User talk:Spectrallights

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November 2021

Before adding a category to an article, as you did to Legends of the Fall, please make sure that the subject of the article really belongs in the category that you specified according to Wikipedia's categorization guidelines. The category being added must already exist, and must be supported by the article's verifiable content. Categories may be removed if they are deemed incorrect for the subject matter. It's not clear to me on what basis you categorized this as a 'father and son' film, especially as I don't see any real discussion of that dynamic in the article. DonIago (talk) 16:57, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

DonIago, the basis of my categorization of Legends of the Fall as a ‘father and son’ film is the plot description in the opening section which states “film is about three brothers and their father,” the film poster which displays father and son characters, and the plot summary which goes on to detail the relationships between the three sons and their father. You are free to remove categories as you wish if they do not meet your standards for what qualifies as a ‘father and son’ film. Spectrallights (talk) 22:39, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What you're describing...applying a category based on the plot description and poster rather than any sources...is the definition of original research. Please tell me that the categories you've been adding to other film articles have been based on more than the plot descriptions and promo materials. DonIago (talk) 01:39, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to me that viewing the film counts as original research. And while many films can fit several categories—this film addresses individual freedom vs governmental authority, for example—Legends of the Fall is very much the story of a father's relationships with his three distinctly different sons. I defy anyone with a brain who has viewed this film to argue otherwise. And I did original research: I viewed the film. Kindly Copyeditor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kindly Copyeditor (talk • contribs) 19:03, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Original research

I've reverted the ones you brought to my attention, since they were obviously not properly supported by the sources. If it continues, however, please bring it to WP:ANI; as I've already been involved in reverting, I wouldn't be the right person to impose an editblock if it comes to that. Bearcat (talk) 00:47, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thank you for your input. Spectrallights (talk) 00:49, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

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History of SNL

Thank you for your work on the history of SNL articles, adding refs and consistency and whatnot earlier this year. I've created a new article with another editor at Draft:History of Saturday Night Live that is fully sourced and attempts to be a comprehensive look across the history, and I've nominated the old articles for deletion. I've used portions/sources (that you found) from some of the old articles for the new one in some sections. I just wanted to invite you to improve the draft article if you're interested and try and add anything you think could be missing or not covered; even if it was left out intentionally we could use the input of more editors. We did this because the five-year increments between articles were completely arbitrary and pointless, and the articles were basically just duplicates of the dedicated season articles; we feel the new draft article does a much better job at providing a comprehensive historical look across the show's history. StewdioMACK (talk) 19:58, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for letting me know! I'll contribute to the draft if I can think of anything not covered.

Spectrallights (talk) 17:19, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! We'll be moving it to main space and out of draft space soon, and replacing the history section on the main Saturday Night Live article with a condensed version of this new article (which I'm working on at my sandbox). You may be able to help improve recent eras in particular on the new article; they're not as tightly written right now as the older ones. :) StewdioMACK (talk) 17:29, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]