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The phrase "confined to a wheelchair" is demeaning, offensive, and oppressive and should not be used here. A person is never "confined to a wheelchair": he doesn't shower or sleep in his wheelchair. When he rides a plane he rides in a seat, not his wheelchair. "Confined" is inaccurate and conveys an inaccurate stereotype of inability of wheelchair users to engage in sexual, social, travel and physical pursuits.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Discuss:Why_is_Charles_Krauthammer_in_a_wheelchair#ixzz1Z7NXhrIG — Preceding unsigned comment added by Denverjason (talk • contribs) 03:02, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I just removed the sentence, since it was an unnecessary detail anyway. Sp4cetiger (talk) 08:13, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 05:01, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]


I'll look at this tomorrow when I am more awake! — GhostRiver 05:01, 26 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()
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Infobox and lede

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  • "and later by Lawrence Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man," → "and later by Larry Talbot, the Wolf Man"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Talbot survives the fall" → "He survives the fall"
  • Link "Frankenstein's monster" in the first paragraph, delink in the second
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The plot summary is a little dense for a lede section; covering that Drac and the Wolf Man are searching for cures, that Talbot finds Frankenstein's monster, and that Edelmann becomes transformed into a monster himself should cover it without the current levels of detail"
I've tried to shorten it up. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • The title "Dracula Vs. The Wolf Man" is not mentioned below; the body has the order of the "vs." flipped
Fixed. Wolf Man vs. Dracula is the correct title. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Whatever the film title is, it should be italicized in the sentence beginning "The film eventually went into production"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Missing period after "put on hold for nearly six months"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "screenings; retrospective" → "screenings, while retrospective"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:40, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Plot

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  • Plot summary is 612 words, under the 700-word max, good job
Right on. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Dr. Franz Edelmann. The count explains" → "Dr. Franz Edelmann and explains that"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "can cure vampirism." → "may heal him."
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Wouldn't this go against WP:EGG though? Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I would say not, as WP:EGG mostly refers to when you think something will link to a common term and then it doesn't; since Dr. Niemann is original to this particular film, someone wanting to know about the character would end up there anyway, if that makes any sense. — GhostRiver 15:10, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "and tosses her body" → "and throws her body"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cast

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  • Good

Production

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Development

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  • "whose script" → "the script of which"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "to be Ford Beebe"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "two film deal" → "two-film deal"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Some reordering is in order so that we know the working title was Destiny by the time we get to the studio memo; currently we only get "titled Destiny" in the second para
Done, and re-arranged a pinch. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
linked. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pre-production

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  • "Dracula was being portrayed again by Carradine as he had in House of Frankenstein." → "Carradine instead portrayed Dracula, reprising his role from House of Frankenstein."
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:54, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "Dracula in 1986"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:54, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Filming

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  • Comma after "difficult for the actor"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:57, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "rushed to his dressing room"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:57, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "To save on lumber and nails for the war effort, existing sets were reused. The props and sets were from earlier films including The Invisible Woman and The Mummy's Hand." → "To save on lumber and nails for the war effort, existing props and sets from films such as The Invisible Woman and The Mummy's Hand were reused."
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:57, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "reused in House of Dracula"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:57, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Release

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Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:58, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "placed House of Dracula earning" → "placed House of Dracula's earnings"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:58, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "being beaten by" → "that honor went to"
  • Comma after "Lady on a Train (1945)"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:58, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "which also included"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:58, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "release don" → "released on"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 07:58, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

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  • ""... invaded," adding "the ..."" → ""... invaded", adding, "the ...""
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "substituting quantity for imagination"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Outside of New York"
done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after ""is the more interesting of the two"" but outside the quotes
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nix the parenthetical, we know the premise from reading the plot summary
Fair enough, removed. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "believability" should be in single quotes per MOS:QWQ
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:01, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy

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  • Comma after "J. Arthur Rank"
added , Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • "$4.6 million which led to it dropping many actors from their contract roster including Chaney." → "$4.6 million. They responded by dropping many actors from their contract roster, including Chaney."
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • " company now called Universal-International had" → "company, now called Universal–International, had"
Done. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Linked. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comma after "and Frankenstein's monster"
Done. I believe you mean the first time it's mentioned here. Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:04, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, my apologies. — GhostRiver 15:10, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

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  • Good

General comments

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  • Images are properly licensed and relevant
  • No stability concerns in the revision history
  • Earwig score looks good

That's all I have! Looks like a lot, but it's mostly minor grammatical things. Putting on hold for now; feel free to ping me with questions, and let me know when you're ready for me to take another look! — GhostRiver 03:33, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @GhostRiver:, I believe I have gone through everything! Is there anything else you require from me? Andrzejbanas (talk) 08:05, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I made a couple of minor follow-up edits on my own, and I think that this one is now ready to go! Good job! — GhostRiver 15:10, 27 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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