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Hi,

I'm the "evil" vandalizer who's IP code (if that's the proper term) is 67.240.82.233 (right now I'm using someone else's account). I did not know that there was such thing as a talk page or a discussion board, which is why I didn't contact anyone to resolve the editing conflict. I can't seem to contact the dude who blocked me, so I'm contacting you instead.

I have proof that there is a debate about the ending of Harold and Maude. On the IMDB message boards, there are a couple of threads in which arguments have occurred: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/board/thread/150602101 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067185/board/thread/143452931?d=143452931&p=1#143452931

Unfortuntely there were more threads (and with more people), but IMDB took them off to make room for other ones. (But since there's no way to prove that, you'll probably think I'm fibbing). Also, in a 34-page booklet that came with the official soundtrack, it mentions that the ending was played around with, which is why some people interpret it differently. I don't have the book, but if you get your hands on it, you'll have your proof.

Anyways, that's all I got, and if it's not enough, then I'll leave the "suicide" section alone.

Templeclay (talk) 02:06, 30 December 2009 (UTC)67.240.82.233

The "ghost Harold" story

I sent an email to the person who blocked me and provided a quote from the book that came with the soundtrack as proof there was an alternate ending. I thought you might be interested in seeing this quote:

"When I arrived in Hollywood, Hal showed me a rough screening of the film just to acquaint me with it. And at the end of it he said they had two endings. He said, 'We've got another ending where he either dies or he dances off into the sunset. Playing the banjo.' And I was very much in favor of him dancing off into the sunset, obviously. As I think most people would have been, certaintly the studio would have been. Hal had this alternative ending where when the Jaguar catapults into the sea- and by the way, you can see the camera that was set inside the car, come out through the front windscreen. You can still see it- if you watch the car, it flips over in a very flat pancake-y sort of way. It's not a spectacular car crash, it just simply goes off the cliff and lands on its roof. And you can see a little something comes sout of the car and splashed into the water- that is the camera that they mounted inside it." -Paul Samwell-Smith; page 26

Templeclay (talk) 16:21, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

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Memento

Hello, You seem have removed a sentence in the film Memento which was stated clearly with a source link from a reliable source. I urge you not to do so as it was clearly stated and did not violate any policy of Misplaced Pages. (user talk 20:19, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the correction at List of films featuring diabetes! It had been a while since I saw the film. Erik (talk | contribs) 16:28, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Malaysian IP vandal

The recent vandalism you encountered is a problem we've had since December. Please check out the Sockpuppet investigation page and post your comments regarding this issue. - Areaseven (talk) 14:21, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Ruggles of Red Gap

You need to slow down a bit, because your making some mistakes in your haste to shape the article to your liking. First off, the film is not set in the "Old West". It's set in 1908, well after the Old West era. It's a comedy, not a "Western comedy" - in fact, it's a comedy of manners. Your insistence that interesting and informative material be left out because it's trivial (to you), is a mistake - the provenance of a movie's source material is always pertinent.

How about discussing what you're doing on the talk page, instead of diving in and getting it wrong? BMK (talk) 03:29, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

An RfC that you may be interested in...

As one of the previous contributors to {{Infobox film}} or as one of the commenters on it's talk page, I would like to inform you that there has been a RfC started on the talk page as to implementation of previously deprecated parameters. Your comments and thoughts on the matter would be welcomed. Happy editing!

This message was sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of {{U|Technical 13}} 18:26, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

About Time (2013 film)

Hi. Just to note that I reverted your edit on About Time (2013 film). We needn't enter a debate about the merits of the spelling of realise/realize. The point is the article's original spelling was "realise", which sits nicely with common usage within the UK. Edits by an IP editor within the last few days changed it, along with changing the spelling of "travelling" to the US variant "traveling". I was merely restoring the article's original spelling in line with guidelines. --Escape Orbit 19:11, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Rounding dollars

Hi, I noticed that you are rounding dollars in film articles per MOS:LARGENUM. While I endorse this approach (having used this in articles that I work on), you may get some push-back on some articles. Many articles still report the full dollar figure, and some editors will argue that we should report exactly as the sources (Box Office Mojo, The Numbers) do. If this happens, you can start a discussion at WT:FILM about the matter and see what other editors have to say. Thanks, Erik (talk | contrib) 14:14, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

I would also suggest rounding to the nearest hundred-thousand because articles that report the box office figures often do this kind of rounding, rather than to the nearest million. Erik (talk | contrib) 14:14, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

@Erik:. I started a discussion. We will see how it goes. Thanks.AbramTerger (talk) 15:40, 1 May 2014 (UTC)

Seems like discussion has stalled, but I think rounding to the nearest hundred-thousand seems more accepted. You can see the trade papers rounding this way in running text. I don't know what the verdict is on what to do with the infobox, but I like Masem's point about easy comparison. Erik (talk | contrib) 17:38, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

@Erik: Yes I noticed it has stalled. I took away the nearest hundred thousand for millions of dollars. In a discussion with Betty Logan around some Nolan Batman edits(who also contributed to the discussion on WT:FILM) she did not like rounding with billions (for the comparison aspect) and preferred something like 1,008.4 million instead of something like 1.008 billion so I will do that as well. I have used things like 240 thousand, but perhaps I will try 0.240 million to keep everything in millions, and see what the feedback is. Again, thanks for the suggestion.AbramTerger (talk) 17:51, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

I don't think it's common to write something like "0.240 million". Looking at this, it looks like the trade papers prefer to write out the full number if it's below a million. Might not be a bad example to follow. Erik (talk | contrib) 17:55, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

@Erik: I am a scientist and we would (especially as a means for comparison among numbers with vastly different orders of magnitude). But it is an accounting number, so I will take your advice. Thanks, again.AbramTerger (talk) 19:33, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Terminator

Hey, I don't want to use the quote as I don't think it adds anything more to it and since it's not cited is my main issue. I think pointing out exactly what the author's intentions were and what Cameron's response are more valid. No big deal. Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:55, 19 May 2014 (UTC)