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TheLivingDrawing Since: Apr, 2019
17th Jul, 2021 05:37:50 AM

To explain I reverted it because I felt the new one wasn’t as interesting and there are other laconic descriptions on the site that are very similar to my original description (Chick Tracts come to mind).

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Tuvok Since: Feb, 2010
17th Jul, 2021 05:42:03 AM

Living Drawing you may have edit warred.

Edited by Tuvok
MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
17th Jul, 2021 05:44:03 AM

Not "may have"; that's edit warring.

TheLivingDrawing Since: Apr, 2019
17th Jul, 2021 05:54:40 AM

Sorry. I didn’t know the change was agreed on by the thread.

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Tuvok Since: Feb, 2010
17th Jul, 2021 05:56:48 AM

Should we revert the revert?

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
17th Jul, 2021 06:01:42 AM

^^ That's not what Edit War means. It still would have been an edit war if their change had been unilateral.


^ Yes, but this time with a link.

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TheLivingDrawing Since: Apr, 2019
17th Jul, 2021 06:04:11 AM

The page was already edited back to the description agreed upon by the thread. Though it kept the change I made to the laconic (changing Autism to Hollywood Autism) before I reverted the change. I have absolutely zero respect for the movie for personal reasons if you’re wondering why I was initially averse to the more neutral laconic.

Edited by TheLivingDrawing Why waste time when you can see the last sunset last?
PlasmaPower Since: Jan, 2015
17th Jul, 2021 06:48:31 AM

While I get that you don't like the movie, you shouldn't be venting out your hatred like that on wiki pages. And maybe you could've PM'd me or something before you decided to change it back.

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MyFinalEdits (Ten years in the joint)
17th Jul, 2021 08:48:23 AM

"And there are other laconic descriptions on the site that are very similar to my original description (Chick Tracts come to mind)."

It being a common issue doesn't make it kosher. We're actually trying to take these instances to absolute zero. Snarky, complainy laconics, as well as those written using deprecated formats (such as "X Meets Y" or "[X] in Space"), are frowned upon.

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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
17th Jul, 2021 08:48:51 AM

Also, I haven't seen this get mentioned, but your version of the laconic was completely incomprehensible for anyone who doesn't know what Simple Jack is. It was bad and myopia-y.

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themayorofsimpleton (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
17th Jul, 2021 11:56:24 AM

The Living Drawing, just because you dislike something does not mean you can complain about it on the wiki and Edit War with people who remove your criticisms. Almost everyone under the sun agrees this movie is garbage, but TV Tropes is supposed to be neutral.

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