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Edge of Tomorrow

Hi, Gorba! Regarding Edge of Tomorrow (film), a plot summary should be between 400 and 700 words per WP:FILMPLOT. This is WikiProject Film's consensus based on the general guidelines at WP:PLOT, which says to have "a concise summary" to complement the real-world coverage of a fictional work. If you can get the summary down to that range, we can take off the {{plot}} template. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 03:59, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Erik. I was able to get the number of words down to 794. I don't know how to get the number any lower without removing vital plot points. Gorba (talk) 04:38, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Blanking

Please stop your blanking spree. I've reverted pretty much all of your edits. You reduced film plots way, way below the minimum when this was not necessary. You also removed useful templates, spoilers, and other elements of the articles that should not have been removed under any circumstances. Per WP:SPOILER, Wikipedia does not censor spoilers. Plot summaries are considered fine if they're under 700 words. When they're around 700 or 800 words, it's usually possible to get them to 600 words without losing any meaning. This can be done by reducing repetition or replacing verbose phrases with more concise ones. For example: "he starts rowing the bow" can be shortened to "he rows the boat", and "he somehow wins the tournament" can be shortened to "he wins the tournament". Shortening the plot summary to pamphlet length just leaves people confused as to what the film is about. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:09, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Those weren't blanking sprees. Wikipedia identified them as articles needing attention, most of which had excessively long plot summaries. Voiding several hours is not my idea of quality time on a Saturday. Since you seem so keen to make known your elevated powers, if you can delete my account, please do. I thank you. -- Gorba (talk) 03:19, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dude. In Special:Diff/1156035556, you removed the short description. You also removed the helpful note that explains how the guideline on writing film plots works. It specifically said that film plots should be between 400 and 700 words. Your edits reduced the plot summary to a single paragraph. Help is always appreciated, especially when it comes to copy editing plot summaries. There aren't a lot of people who regularly work on them. But you are completely ignoring our guidelines. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:01, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your plot summary in Special:Diff/1156053641 was almost nonsensical. It completely removed the ending of the film, leaving people with no understanding of what happens in the film. It says someone murdered a character named Neely without even saying who Neely is or what his importance is. It completely omits all mention of the supernatural elements of film. I'm not sure why you're decimating film plots, but you need to read Wikipedia:FILMPLOT and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction before you edit any more plot summaries. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 05:07, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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