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September 2013 edit

  Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be engaged in an edit war with one or more editors. Although repeatedly reverting or undoing another editor's contributions may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, and often creates animosity between editors. Instead of edit warring, please try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

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  • Also, please read the essay at WP:Bold, revert, discuss. Singularity42 (talk) 19:27, 25 September 2013 (UTC)Reply
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Animation is NOT a genre; It's a medium edit

There have been a lot of people who say that animation is a medium, but Wikipedia here puts in as a genre of film, but animation is not a genre; Hollywood just treats it like that. That's why I've been taking out of film and TV genres categories or pages because it's NOT a genre. There are plenty of people I know who hate seeing animation being called a genre (Brad Bird is a good example). So, please, understand why I keep making these changes.

Sincerely Yours, Joseph1357 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joseph1357 (talkcontribs)

  • Here's some proof: Animation Historian Jerry Beck said "It's an art form. But Hollywood treats it as a genre". Also, TV Tropes lists animation as a medium. BTW, it's Brad Bird, not Brad Pitt. Besides, you know what's a genre? Fantasy and comedy. Those ARE genres that animation, film and comics can do very well. Why? Because they're mediums; art forms, if you will.
  • Hi, I'm an administrator here. Please discuss your concerns on talk pages instead of continually reverting, or you may be blocked from editing in the future. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 20:14, 25 September 2013 (UTC)Reply

Edit on the Sylvester the Cat article edit

I see that you changed the edit I made on Sylvester (Looney Tunes). Do you have any proof that Bob Clampett stole ideas from others? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kirbyluvstoast (talkcontribs) 11:42, 24 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

"Though Clampett's contribution to the Warner Brothers animation legacy was considerable and inarguable, he has been criticized by his peers as 'a shameless self-promoter who provoked the wrath of his former Warner's colleagues in later years, for allegedly claiming credit [That's what I meant to say, BTW] for ideas which were not his'" -From the Bob Clampett article here on Wikipedia. Example: I heard he once he claimed creation for Sniffles the Mouse, a character Chuck Jones created. (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qnt1_naughty-but-mice-commentary_shortfilms).

May 2014 edit

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Talk:Futurama#Original run edit

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February 2017 edit

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September 2017 edit

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October 2017 edit

  Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Golden Age of American animation. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted.

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