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1310337038 2025-09-09T01:01:53Z Errantios Nominated for deletion; see [[:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/False title]].
1306746284 2025-08-19T13:02:00Z Popcornfud keep it simple
1306373978 2025-08-17T11:28:00Z Wire723 /* Usage */ Give nationality of Time
1289497109 2025-05-09T01:02:59Z AnomieBOT [[User:AnomieBOT/docs/TemplateSubster|Substing templates]]: {{Citation web}}. See [[User:AnomieBOT/docs/TemplateSubster]] for info.
1289489841 2025-05-09T00:03:59Z Hoary some citation templates
1289488178 2025-05-08T23:49:45Z AnomieBOT [[User:AnomieBOT/docs/TemplateSubster|Substing templates]]: {{Citation web}}. See [[User:AnomieBOT/docs/TemplateSubster]] for info.
1289486554 2025-05-08T23:30:21Z Hoary a single instance of a cite template
1282982176 2025-03-29T19:19:46Z Citation bot Added newspaper. Removed parameters. Some additions/deletions were parameter name changes. | [[:en:WP:UCB|Use this bot]]. [[:en:WP:DBUG|Report bugs]]. | Suggested by Abductive | [[Category:English usage controversies]] | #UCB_Category 20/27
1281906630 2025-03-23T05:16:26Z Spinsterella /* top */semicolon is wildly incorrect
1281906541 2025-03-23T05:15:21Z Spinsterella /* top */colon is incorrect
1264639192 2024-12-22T19:16:05Z Izno clean some refs
1255820154 2024-11-06T20:51:01Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255820063 2024-11-06T20:50:40Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255817231 2024-11-06T20:38:18Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255816909 2024-11-06T20:36:48Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255790102 2024-11-06T18:05:24Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255790012 2024-11-06T18:04:49Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255789916 2024-11-06T18:04:11Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255789844 2024-11-06T18:03:47Z Marisauna /* Opposed to false titles */
1255789175 2024-11-06T17:59:52Z Marisauna
1255789084 2024-11-06T17:59:18Z Marisauna Moving info
1255770698 2024-11-06T16:02:03Z Marisauna /* Usage */ Dan Brown
1251223707 2024-10-15T01:14:50Z 210.173.155.179 removed "the" to give William Safire a false title in line with his quote
1240041049 2024-08-13T05:27:40Z Neo Purgatorio shouldn't be bold
1232649054 2024-07-04T21:22:12Z Cinemaniac86 Term mentioned alongside others below, but not in lede; thus I added it and bolded it to emphasize it with the rest of the sobriquets.
1221450545 2024-04-30T00:49:47Z Baffle gab1978 /* British usage */ marked deadlink
1187982838 2023-12-02T18:02:27Z HeyElliott Redundant, [[WP:LQ]], ce
1183441608 2023-11-04T09:51:18Z Loytra
1177494168 2023-09-27T20:09:04Z AuH2ORepublican /* In favor of false titles */ Grammar edit
1169190351 2023-08-07T16:34:29Z Popcornfud
1168527485 2023-08-03T08:48:38Z Citation bot Add: publisher. | [[:en:WP:UCB|Use this bot]]. [[:en:WP:DBUG|Report bugs]]. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | Linked from User:AManWithNoPlan/sandbox5 | #UCB_webform_linked 2308/4556
1159403067 2023-06-10T03:16:45Z Headbomb ce
1145055555 2023-03-17T01:31:47Z Citation bot Misc citation tidying. | [[WP:UCB|Use this bot]]. [[WP:DBUG|Report bugs]]. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | #UCB_CommandLine
1115499556 2022-10-11T19:44:42Z Skimel "in recent years" : when ?
1113928495 2022-10-03T22:40:52Z Shane Smith /* British usage */ Fixed typo
1112919759 2022-09-28T19:46:40Z Rynb99 added [[Category:Journalism terminology]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]
1105934552 2022-08-22T12:47:57Z Popcornfud update
1105506702 2022-08-20T15:50:21Z Popcornfud /* Usage */ Guardian advises against style guides
1092812680 2022-06-12T19:24:34Z Joefromrandb /* Opposed to false titles */ "although" would make sense here if the argument was against this practice, but not with the ambivalence that is obviously at hand in the comment
1067768766 2022-01-25T02:28:45Z BattyBot Removed/fixed incorrect author parameter(s), performed [[WP:AWB/GF|general fixes]]
1059811902 2021-12-11T19:47:42Z JJMC89 bot III Moving [[:Category:Disputes in English grammar]] to [[:Category:English usage controversies]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy]]
1039263989 2021-08-17T17:43:44Z Macrakis clarify usage in lead
1037986338 2021-08-09T21:05:45Z Macrakis punct
1037986238 2021-08-09T21:05:05Z Macrakis MWDEU clearly classifies it as journalese, and is not "in favor" of it in general
1037760954 2021-08-08T15:14:45Z Macrakis dab note
1037332028 2021-08-05T22:32:46Z Ira Leviton Recast a sentence the way the subject would write it.
1017959299 2021-04-15T15:09:24Z HueMan1 /* Usage */...
998855836 2021-01-07T09:38:29Z Ravenpuff /* top */ commas not part of name
990871777 2020-11-27T00:20:39Z Citation bot Alter: author, url. URLs might have been internationalized/anonymized. Add: date, chapter-url. Removed or converted URL. Some additions/deletions were actually parameter name changes. | You can [[WP:UCB|use this bot]] yourself. [[WP:DBUG|Report bugs here]]. | Suggested by AManWithNoPlan | All pages linked from cached copy of User:AManWithNoPlan/sandbox2 | via #UCB_webform_linked 1009/1640
990726526 2020-11-26T04:35:26Z Monkbot [[User:Monkbot/task 18|Task 18 (cosmetic)]]: eval 22 templates: del empty params (1×); hyphenate params (21×);
985761392 2020-10-27T20:17:54Z Buidhe add dates of publication—newer guides seem less likely to disapprove
985756459 2020-10-27T19:48:44Z Buidhe /* In favor of false titles */
981538413 2020-10-02T22:50:19Z Ceoil ce
940031723 2020-02-10T03:52:21Z John M Wolfson Adding [[Wikipedia:Short description|short description]]: "Grammatical construct in English" ([[Wikipedia:Shortdesc helper|Shortdesc helper]])
933157051 2019-12-30T07:29:36Z 147.226.223.107 /* In favor of false titles */
931718350 2019-12-20T18:49:00Z Bender the Bot /* British usage */HTTP → HTTPS for the [[BBC]], replaced: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ → [https://www.bbc.co.uk/
923601746 2019-10-29T15:59:43Z Rich Farmbrough /* British usage */Cite cleanup
916592362 2019-09-19T17:13:56Z Tom.Reding [[:Category:CS1 errors: deprecated parameters]]: migrate 1/1 |dead-url= to |url-status=; minor cleanup; [[WP:GenFixes]] on
909060359 2019-08-02T20:11:17Z InternetArchiveBot Bluelinking 4 books for [[WP:V|verifiability]]. #IABot (v2.1alpha2)
829359103 2018-03-08T03:46:32Z CLCStudent Reverted 2 edits by [[Special:Contributions/2001:E68:63FD:1900:FC1F:6F5F:6F55:9BFC|2001:E68:63FD:1900:FC1F:6F5F:6F55:9BFC]] ([[User talk:2001:E68:63FD:1900:FC1F:6F5F:6F55:9BFC|talk]]) to last revision by Ceoil. ([[WP:TW|TW]])
829359073 2018-03-08T03:46:13Z 2001:E68:63FD:1900:FC1F:6F5F:6F55:9BFC /* Opposed to false titles */
829358610 2018-03-08T03:41:19Z 2001:E68:63FD:1900:FC1F:6F5F:6F55:9BFC /* Terminology */ dousent<ref></ref>
812044977 2017-11-25T17:17:20Z Ceoil rv
812044227 2017-11-25T17:12:02Z 92.0.248.115 /* Controversy */
803353741 2017-10-02T00:38:48Z GoingBatty /* Opposed to false titles */clean up using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
802719962 2017-09-28T01:12:03Z InternetArchiveBot Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.5.4)
794386319 2017-08-07T18:14:29Z Ira Leviton Changed to past tense for consistency.
772950339 2017-03-30T10:26:16Z GreenC bot Rescued 1 archive link; remove 1 link. [[User:Green Cardamom/WaybackMedic_2.1|Wayback Medic 2.1]]
764163735 2017-02-07T12:33:06Z Bender the Bot clean up; http→https for [[The New York Times]]. using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
757219397 2016-12-29T13:37:11Z InternetArchiveBot Rescuing 0 sources and tagging 1 as dead. #IABot (v1.2.7.1)
754880645 2016-12-15T00:30:53Z Curly Turkey /* In favor of false titles */ "funny" has at least two meanings—this is likely the intended one
754880480 2016-12-15T00:29:21Z Curly Turkey /* top */ disputed
754231413 2016-12-11T15:14:23Z Bender the Bot /* British usage */clean up; http→https for [[The Guardian]] using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
740798663 2016-09-23T10:54:46Z Bender the Bot http→https for [[Google Books]] and [[Google News]] using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
725422298 2016-06-15T15:22:50Z Dcirovic refs
721455600 2016-05-21T23:59:26Z TomS TDotO [[wikt:anarthrous]]
721149718 2016-05-20T01:52:50Z Metropolitan90 /* Usage */ fix broken URL
675516285 2015-08-11T02:07:23Z 2605:6000:EE4A:2900:6250:C93B:E4D4:B4BC /* Usage */
674070059 2015-08-01T12:19:29Z Tim riley /* Opposed to false titles */ NYT MoS
664812936 2015-05-31T04:53:25Z Renamed user 23o2iqy4ewqoiudh
654241788 2015-03-30T21:29:33Z Tim riley /* Opposed to false titles */ tweak
654206014 2015-03-30T16:50:47Z Ssilvers copy edits
654177703 2015-03-30T13:21:50Z Tim riley /* British usage */ wl
654177548 2015-03-30T13:20:16Z Tim riley updating to reflect some recent diktats in guides; slight rearrangement of text for (I hope) clarity
652959470 2015-03-22T02:11:58Z Florian Blaschke /* Usage */
631297777 2014-10-27T08:38:10Z William Avery Supply missing space
628479072 2014-10-06T14:11:37Z Wegesrand tidied up a sentence in the lede
618894520 2014-07-29T00:22:55Z Whikie /* Controversy */ Added "linked from" warning.
609016732 2014-05-17T22:07:59Z Rothorpe /* Controversy */ and for an encyclopedia
608982170 2014-05-17T17:19:47Z Rothorpe /* Usage */
602804824 2014-04-05T01:35:02Z 27.110.212.70 /* Usage */
562055140 2013-06-29T02:41:55Z JerryFriedman Undid revision 561828696 by [[Special:Contributions/Inglok|Inglok]] ([[User talk:Inglok|talk]]) sticking to pattern of using source's preferred form, pending discussion
561828696 2013-06-27T14:30:06Z Inglok /* Controversy */ copyedit: this is consistent with usage in the rest of the article
524682522 2012-11-24T18:49:06Z JerryFriedman History before the beginning of Time
491602539 2012-05-09T14:24:29Z Helpful Pixie Bot ISBNs (Build KE)
422643071 2011-04-06T05:02:59Z Closedmouth moved [[False title (English usage)]] to [[False title]]: no need for disambiguation
421558452 2011-03-30T22:39:02Z JerryFriedman Undid revision 421490482 by [[Special:Contributions/98.114.31.83|98.114.31.83]] ([[User talk:98.114.31.83|talk]]) Lots of sources refer to someone named Hadji Murad as a member of the MILF
421490482 2011-03-30T14:46:22Z 98.114.31.83 /* Usage */ [[Hadji Murad]] had no affiliation with the [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]]
417640956 2011-03-07T18:38:53Z JerryFriedman /* Usage */ explain "MILF"
417640325 2011-03-07T18:35:02Z JerryFriedman /* Usage */ Sorry for the unclear summary. I put "MILF" in from the source. It's not vandalism.
417633111 2011-03-07T17:50:29Z AdeMiami Undid revision 417621708 by [[Special:Contributions/JerryFriedman|JerryFriedman]] ([[User talk:JerryFriedman|talk]]) MILF stands for Mother I'd Like to Fuck, and its appearance here definitely constitutes vandalsim
417621708 2011-03-07T16:32:46Z JerryFriedman Undid revision 417579712 by [[Special:Contributions/24.7.67.75|24.7.67.75]] ([[User talk:24.7.67.75|talk]]) It actually wasn't vandalism, though I don't know what "MILF" stands for there.
417579712 2011-03-07T09:53:23Z 24.7.67.75 /* Usage */ fixed vandalism
411816496 2011-02-03T17:50:14Z JerryFriedman Back to "Linguist Geoffrey Pullum" for self-reference--he says it's not ungrammatical
411795300 2011-02-03T15:46:07Z JamesD'Alexander /* Controversy */
411795082 2011-02-03T15:44:44Z JamesD'Alexander /* Controversy */ Inserted "The" at beginning of second-last para, but deliberately left it missing at beginning of last para (self-referential).
377466495 2010-08-06T12:07:41Z LilHelpa General fixes and [[WP:AWB/T|Typo fixing]] using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
374994619 2010-07-23T07:53:13Z Citation bot 1 Citations: [Pu177]Tweaked: url, isbn, date. You can [[WP:UCB|use this bot]] yourself! [[WP:DBUG|Report bugs here]].
367633131 2010-06-12T17:38:17Z JerryFriedman clarify slightly
359645020 2010-05-02T14:36:48Z RjwilmsiBot /* Controversy */CiteCompletion, dates: 1, works/pubs: 2, using [[Project:AWB|AWB]]
324104511 2009-11-05T16:30:23Z JerryFriedman a bit of reorganization and tweaking
320270930 2009-10-16T19:40:04Z JerryFriedman quotation mark
304517934 2009-07-27T18:05:20Z AdeMiami /* Usage */ caps
302884269 2009-07-19T03:47:14Z JerryFriedman /* Controversy */ Safire
293645989 2009-06-01T03:27:44Z JerryFriedman more analysis from Meyer
293178497 2009-05-29T21:55:01Z JerryFriedman /* Usage */ fix periods
293178089 2009-05-29T21:52:50Z JerryFriedman Chicago, Burchfield (neither has prescriptive comment)
292876900 2009-05-28T13:40:44Z Ntsimp wikilink [[Language Log]]
292818800 2009-05-28T04:42:01Z JerryFriedman reorg while mostly awake, tweaks
292766930 2009-05-27T23:00:10Z Ntsimp /* Controversy */ restore the use of "Linguist [[Geoffrey Pullum]]"
292600578 2009-05-27T04:50:55Z JerryFriedman finish my ref
292599624 2009-05-27T04:43:12Z JerryFriedman Meyer, some reorg (needs more from someone who's awake), identify ''Da Vinci Code'' sentence, tweaks
292488474 2009-05-26T18:10:26Z Ntsimp re-order words for variety
292488339 2009-05-26T18:09:46Z Ntsimp Re-word the final sentence to avoid using the construction
292439828 2009-05-26T14:00:55Z Ntsimp correct accessdate
292374039 2009-05-26T05:01:45Z JerryFriedman Economist, Cambridge, Pullum, Trask
292235310 2009-05-25T15:04:47Z JerryFriedman short example from Garner, comparison to more reasonable true title ("Professor" instead of Doctor"), other tweaks
292156386 2009-05-25T04:10:15Z JerryFriedman rm OR, referenced example in lead
291927675 2009-05-24T02:13:22Z JerryFriedman initial