User talk:Desade 4

September 2016

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Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 10:48, 18 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at The Fox Lover. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. DemocraticLuntz (talk) 22:17, 18 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Fox Lover

Hello. I saw your post on the help desk about the problems you have been having editing The Fox Lover. While DemocraticLuntz was wrong to term your well-intentioned edits vandalism, they certianly are not the best way to improve that article.

Currently, that article has a brief intro stating that The Fox Lover is a Chinese film, and who stars in it. It then launches into a 4-paragraph plot summary that feels long and somewhat confusing to someone who has not seen the film (and that's without your additions!). After the plot summary there's a list of cast and the article ends.

The article provides no context for why the film was made, what impact the film had on society, how the film impacted the careers of the actors, how the film was recieved by critics or performed in the box office, or whether the film won awards or not, all things one should expect in an encyclopedia article about the film. Compare for example some featured articles (featured articles are considered to be Wikipedia's best work) about films such as Mom and Dad, Djaoeh Dimata, or pretty much any article in Category:FA-Class film articles. Djaoeh Dimata has only a very brief one paragraph plot summary, devoting nearly the entire article to discussing the film's importance in post-war Indonesia, and its effect on the careers of the actors.

Rather than crafting a play-by-play, scene-by-scene retelling of the entire movie, you would be better advised to attempt to summarize the plot in a single paragraph, and then write about why the film is important; how it was received both in China and internationally, whether this was a make or break moment in the careers of the actors and directors and producers, etc.

I hope this advice is helpful to you. You might also want to take a look at WP:NOTPLOT and MOS:PLOT, two pages which provide guidance on how to write plot summaries in Wikipedia.

Lastly, I'd like to welcome you to Wikipedia, as it seems no one has yet done that. I hope this rocky start doesn't discourage you from participating. Below this is a standard welcome message with a LOT more really useful links. ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 21:11, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

More here.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:32, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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