Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section: Revision history

28 August 2024

• curprev 10:1710:17, 28 August 2024‎ Tpbradbury talk contribs‎ 54,597 bytes −79‎ →‎Length: simplify, avoid repetition

26 August 2024

• curprev 17:5617:56, 26 August 2024‎ Gawaon talk contribs‎ 54,676 bytes −184‎ As this is currently under discussion on the talk page, please do not change it unless a consensus to do is reached there (so far you seem to be the only one in favour of radical change) Tag: Undo
• curprev 16:5016:50, 26 August 2024‎ Closed Limelike Curves talk contribs‎ m 54,860 bytes +1‎ →‎Citations: link fix Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 16:4916:49, 26 August 2024‎ Closed Limelike Curves talk contribs‎ m 54,859 bytes −2‎ →‎Citations: fix link Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor
• curprev 16:4816:48, 26 August 2024‎ Closed Limelike Curves talk contribs‎ 54,861 bytes +185‎ →‎Citations: Clarify policy Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

25 August 2024

• curprev 21:5921:59, 25 August 2024‎ Gawaon talk contribs‎ 54,676 bytes +496‎ Undid revision 1242265641 by Closed Limelike Curves (talk) – older, more detailed wording seems preferably, as this is easy to get wrong Tag: Undo
• curprev 21:4121:41, 25 August 2024‎ Closed Limelike Curves talk contribs‎ 54,180 bytes −496‎ →‎Citations: Simplify. Brevity+remove redundant information to improve clarity Tags: Reverted 2017 wikitext editor

20 August 2024

• curprev 22:1722:17, 20 August 2024‎ RodRabelo7 talk contribs‎ m 54,676 bytes 0‎ replacing {{IPA-de| → {{IPA|de| (deprecated template)

17 August 2024

• curprev 15:3415:34, 17 August 2024‎ W.andrea talk contribs‎ m 54,676 bytes +6‎ →‎Other languages: Improve markup

16 August 2024

• curprev 04:5804:58, 16 August 2024‎ RodRabelo7 talk contribs‎ 54,670 bytes 0‎ replacing {{IPA-it| → {{IPA|it| (deprecated template)

15 August 2024

• curprev 11:3111:31, 15 August 2024‎ Lawrencekhoo talk contribs‎ m 54,670 bytes 0‎ →‎Biographies' first sentence: readability

14 August 2024

• curprev 22:5722:57, 14 August 2024‎ Bkell talk contribs‎ m 54,670 bytes +24‎ →‎First sentence: MOS:...

27 July 2024

• curprev 10:1210:12, 27 July 2024‎ Nurg talk contribs‎ 54,646 bytes −37‎ →‎Elements: Update re "Template:Contains special characters"
• curprev 09:5809:58, 27 July 2024‎ Nurg talk contribs‎ 54,683 bytes +62‎ →‎Pronunciation: Change 'foreign' to 'non-English' or 'other languages' or similar
• curprev 09:4909:49, 27 July 2024‎ Nurg talk contribs‎ 54,621 bytes +60‎ →‎Foreign language: Change 'foreign' to 'non-English' or 'other' per Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style#Change "foreign-language" to "non-English language"?

26 July 2024

• curprev 10:4510:45, 26 July 2024‎ Nurg talk contribs‎ 54,561 bytes +4‎ →‎Foreign language: upd wlink

24 July 2024

• curprev 14:0514:05, 24 July 2024‎ Safes007 talk contribs‎ 54,557 bytes −2‎ →‎Provide an accessible overview: Not a quote Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

18 July 2024

• curprev 07:3407:34, 18 July 2024‎ Jlwoodwa talk contribs‎ 54,559 bytes +24‎ →‎First section: +anchor

18 June 2024

• curprev 06:5706:57, 18 June 2024‎ Hyphenation Expert talk contribs‎ 54,535 bytes −47‎ rmvd. 2022

7 June 2024

• curprev 19:5619:56, 7 June 2024‎ CUA 27 talk contribs‎ 54,582 bytes +10‎ →‎Foreign language: WP:BOLDLY making a copyedit change. No substantive change.

30 May 2024

• curprev 09:0209:02, 30 May 2024‎ Remsense talk contribs‎ 54,572 bytes −552‎ →‎First sentence: ce, adherent to other parts of the MoS

2 May 2024

• curprev 20:4420:44, 2 May 2024‎ Indagate talk contribs‎ m 55,124 bytes −1,229‎ Reverted 1 edit by Happy2be2022! (talk) to last revision by Valjean Tags: Twinkle Undo
• curprev 20:3820:38, 2 May 2024‎ Happy2be2022! talk contribs‎ 56,353 bytes +1,229‎ adding Lead Tag: Reverted

24 April 2024

• curprev 05:1805:18, 24 April 2024‎ Valjean talk contribs‎ m 55,124 bytes +18‎ Reverted edit by Emooshka11 (talk) to last version by SUM1 Tags: Rollback Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• curprev 04:4504:45, 24 April 2024‎ Emooshka11 talk contribs‎ m 55,106 bytes −18‎ * Provided an accessible overview */ Tag: Reverted

23 April 2024

• curprev 22:0222:02, 23 April 2024‎ SUM1 talk contribs‎ 55,124 bytes −1‎ →‎Avoid these other common mistakes: Seems this was never updated Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

6 April 2024

• curprev 18:1918:19, 6 April 2024‎ Jfhutson talk contribs‎ 55,125 bytes +27‎ →‎Elements: add a shortcut

5 April 2024

• curprev 21:0021:00, 5 April 2024‎ CUA 27 talk contribs‎ 55,098 bytes +38‎ →‎Pronunciation: per talk page
• curprev 20:4720:47, 5 April 2024‎ Gawaon talk contribs‎ 55,060 bytes 0‎ →‎Pronunciation: Move phrase around for clarity
• curprev 19:5519:55, 5 April 2024‎ CUA 27 talk contribs‎ 55,060 bytes +176‎ →‎Pronunciation: per talk page

30 March 2024

• curprev 14:4014:40, 30 March 2024‎ Loytra talk contribs‎ 54,884 bytes +31‎ →‎Avoid these other common mistakes: Added new shortcut: MOS:TITLEABSENT Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

10 March 2024

• curprev 15:5415:54, 10 March 2024‎ Moxy talk contribs‎ 54,853 bytes +41‎ →‎Citations

3 March 2024

• curprev 21:2421:24, 3 March 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 54,812 bytes −49‎ →‎Bolding of title and alternative names: updated see also link

6 February 2024

• curprev 18:3318:33, 6 February 2024‎ Anachronist talk contribs‎ m 54,861 bytes −32‎ zero-conditional grammar, removed unnecessary future tense

3 February 2024

• curprev 21:5521:55, 3 February 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 54,893 bytes −244‎ →‎Citations: modified sentence as the verifiability policy not merely advises in this case but states the word "must", added direct quote from said guidance, removed redundant text

25 January 2024

• curprev 13:5413:54, 25 January 2024‎ HansVonStuttgart talk contribs‎ m 55,137 bytes +14‎ Undid revision 1198955411 by HansVonStuttgart (talk) not actually a wrong redirect Tags: Undo Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
• curprev 13:5213:52, 25 January 2024‎ HansVonStuttgart talk contribs‎ 55,123 bytes −14‎ →‎First sentence: Wrong redirect removed Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

22 January 2024

• curprev 21:3421:34, 22 January 2024‎ Schierbecker talk contribs‎ 55,137 bytes −175‎ →‎Elements: Not true in Vector 2022 Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

9 January 2024

• curprev 05:4605:46, 9 January 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 55,312 bytes +9‎ →‎Citations: merged two sentences
• curprev 05:4405:44, 9 January 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 55,303 bytes −8‎ →‎Citations: introduction >>> lead
• curprev 05:4305:43, 9 January 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 55,311 bytes +1‎ →‎Citations: moved sentence for better logical order
• curprev 05:4105:41, 9 January 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 55,310 bytes −202‎ →‎Citations: respectfully, maybe we don't need this text that is not applicable many times

7 January 2024

• curprev 19:1719:17, 7 January 2024‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ 55,512 bytes +75‎ Put MOS shortcut first since the whole point of the "MOS:" pseudo-namespace is to get people to stop using up all the sensible "WP:" ones for MoS stuff. Instill the sense that "MOS:" is the norm for MoS-related shortcuts. Forestall "LEDE" stuff coming back as it periodically does.
• curprev 19:0819:08, 7 January 2024‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ 55,437 bytes −644‎ Intermediate version serves no purpose here and just makes the footnote enormous for no gain. An don't abuse : list markup as a visual indenter per MOS:DLIST; we make talk pages a trainwreck this way, but avoid it otherwise.
• curprev 19:0519:05, 7 January 2024‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ 56,081 bytes −1‎ put shortcut code in the right list item
• curprev 19:0219:02, 7 January 2024‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ 56,082 bytes −140‎ Reasonable point, but it can be made more clearly and succintly, and in a better place in the flow of the material. Rm. unnecessary word "always". If a guideline says "should", it doesn't mean "should, unless you just don't agree or don't feel like complying this afternoon". And everything needs a source; here, we mean a source *in the lead*. Because of the "challenged or likely to be" policy, not all cn tags in the lead are "erroneous".
• curprev 03:4003:40, 7 January 2024‎ Thinker78 talk contribs‎ 56,222 bytes +291‎ →‎Citations: added clarification from the verifiability policy

26 December 2023

• curprev 03:1103:11, 26 December 2023‎ Mathglot talk contribs‎ 55,931 bytes −1‎ →‎First sentence: Fix broken bullet style.

12 December 2023

• curprev 13:1213:12, 12 December 2023‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ m 55,932 bytes +8‎ →‎Bolding of title and alternative names: anchor

8 December 2023

• curprev 00:1500:15, 8 December 2023‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ m 55,924 bytes 0‎ No one writes Wikipedia page titles this way.