User talk:MikeAllen

Is Manual Art of style really exempted from basing the countries from the production companies the country is based from? If you based it on the info box it should be a British film so I want to know it’s exempted from the info box guidelines? 122.3.133.206 (talk) 00:04, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looking for your thoughts on a revert that you made to my edit last week on The Substance. I understand the revert and rightfully so because I'm a brand-spanking new account, but after seeking consensus on the talk page, they seem to be in favor of its inclusion. Would you object to my reintroducing the essay as a source? Althomas39 (talk) 16:35, 2 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, friendly reminder to warn users after you revert their edits. Happy editing (and reverting), GoldRomean (talk) 00:08, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Woah, that's cool! The font changed! GoldRomean (talk) 00:09, 4 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, @MikeAllen I saw that my edit for Belle Avery and Apelles Entertainment Links were rollbacked from the Meg 2: The Trench movie page article. I saw a note for manual of style issue. I am not sure I understand what the issue is with my links? Am I not allowed to link to their bios like the rest of the producers and studios in the movie? Trek Rover (talk) 20:50, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We don’t link to an external website in the prose of the page. We can add a link to a their Wikipedia page if they have one. WP:ELBODY Also you may want to check out WP:COI. Mike Allen 10:11, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wonka is also based on the 2005 film. Why did you delete what I added? 140.32.197.35 (talk) 21:05, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:OR Mike Allen 22:43, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! It’s been a while. I’m writing to tell you that I might be close to getting involved in an edit war in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. If you can check whether or not the involved IP made those edits to fluff up the plot or genuinely give readers more context, that’d be appreciated so I don’t break the three-revert rule. Thanks! Nicole. Oh, she's elegantly clandestine... ✨ 03:21, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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