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It looked OK to me. do you have a specific concern? Wtmitchell(talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 10:12, 22 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I honestly don't know. I just wanted you to check if there's any bias or error in phrasing, quotation, etc.. JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 10:48, 22 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
A bit early in my day -- I just finished breakfast. I'll enjoy it later. Thanks. Wtmitchell(talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 09:37, 10 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Looks good to me. An editor with source-supported updated info could notice this and update it easily, Wtmitchell(talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 11:16, 30 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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Full Metal Jacket links need to be changed to feature (film)[edit]
The redirect Full Metal Jacket should redirect to the disambiguation page. Existing links in articles needs to be changed. Blockhaj (talk) 12:09, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I don't understand why we are going back and forth about this, but here's what appears to have happened; see here:
You created a new redirect named Full Metal Jacket redirecting to the Full Metal Jacket (movie) article
Wikilink references in various WP articles are a separate issue. Wtmitchell(talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 12:44, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
What error? I moved the article "Full Metal Jacket" to "Full Metal Jacket (movie)" so that page name can be redirected to the disambiguation page full metal jacket, which covers both spellings. Previously the movie article sat at "Full Metal Jacket" with "full metal jacket" redirecting to it. That is erronous since the name can refer to several things, especially the ammunition from which the movie got its name. Blockhaj (talk) 13:30, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Blockhaj, besides the above, the move was undiscussed. You broke many many links with the move. Please establish consensus with a requested move discussion. older ≠ wiser 15:48, 30 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I agree that this needs to be worked out by editorial consensus. I took a quick look at how the articles are currently disambiguated and it looks OK to me except that I would add
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A "missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)
Hi, I'm Hannahlouise5678 (talk) 11:56, 25 January 2024 (UTC). In the article - The Spanish-American War, you marked a citation as FV in the section - 'aftermath in acquired territories.' I've just double-checked the reference and quote, and it is referenced correctly.Reply[reply]
Also, in your comment you mentioned POV OR, would you be able to comment further on which aspects of the edit that refers to, I would like to alter the section if it doesn't have neutrality. Thank you! Hannahlouise5678 (talk) 11:56, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Hi. Thanks for pointing that out. Placing the fv tag was a clear error on my part; I've removed it. I had checked the source and I don't know how I missed seeing that the snippet quoted is in there. That quote states a 2008 characterization by the author of the source cited, Sam Erman. I don't recognize that name, but I'm not an academic. In any case, I don't know if his characterization is reliable enough to support framing it as fact that those words marked the legislation mentioned. That sort of thing is common in WP, but it seems POVish and ORish to me. I didn't do any research on this, but I suspect that there might be other published sources of comparable reliability and significance but with with differing viewpoints. Perhaps a bit of research is in order in the interests of WP:DUE. Wtmitchell(talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 13:08, 25 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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