WP:EL]]

File facing edit

  • File subjects should be facing the text, not off page. It is preferable to place images of people so that they "look" toward the text, people looking the other way, then it would be facing off page. See [[Help:Pictures#Thumbnails|Help:File facing]]

TV images edit

  • Removed character images per [[Wikipedia:Non-free content#Non-free image use in list articles|WP:NFLISTS]]; use a cast photo instead.

Easter egg edit

  • Per [[Wikipedia:Piped link# Transparency|Easter egg]. Do not use piped links to create "Easter egg" links that require the reader to open them before understanding what's going on.

Refill 2 edit

  • Filled in 3 [[Help:Referencing for beginners|bare reference(s)]] with [[Wikipedia:reFill|reFill 2]]



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