Gavin Lyall: Revision history

25 July 2023

• curprev 03:3003:30, 25 July 2023‎ Jevansen talk contribs‎ m 9,606 bytes +1‎ Moving from Category:People from Birmingham, West Midlands to Category:Writers from Birmingham, West Midlands using Cat-a-lot undo

17 August 2022

• curprev 21:3621:36, 17 August 2022‎ Edwardx talk contribs‎ 9,605 bytes −100‎ See MOS:INFONAT “Most biography infoboxes have nationality and citizenship. Generally, use of either should be avoided when the country to which the subject belongs can be inferred from the country of birth, as specified with |birthplace=." undo

7 June 2022

• curprev 13:0313:03, 7 June 2022‎ Lulusword talk contribs‎ 9,705 bytes −19‎ Fix marriage template, remove deprecated parameter value undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

20 April 2022

• curprev 10:3510:35, 20 April 2022‎ Simeon talk contribs‎ m 9,724 bytes +51‎ Adding local short description: "English author (1932–2003)", overriding Wikidata description "British writer (1932-2003)" (Shortdesc helper) undo

6 July 2021

• curprev 03:0703:07, 6 July 2021‎ GreenC bot talk contribs‎ 9,673 bytes +219‎ Rescued 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 undo

28 February 2021

• curprev 18:4618:46, 28 February 2021‎ 79.30.47.54 talk‎ 9,454 bytes +17‎ Added full birth name (including middle name) to the template. undo
• curprev 18:4518:45, 28 February 2021‎ 79.30.47.54 talk‎ 9,437 bytes +37‎ Added marriage dates to the template (Cfr Katharine Whitehorn Wikipedia page). undo

16 February 2021

• curprev 07:5307:53, 16 February 2021‎ Dawnseeker2000 talk contribs‎ m 9,400 bytes −135‎ date format audit, minor formatting, typo(s) fixed: 51-49 → 51–49 undo Tag: AWB

12 January 2021

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8 January 2021

• curprev 10:5810:58, 8 January 2021‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 9,522 bytes +6‎ Alter: year. Add: author pars. 1-1. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were actually parameter name changes. | You can use this bot yourself. Report bugs here. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:People from Birmingham, West Midlands | via #UCB_Category 280/823 undo

31 December 2020

• curprev 02:5602:56, 31 December 2020‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ m 9,516 bytes +4‎ recategorize undo Tag: AWB

4 December 2020

• curprev 13:0813:08, 4 December 2020‎ Thirdman talk contribs‎ 9,512 bytes +7‎ Was in Warwickshire at the time undo

18 April 2020

• curprev 18:0218:02, 18 April 2020‎ WikiCleanerBot talk contribs‎ m 9,505 bytes 0‎ v2.02b - Bot T12 - WP:WCW project (Punctuation in link) undo Tag: WPCleaner

4 March 2020

• curprev 01:0701:07, 4 March 2020‎ InternetArchiveBot talk contribs‎ 9,505 bytes +94‎ Bluelinking 1 books for verifiability.) #IABot (v2.1alpha3 undo

12 October 2019

• curprev 18:4118:41, 12 October 2019‎ Beetstra talk contribs‎ m 9,411 bytes −307‎ Reverted edits by Intercaddy10 (talk) to last version by InternetArchiveBot undo Tag: Rollback

24 September 2019

• curprev 17:4517:45, 24 September 2019‎ Intercaddy10 talk contribs‎ 9,718 bytes +307‎ →‎Biography undo Tag: Visual edit

7 September 2019

• curprev 13:0713:07, 7 September 2019‎ InternetArchiveBot talk contribs‎ 9,411 bytes +101‎ Bluelinking 1 books for verifiability.) #IABot (v2.1alpha3 undo

18 November 2018

• curprev 18:2718:27, 18 November 2018‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ m 9,310 bytes +46‎ →‎Notes: add category undo Tag: AWB

13 October 2018

• curprev 05:4005:40, 13 October 2018‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ m 9,264 bytes +8‎ →‎Notes: recategorize undo Tag: AWB

7 April 2018

• curprev 08:2308:23, 7 April 2018‎ Cnwilliams talk contribs‎ m 9,256 bytes +23‎ Disambiguated: West Midlands → West Midlands (region) undo

4 April 2018

• curprev 01:5701:57, 4 April 2018‎ KolbertBot talk contribs‎ m 9,233 bytes +1‎ Bot: HTTP→HTTPS (v485) undo

3 April 2018

• curprev 18:5518:55, 3 April 2018‎ 80.189.176.178 talk‎ 9,232 bytes −73‎ Location of the city of Birmingham, UK (West Midlands, not Warwickshire). Where Gavin Lyall met John Wayne (on a film set in Libya). undo Tag: Visual edit

1 March 2018

• curprev 00:2400:24, 1 March 2018‎ 92.5.247.32 talk‎ 9,305 bytes −67‎ →‎Biography undo

4 January 2018

• curprev 06:1206:12, 4 January 2018‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ 9,372 bytes +39‎ →‎Notes: add category using AWB undo

24 November 2017

• curprev 17:0917:09, 24 November 2017‎ Robina Fox talk contribs‎ 9,333 bytes +41‎ added Category:English spy fiction writers using HotCat undo

2 November 2017

• curprev 06:5006:50, 2 November 2017‎ MChew talk contribs‎ m 9,292 bytes +915‎ infobox undo

1 November 2017

• curprev 03:5803:58, 1 November 2017‎ Opencooper talk contribs‎ 8,377 bytes +40‎ →‎top: add image undo

8 February 2017

• curprev 06:1406:14, 8 February 2017‎ Bender the Bot talk contribs‎ m 8,337 bytes +1‎ →‎Obituaries: clean up; http→https for The New York Times. using AWB undo

14 December 2016

• curprev 14:3314:33, 14 December 2016‎ Bender the Bot talk contribs‎ m 8,336 bytes +2‎ →‎Obituaries: clean up; http→https for The Guardian using AWB undo

30 August 2016

• curprev 16:0116:01, 30 August 2016‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ 8,334 bytes +5‎ Cat-a-lot: Moving from Category:Cancer deaths in England to Category:Deaths from cancer in England undo

10 March 2016

• curprev 10:5810:58, 10 March 2016‎ BG19bot talk contribs‎ m 8,329 bytes −1‎ →‎References: Remove blank line(s) between list items per WP:LISTGAP to fix an accessibility issue for users of screen readers. Do WP:GENFIXES and cleanup if needed. Discuss this at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Accessibility#LISTGAP undo

5 February 2016

• curprev 10:5410:54, 5 February 2016‎ KasparBot talk contribs‎ 8,330 bytes −274‎ migrating Persondata to Wikidata, please help, see challenges for this article undo

21 August 2015

• curprev 02:2002:20, 21 August 2015‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ 8,604 bytes +8‎ →‎Notes: recat using AWB undo

19 August 2015

• curprev 05:3105:31, 19 August 2015‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ 8,596 bytes +36‎ →‎Notes: add category using AWB undo

9 August 2015

• curprev 07:2007:20, 9 August 2015‎ Bearcat talk contribs‎ m 8,560 bytes −62‎ →‎Notes: duplicate categorization; already in subcat(s). using AWB undo
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24 June 2015

• curprev 05:2805:28, 24 June 2015‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ 8,586 bytes +28‎ →‎Notes: add category using AWB undo

20 June 2015

• curprev 00:0900:09, 20 June 2015‎ GreenC talk contribs‎ 8,558 bytes −22‎ "Books and Writers" project using AWB undo

4 May 2015

• curprev 04:4404:44, 4 May 2015‎ KasparBot talk contribs‎ 8,580 bytes −14‎ authority control moved to wikidata undo

28 March 2015

• curprev 08:2408:24, 28 March 2015‎ Ser Amantio di Nicolao talk contribs‎ 8,594 bytes +34‎ →‎Notes: add category using AWB undo

25 October 2014

• curprev 21:5621:56, 25 October 2014‎ Autarch talk contribs‎ 8,560 bytes −52‎ →‎Biography: Rm WP:PEACOCK. undo

12 October 2014

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22 June 2014

• curprev 20:5020:50, 22 June 2014‎ John talk contribs‎ 8,623 bytes −53‎ clean up, deflag, overlink, replaced: English → English, England → England, English → English, Finnish → Finnish using AWB undo

16 March 2014

• curprev 22:0522:05, 16 March 2014‎ Keith D talk contribs‎ m 8,676 bytes −40‎ Replace deprecated cite parameters undo

10 January 2014

• curprev 18:1818:18, 10 January 2014‎ Waacstats talk contribs‎ 8,716 bytes +14‎ Add persondata short description using AWB undo

14 November 2013

• curprev 17:2617:26, 14 November 2013‎ Marigold100 talk contribs‎ 8,702 bytes +47‎ Para 5, added B-25 undo
• curprev 17:1017:10, 14 November 2013‎ Marigold100 talk contribs‎ 8,655 bytes +186‎ Biography para 1, "flying Gloster Meteors" Lyall told me this in 1973 at his home,14 Provost Rd, London NW3 (as I mentioned unlogged, in "Shooting Script" re. John Wayne) Bio para 4, his Dove airplane, added address, para 5, added John Wayne undo

25 April 2013

• curprev 22:1822:18, 25 April 2013‎ Fantr talk contribs‎ 8,469 bytes +38‎ added Category:Booker authors' division using HotCat undo

28 February 2013

• curprev 04:4404:44, 28 February 2013‎ Addbot talk contribs‎ m 8,431 bytes −121‎ Bot: Migrating 5 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q1496441 (Report Errors) undo