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23 August 2024
- 20:0520:05, 23 August 2024 diff hist +1,031 Patrick White →Influence and legacy: Added context. Found substantiation to earlier unsupported content. Mr. White's squattocracy is mentioned in the reference. Article is full of extraneous information but can probably be streamlined. According to WP:MASSR Even if you find an article was slightly better before an edit, in an area where opinions could differ, you should not revert that edit, especially if you are the author of the prior text. Tag: Reverted
- 01:1601:16, 23 August 2024 diff hist +793 Patrick White →Influence and legacy: Updated reference. Reviewed other statements referring to reference (Chapter 22, The Challenge of the Novel - Australian fiction since 1950 by Susan Lever in The Cambridge History of Australian Literature and removed unsupported quote, must have come from elsewhere? Article rambles, should be rewritten, can be improved and should be much more concise. Tag: Reverted
22 August 2024
- 21:2821:28, 22 August 2024 diff hist +73 Clarice Halligan Added context, based on information in linked reference. current
- 20:2420:24, 22 August 2024 diff hist +60 Kinleith Mill Fixed link in accordance with WP:NCGN, rewrote a few sentences, for context and clarity. Tag: Reverted
- 19:4319:43, 22 August 2024 diff hist +269 Royce Howes →Biographer of Edgar A. Guest: Updated and repaired reference, previous citation included dead link. current
- 18:5218:52, 22 August 2024 diff hist +1,391 Edgar A. Guest Added two references. Article needs more work. current
- 16:4416:44, 22 August 2024 diff hist +179 Edgar A. Guest →In popular culture: Guest's poem Don't Quit was paraphrased in The Doris Day Show, The Librarian, episode 9, season I.
21 August 2024
- 03:1903:19, 21 August 2024 diff hist +815 The Necessity of Atheism Added context. Most if not all faculty were clergy, blasphemy laws were in effect. Added reference to repeal of blasphemy law in England (2008). In no way would it have been unusual for any student to be expelled under the circumstances. Tag: Disambiguation links added
20 August 2024
- 23:4823:48, 20 August 2024 diff hist +756 Percy Bysshe Shelley Updated one reference, adding url. Added reference regarding his residency in Wales during 1812-1813. Added citation regarding the name of sailing vessel than sunk, drowning him. Article needs to be almost completely rewritten, rambles on and on. Should be about 1/4th the size. Too much repetition? Tag: Reverted
- 15:1215:12, 20 August 2024 diff hist −150 Percy Bysshe Shelley Thanks to the editor simply reverting, and thereby providing other editors a very fine opportunity to fix these problems. Should have done this first. 'Do not revert … because … you do not have time to rewrite … The main purpose of reversion is to undo vandalism or other disruptive edits. Wikipedia does not have a bias toward the status quo. Wikipedia has a bias toward change, as a means of maximizing quality by maximizing participation.' See WP:ONLYREVERT. Article needs quite a lot of work. Tag: Reverted
- 14:5014:50, 20 August 2024 diff hist +401 To a Skylark →Influence: Found dead link to the website of the British Library. Replaced. New link leads to the allpoetry.com website for this particular composition. Article needs a lot more work to be honest. Rewrote just this paragraph for added context. Tag: Reverted
- 13:0413:04, 20 August 2024 diff hist +320 Percy Bysshe Shelley Article has two points which are of vague chronological description. Added two tags, requesting clarification. Entire article is written in a lofty and a bit of a stultifying manner, should be rewritten for more clarity. Tag: Reverted
19 August 2024
- 20:0820:08, 19 August 2024 diff hist +79 Damascus affair Erroneous reference updated.
- 19:4119:41, 19 August 2024 diff hist +874 Damascus affair Updated one reference which was the same as new reference to new item. Added item regarding the sixtythree Jewish children kidnapped by authorities, held hostage, with added reference.
- 03:2403:24, 19 August 2024 diff hist +51 Supersonic transport Rewrote a few sentences for succinctness without altering meaning. Article needs more work.
18 August 2024
- 22:3422:34, 18 August 2024 diff hist −86 Karen Tumulty Rewrote several sentences for simplicity and clarity, attempting to retain exact same meaning.
16 August 2024
- 16:5616:56, 16 August 2024 diff hist +109 The New Colossus →In popular culture: Citation needed for connection between the cartoon An American Tail and The New Colossus.
- 16:4816:48, 16 August 2024 diff hist +74 Damascus affair →Release of the prisoners: Rewrote several paragraphs. According to MOS:DATERANGE. According to Franco, "unconditional release and recognition of the innocence of the nine prisoners" was the situation. The Ma'oz reference is not correct; removed. Article needs more work. Deutsch & Frankel use the word "absurd" themselves, thus quotation marks added. Tag: Reverted
15 August 2024
- 22:3122:31, 15 August 2024 diff hist −16 Tisha B'Av Minor, removing anachronistic note. This date was Hebrew calendar version of 2024-08-13. Left over by previous edit.
- 22:2622:26, 15 August 2024 diff hist +15 Linguistic relativity Rewrote several sentences. Article needs rewriting. Potentially could be much more readable. More work to be done.
- 19:2419:24, 15 August 2024 diff hist +1,189 Tisha B'Av Article needs more work. Rewrote. Added one reference. Revised references, one of which was added by previous (reverted) edit regarding arms sales, in recognition of new 'kinnot' which regard recent events of October 2023. Rewrote a lot of the rest of this article for succinctness while attempting to retain meaning.
- 18:3718:37, 15 August 2024 diff hist −717 Tisha B'Av Anachronistic and pejorative. This page is not the place for it. This good faith edit is pertinent in many ways valuable, but elsewhere. Undid revision 1240409001 by Matt Lib Soc (talk) Tag: Undo
- 16:4716:47, 15 August 2024 diff hist +768 The New Colossus →In popular culture: Updated another point also adding current reference to previously unreferenced sentence. Rewrote to add context.
- 16:1216:12, 15 August 2024 diff hist +220 Martha Griffiths Removed extraneous line break. Article badly written, can use a rewrite. Replaced incorrect citation, archived link. Live link to original NYT obituary updated. 'Commondreams' website had just reposted the original NYT article with byline and all. NYT website has the live original link.
- 13:3413:34, 15 August 2024 diff hist +1,416 Damascus affair Added three references, one of which is from the Torah itself (the bible). Edited in several quotes and rewrote several sentences. Editors, please do not revert because there is not enough time to edit. Edit the specific items as needs be. See WP:MASSR. Undid revision 1239880203 by Zero0000 (talk) Tag: Reverted
- 11:1311:13, 15 August 2024 diff hist +2,648 The New Colossus →In popular culture: Rewrote section. Simplified text. Corrected some of the references. Needs more work, also could use better references. Eliminated some of the notes here due to lack of verification, could not find any references to them.
14 August 2024
- 03:5903:59, 14 August 2024 diff hist +2,445 A Prairie Home Companion →Alterations: Just avoiding the entire political topic, also original editor did not research this and it lacked references. Added references regarding Paul Wellstone's '02 tribute. Added references supporting to aftermath of the President's death in '04. Re-arranged according to chronology. According to WP:MASSR, please take time to edit out specific items, we should as editors take time to edit. Do not revert simply because we do not feel there is enough time to edit.
13 August 2024
- 23:2423:24, 13 August 2024 diff hist +1,282 A Prairie Home Companion Added several references with contextual edits. See WP:MASSR Previously reverted edit was not frivolous nor was it vandalism. "… Even if you find an article was slightly better before an edit, in an area where opinions could differ, you should not revert that edit … ." Undid revision1240116701 by Discospinster (talk) Tag: Reverted
- 19:2119:21, 13 August 2024 diff hist −25 Mickey Rooney No edit summary
- 16:1816:18, 13 August 2024 diff hist +39 A Prairie Home Companion →Alterations: Rewrote a few sentences, with contextual perspective. Wellstone died in as a passenger in a tragic and accidental airplane crash. Tag: Reverted
12 August 2024
- 03:3603:36, 12 August 2024 diff hist +23 Overland Park, Kansas →History: See wp:sob and wp:overlink. Minor edit of several sentences without altering meaning.
- 03:0903:09, 12 August 2024 diff hist +64 Damascus affair →Disappearance and accusations: Blood is not kosher and will taint any food making it unsuitable for consumption. Tag: Reverted
- 02:0702:07, 12 August 2024 diff hist +797 The Man in the High Castle (TV series) →Setting: Added context, also observation that the Axis Powers in this story do not include the third member of the Axis, the Italian Fascists and their dictator Benito Mussolini is not in this world. Edited other points regarding the assassination attempts of the leaders of Japan and Germany as a coordinated plot, to add context. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
11 August 2024
- 19:2219:22, 11 August 2024 diff hist +1,123 Pete Smith (film producer) Rewrote. Still very poorly written, needs a lot of work. Added several references. Updated one reference. Cleared wp:overlink situation, also adding other links for provided context.
- 16:5316:53, 11 August 2024 diff hist −19 Pete Smith (film producer) No need for morbid fatalism. The gruesome details are laid out further in the article. Tag: Reverted
- 16:4416:44, 11 August 2024 diff hist +1,531 Dave O'Brien (actor) Rewrote. Article needs more work. Eliminated wp:overlink and wp:sob condition. Added more references. Added context. Removed citation sources needed tag, as have just been added three; as of now there are seven references.
- 14:4814:48, 11 August 2024 diff hist +25 Pete Smith (film producer) Added context without altering meaning. Tag: Reverted
9 August 2024
- 23:0223:02, 9 August 2024 diff hist +15 Tales from the Loop →Episodes: Minor. A humanoid (human-like) robot is called an 'android'. Added wikilink.
8 August 2024
- 21:5721:57, 8 August 2024 diff hist +60 Summer with Monika Rewrote opening paragraph, reduced bias favoring promiscuity. current
- 16:5816:58, 8 August 2024 diff hist +459 The Man in the High Castle (TV series) →Setting: Glamorized Aryanism, the ruthless oppressors of the fictional North America. Slave labor, both in the Empire and Third Reich were never depicted here. Clarification; the technology was available in the 1960s, just that it was never developed due to either commercial factors. expense, or otherwise.
- 16:0816:08, 8 August 2024 diff hist +1,025 Newsreel →Retrospectives: Added section on online archived newsreels, rewrote and expanded description of the 1978 moving picture production 'Newsfront'. Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 14:5414:54, 8 August 2024 diff hist +579 The Man in the High Castle (TV series) →Setting: Series never shows where the films actually come from, although there are a few that are obviously commercially produced newsreels. Most of the films were taken by multiple cameras from multiple angles, in 16mm. Yet no cameramen nor film printing facilities are depicted or accounted for. Tag: Visual edit
- 12:1512:15, 8 August 2024 diff hist +247 KNX (AM) →Notable former on-air staff: During late 1970s Pat Sajak reported the weather on KNX news radio.
- 11:4811:48, 8 August 2024 diff hist +20 KNX (AM) →Origin: Rewrote several sentences, added context. Added several wikilinks. Replaced 1⁄2 with ½.
- 11:2911:29, 8 August 2024 diff hist −191 Vine Street See wp:overlink. Poorly written. Article needs more work. current
- 01:2601:26, 8 August 2024 diff hist +858 Can't Help Falling in Love Rewrote the beginning paragraph, added several of the names of well known early recording artists who first sang this iconic song. Also added reference to 2022 soundtrack recording by Musgrove. Composers are now listed before performers and recording artists.
7 August 2024
- 18:4118:41, 7 August 2024 diff hist −2 Can't Help Falling in Love See WP:MASSR; Previously reverted edit was appropriate, not frivolous nor was it vandalism. "… Even if you find an article was slightly better before an edit, in an area where opinions could differ, you should not revert that edit … authors and others with past involvement in an article have a natural prejudice in favor of the status quo … ." Undid revision 1239144520 by Leafy46 (talk) Tags: Undo Reverted
- 18:2218:22, 7 August 2024 diff hist +24 Damascus affair Added context, regarding Egyptian withdrawal. Sorry for excessive edit.
- 18:2118:21, 7 August 2024 diff hist +374 Damascus affair Rewrote several sentences, simplified by making single sentences out of very long sentences. Added context, adding one reference regarding the 1840 liberation of Syria by the Austrians.
- 15:4615:46, 7 August 2024 diff hist −2 Can't Help Falling in Love →Background and release: Rewrote several sentences, converting long sentences into shorter ones. Tag: Reverted
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