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Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2023

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In his years active section, I noticed that the en dash has accidentally been changed to a hyphen-minus by mistake. Can someone please change it back to the way it was with the en dash by any chance? 73.234.95.14 (talk) 14:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done: As per MOS:RANGE. DDMS123 (talk) 18:29, 26 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2023

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Actor Tom Hanks has written a book called The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: a novel. This book will be released on May 9, 2023. 73.227.69.144 (talk) 01:18, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 01:47, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Added mention of the novel with ref to Bibliography section. Schazjmd (talk) 14:31, 27 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Place of bio photo

Hello

I have been trying to add to the caption of Hanks' photo where he was when it was taken (The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival) but this continually gets taken down. I believe that it is necessary information as people may not want to click on the photo to find out where he is.

I hope that this conflict can be sorted soon.

Thank you. JackWhovian (talk) 13:42, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We can't assume what readers do or don't want. There's a manual of style, which you're ignoring. WP:OTHER isn't a thing either, by the way. I can have an admin take a peek at the issue if you're intent on disregarding the policies.

Seasider53 (talk) 18:52, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Admins don't resolve content disputes, which this is. WP:CAPLENGTH doesn't say to include location or not to include location for infobox image. The disagreement should be worked out here. Schazjmd (talk) 19:28, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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change is to was tom hanks is dead 173.174.198.169 (talk) 14:41, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]