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Welcome to my tips page, where I store anything that I find useful which other editors may find useful as well. The contents of this page have neither been endorsed nor vetted by the community, and are not to be taken as guidelines or policies.

General

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PSAs

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  • WP:BRD is an essay and an optional process. WP:3RR is the only authoritative policy.
  • Pings must be added to a new line to work. If you add the {{ping}} template to an existing line of code, or modify an existing {{ping}} template to add or change users, it will not go through.
  • Pings also do not work with IP users. To get their attention, you'll need to post a {{Talkback}} message on their talk page.
  • If a script isn't working for you, make sure you are using the Source Editor with syntax highlighting turned off. Most scripts don't work with VisualEditor or the 2017 wikitext editor.
  • In American English, it's spelled "canceled" with one L but "cancellation" with two L's. See this Grammarly article for more.
  • "External links modified" notices posted by IABot can be removed to declutter talk pages, per this RfC.
  • Per this RfC, use {{Cite magazine}} for magazine-associated websites and {{Cite news}} for newspaper-associated websites. Do not use {{Cite web}}.

Frequently miscited shortcuts

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See also: WP:UPPERCASE

Before invoking these shortcuts in discussions, it's a good idea to see where they actually point to. Misusing shortcuts is neither helpful nor appropriate, may confuse inexperienced users, and will likely attract a rebuttal from aggressive editors.

  • WP:OSE – Likely the most often miscited shortcut of all time. OSE specifically pertains to AfDs and "inherited" notability; it does not apply to arguments that "another article also does this, so this article should too". In fact, the relevant shortcut, WP:SSE, says precedent on other articles may be relevant when resolving content or style disputes.
  • WP:IDONTLIKEIT – Similar to OSE, this shortcut only relates to AfDs. The more general-purpose shortcut is WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT.
  • WP:TRIVIA – This shortcut has nothing to do with the inclusion of trivial information in an article; it discusses avoiding the creation of dedicated "trivia" sections. WP:TRIVIAL links to a different page but isn't relevant either; that relates to significant vs. "trivial" coverage in reliable sources. Instead, select a more specific rationale from WP:NOT, such as WP:INDISCRIMINATE or WP:NOTGUIDE.

Common PAG violations

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  • Per WP:DUPLINK, a term should only be linked once in its first instance
  • Per WP:OVERLINK, do not link widely understood common terms
  • Per WP:NOTBROKEN, there is no reason for valid redirects to be piped
  • Per WP:EASTEREGG, do not pipe terms with a link that would astonish readers

Article titles

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  • Per WP:NATURAL, natural disambiguation is preferred over parenthetical disambiguation
  • Per WP:SMALLDETAILS, minor distinctions may be sufficient to disambiguate between topics
  • Per MOS:TITLECAPS, prepositions are capitalized if they contain five or more letters
  • Per WP:PFILM, films should not be partially disambiguated

Behavior

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  • Per WP:3RR, more than three reverts on the same page within 24 hours constitutes edit-warring, regardless of who is in the wrong
  • Per WP:STATUSQUO, the status quo before a dispute arose should be retained during discussion

Talk pages

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  • Per WP:IMPLICITCONSENSUS, consensus does not always stem from talk page discussions
  • Per WP:POLL, consensus is determined not by the number of raw votes, but by the strength of the arguments presented
  • Per MOS:INDENTMIX, do not change bullet styles
  • Per WP:TALKGAP, do not add line breaks between comments

Film

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  • Per MOS:ACCLAIMED, superlatives such as "critically acclaimed" must be attributed to multiple highly reliable sources
  • Per MOS:FILMGENRE, only the primary genre should be noted in the lead
  • Per MOS:PLOTBLOAT, plot summaries for films should limit between 400 and 700 words
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How to create a timeline

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Sources

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This is not an exhaustive list, only a list of the sources that I use the most often.

General

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Movies & TV

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See also: WP:FILMRS, WP:TVRS, WP:MCURS, and WP:CBFILMRS

Business & technology

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Citations

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Determining article titles

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How to determine if a site is reliable

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  • Is the source listed on one of the lists here?
  • Is the source widely cited by other reliable sources?
  • Does the source have a history of reporting factual inaccuracies or unsubstantiated rumors?
  • Does the source's website look sketchy?
  • Has the source been in use on high-quality Wikipedia articles for years?
  • Is the source a so-called "scooper" or "leaker"?

Lists of reliable sources

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Everything needs to be sourced except ...

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When to use |url-access=

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Limited

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Note: in addition to metered ("soft") paywalls for their regular articles, some of the publications below also have "hard" paywalls for their premium articles, as denoted by a double dagger (‡).

Subscription

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Registration

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How to bypass paywalls

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  • Hit Esc before the page finishes loading. This doesn't work for all publications, and it doesn't work if you don't hit Esc fast enough. On mobile, hit the ✕ button.
  • Search for an archived copy at the Wayback Machine. This may not work for Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron's, or Puck; try archive.today instead for those.
  • Install an extension to block paywalls. I use this one, which I find highly effective. Note that this doesn't work for publications with "hard" paywalls.
  • Copy a portion of the preview text which you can read for free, and look it up. Find a mirror website which has more-or-less the same article.

Common ISSNs

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ISSNs do not need to be added for all publications. The following is a list of the most widely-used ones. For other publications, see https://portal.issn.org/

Unreliable film sources

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Advice

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How to deal with edit-warring

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  1. An editor makes an unconstructive edit.
    Revert the edit, preferably with an edit summary that explains your objection. In more egregious cases, consider leaving a {{uw-disruptive1}} warning on the editor's talk page. Do not accuse them of vandalism per WP:NOTVAND; if it is truly and unequivocally vandalism, you are permitted to make as many reverts as you would like until the offender is blocked or the page is protected, per WP:NOT3RR.
  2. The editor reverts your revert.
    Consider the editor's edit summary, or lack thereof. Check the article and user's talk pages to see if the editor has left any comment explaining their actions; if so, do not re-revert and engage in the discussion(s). If the editor has not made any attempts at discussion and you still find the edit unconstructive, revert the edit a second time. In your edit summary, advise the editor to discuss on the article's talk page per WP:BRD, and address their previous edit summary or lack thereof. Leave a {{uw-disruptive2}} warning on their talk page; do not use {{Uw-vandalism2}} per NOTVAND.
  3. The editor reverts a second time.
    Check the article and user's talk pages to see if the editor has left any comment explaining their actions; if so, do not re-revert and engage in the discussion(s). If the editor has not made any attempts at discussion and you still find the edit unconstructive, revert the edit a third time. In your edit summary, warn the editor that they are now edit-warring, with a link to WP:EW. Advise them again to discuss on the article's talk page, and remind them WP:COMMUNICATION is required if their previous edit summaries have been empty or nonsensical. Leave a {{Uw-disruptive3}} or {{Uw-ew}} warning on their talk page.
  4. The editor reverts a third time.
    Now this is where things get tricky.
    • If all previous three reverts were performed by you, do not revert a fourth time, or else you yourself would be in violation of WP:3RR and an WP:ANEW report would produce a WP:BOOMERANG effect. Leave a {{Uw-3rr}} warning on their talk page, and start a discussion on the article's talk page if this has not already happened. Ping the editor using {{ping}} if they are registered; leave a talkback message on their talk page using {{please see}} if they are an IP user. If the editor replies on either their talk page or the article's talk page, hold your fire and engage in the discussion(s). If not, wait until a third editor comes along and reverts the IP's third revert. If neither of these happen, wait for at least 24 hours before reverting a fourth time, citing the editor's failure to respond in your edit summary.
    • If one of more of the previous three reverts were performed by a third editor, revert the edit a third time. In your edit summary, reiterate that the editor is edit-warring and should discuss on the article's talk page. Leave a {{Uw-3rr}} warning on their talk page, and start a discussion on the article's talk page if this has not already happened. Ping the editor using {{ping}} if they are registered; leave a talkback message on their talk page using {{please see}} if they are an IP user. If the editor replies on either their talk page or the article's talk page, hold your fire and engage in the discussion(s). If not, wait for at least 24 hours before reverting a fourth time, citing the editor's failure to respond in your edit summary.
  5. The editor reverts a fourth time.
    The editor has now breached 3RR. If you are currently discussing with the editor and you believe they are acting in good faith, advise them to self-revert per 3RR. If the editor has replied on neither their talk page or the article's talk page, or if it is clear from your discussion that they are acting in bad faith, file a report at ANEW. If you followed the above steps correctly, you should be able to fill out the entirety of the ANEW form. Be sure to mention WP:CIR and/or COMMUNICATION if they are applicble. Leave a {{AN3-notice}} notice on the editor's talk page, and await for disciplinary action to be taken against them.

How to write a convincing argument

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  1. Do your research.
    Dig into talk page archives to see if your argument has been discussed before. Read through those discussions thoroughly, and be sure to mention those prior discussions in your argument and say how your new proposal addresses those concerns, or why those discussions came to the wrong conclusion. Also don't forget to look for talk page discussions on related articles, WikiProjects, noticeboards, etc.
  2. Reference policies and guidelines.
    Your argument has a stronger chance of being supported if you refer to Wikipedia policies, guidelines, manuals of style, essays, etc. Make sure you've read all relevant guidelines pertaining to your argument, as those hold the most weight to the Wikipedia community. If you have a good reason to believe a guideline doesn't apply or should be ignored, mention that.
  3. Provide evidence.
    Use tools such as Pageview Analysis, Google News, Google Scholar, and more. Look for usage in reliable sources. Find evidence of consensus, implicit or explicit, among editors who edit articles pertaining to your argument. If you find a very old discussion from many years ago in which editors came to a consensus contrary to your view, explain why that no longer applies and bring up WP:CCC.
  4. Consider the readers.
    Wikipedia is for the readers. Put yourself in a reader's shoes, someone who has little to no knowledge of how Wikipedia works. Describe how your argument would benefit readers and/or how the current state of things does more harm than good. Discuss what a normal person would likely do, and how that proves your argument is the right step forward.

Film

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Film databases

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Studio press sites

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Disney release calendar

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For years, the Walt Disney Studios posted a PDF of the release calendar for their upcoming films on their website. In July 2022, however, Walt Disney Studios overhauled their website, and their release calendar PDFs were no longer available for public viewing. Here is the most recent version of the PDF before the overhaul, dated April 19, 2022. For a more complete, albeit outdated, version which includes films from 2021 and the first half of 2022, see here, dated January 22, 2021. A screenshot offering us a partial look at Disney's latest release calendar can be found here, last updated October 25, 2024.

There are two key takeaways from this. First, you'll notice that films produced by Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm are labeled as "Disney" in the second column, whereas films produced by 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures are labeled as "20th" and "Searchlight", respectively. This is a clear indicator that 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures films are NOT distributed under the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures banner, rather they retain their pre-acquisition distributor labels. See also this RfC from 2019 as well as this talk page thread. Secondly, you'll also notice that certain films are titled Untitled _____, such as "Untitled Deadpool Movie" and "Untitled Star Wars", while others are titled _____ [#], such as "Inside Out 2" and "Avatar 3". It would be inaccurate to state on Wikipedia that films temporarily titled _____ [#] are "untitled", when Disney has literally assigned the film an official, placeholder title. It would also be inaccurate to title films marked as Untitled _____ as _____ [#], when Disney themselves have declared that the film currently has no official title.

Official screenplays

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Timeline of the MCU on Wikipedia

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MCU "based on" credits

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Adapted from Special:PermaLink/1022122364.
Extended content

Phase One

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  • Iron Man – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
  • The Incredible Hulk – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • Iron Man 2 – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
  • Thor – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
  • Captain America: The First Avenger – Based on the Marvel Comic by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
  • The Consultant – Based on the Marvel Comic Books
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer – Based on the Marvel Comic Books
  • The Avengers – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • Item 47 – Based on the Marvel Comic Books

Phase Two

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  • Iron Man 3 – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee, Don Hech, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
  • Agent Carter – Based on the Marvel Comic Books
  • Thor: The Dark World – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
  • All Hail the King – Based on the Marvel Comic Books
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier – Based on the Marvel Comic by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
  • Guardians of the Galaxy – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • Ant-Man – Based on the comics by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby

Phase Three

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  • Captain America: Civil War – Based on the Marvel Comics by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
  • Doctor Strange – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Based on the Marvel Comics by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
  • Spider-Man: Homecoming – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
  • Thor: Ragnarok – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
  • Black Panther – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • Avengers: Infinity War – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
  • Captain Marvel – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Avengers: Endgame – Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • Spider-Man: Far From Home – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko

Phase Four

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  • WandaVision – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Loki season 1 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Black Widow – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • What If...? season 1 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Eternals – Based on the Marvel Comics by Jack Kirby
  • Hawkeye – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home – Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
  • Moon Knight – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Ms. Marvel – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Thor: Love and Thunder – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • I Am Groot season 1 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Werewolf by Night – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special – Based on the Marvel Comics

Phase Five

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  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Secret Invasion – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • I Am Groot season 2 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Loki season 2 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • The Marvels – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • What If...? season 2 – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Echo – Based on the Marvel Comics
  • Deadpool & Wolverine – Based on the Marvel Comics

Surprise MCU cast members

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  • Ant-Man – Anthony Mackie
  • Black Widow – Olga Kurylenko
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – Ben Kingsley
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home – Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Corey Stoll
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 – Linda Cardellini

Aliases not used onscreen

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Alleged alias Credited as such Consensus to use Notes Discussion(s)
Obadiah Stane Iron Monger No No 1
James Rhodes War Machine No Yes Only applies to Iron Man 2 1, 2, 3, 4
Natasha Romanoff Black Widow No Yes Only applies to Iron Man 2
Ivan Vanko Whiplash No Yes
Brock Rumlow Crossbones Yes No 1
Wanda Maximoff Scarlet Witch Yes No Only applies to The Winter Solider, Civil War, Infinity War, and Endgame 1
Pietro Maximoff Quicksilver Yes No 1
Ulysses Klaue Klaw No No
Liz Liz Allan/Toomes No No 1, 2
Ned Ned Leeds No No Only applies to Homecoming
Michelle "MJ" Michelle Jones No No Only applies to Homecoming and Far From Home 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
M'Baku Man-Ape No No Confirmed to not be used
Monica Rambeau Photon/Spectrum No No Used in toys 1
Dimitri Dimitri Smerdyakov No No No evidence of relation to the Chameleon 1, 2
Tommy Maximoff Wiccan No No Used in set video 1
Mobius Mobius M. Mobius No Yes Confirmed in press materials 1
Sylvie Sylvie Laufeydottir No Yes Confirmed by Marvel.com 1
Mason Rick Mason No Yes Confirmed by reliable sources 1
Katy Katy Bashir/Chen No No No evidence of relation to Katy Bashir 1
Maya Lopez Echo No Yes Used in series title
Charles Xavier Professor X No No Only applies to Multiverse of Madness 1
Reed Richards Mister Fantastic No No Only applies to Multiverse of Madness 1
Ted Ted Sallis No No
Man-Thing Yes Yes

MCU promotional sites

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