User contributions for Scotpens
A user with 42 edits. Account created on 7 April 2007.
23 March 2024
- 16:5416:54, 23 March 2024 diff hist −1 m History of the alphabet ". . . with letters for both consonants and letters" corrected to ". . . with letters for both consonants and vowels."
15 July 2023
- 04:4104:41, 15 July 2023 diff hist +140 m Ericofon Item added to Media appearances. "In the opening scene of the 1958 science-fiction movie Queen of Outer Space, Ericofons are seen on desks in a military headquarters."
29 October 2022
- 17:5117:51, 29 October 2022 diff hist −2 m Gotta Travel On Spelling of Carl Sandburg corrected. Spelling of The Limeliters corrected.
7 July 2022
- 04:3404:34, 7 July 2022 diff hist +1 m July 1967 "The four-engine Boeing 727" corrected to "three-engine."
12 February 2022
- 20:4020:40, 12 February 2022 diff hist +1 m Wah Chang First paragraph: "With the encouragement of his adopted father" changed to "With the encouragement of his adoptive father." (Parents adopt children, not the other way around!)
23 May 2017
- 16:4116:41, 23 May 2017 diff hist 0 m Land Shark (Saturday Night Live) Corrected spelling of Candice Bergen's name.
12 May 2017
- 04:3504:35, 12 May 2017 diff hist +33 m The Third Day (1965 film) Added link to category page: Films about amnesia
9 November 2016
- 06:0306:03, 9 November 2016 diff hist 0 m Russell Phillips 1st sentence of 1st paragraph under "Death": "who's" corrected to "whose."
10 July 2016
- 19:4019:40, 10 July 2016 diff hist −1 m The Last Supper (Leonardo) Under Modern Art, paragraph on Salvador Dali's "Sacrament of the Last Supper": Feminine "blonde" corrected to masculine "blond."
11 March 2016
- 17:2817:28, 11 March 2016 diff hist +3 m Aurora (1957 automobile) " . . . arguably the first Experimental Safety Vehicle ever made, even before the coinage of the ESV acronym" -- changed to "initialism." ESV isn't an acronym because it doesn't spell out a word and can't be pronounced like a word.
22 September 2015
- 00:4200:42, 22 September 2015 diff hist −6 m Jack Larson Changed some verbs in 3rd paragraph to past tense, since the subject is now deceased.
6 January 2015
- 03:1903:19, 6 January 2015 diff hist +1 m 42nd Street (film) Incorrect song title "Keep Young and Healthy" changed to "(I'm) Young and Healthy".
8 December 2013
- 16:4616:46, 8 December 2013 diff hist +4 m Dodge Matador ". . . from 1959 models, itself an evolution of Virgil Exner's "Forward Look" cars . . ." Pronoun corrected to plural "themselves."
25 November 2013
- 23:1023:10, 25 November 2013 diff hist −4 m American Humane ". . . trying to abolish of corporal punishment in schools." -- "of" removed. "Hayes Office" corrected to "Hays Office."
27 September 2013
- 05:2405:24, 27 September 2013 diff hist −2 List of fictional espionage organizations No edit summary
- 05:2205:22, 27 September 2013 diff hist +221 List of fictional espionage organizations "CMDF -- Combined Miniature Deterrent Force" corrected to "Forces" (plural). Added meaning of CMDF in Fantastic Voyage cartoon series. Added entry "ICE -- Intelligence and Counter-Espionage" from Matt Helm movies.
- 04:4404:44, 27 September 2013 diff hist +147 m List of fictional espionage organizations ". . . with fancy-sounding acronym" changed to "acronyms" (plural). "CMDF -- Combined Miniature Deterrent Force" corrected to "Forces" (plural).
19 September 2013
- 07:5007:50, 19 September 2013 diff hist −6 m Wycliffe's Bible Minor grammatical edit paragraph 2, first sentence.
15 August 2013
- 23:5123:51, 15 August 2013 diff hist −8 m Julie Dawn Cole →Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: "A native American of Giuldford, Surrey" corrected to "A native of . . ." She is English, not American!
- 08:5308:53, 15 August 2013 diff hist −1 m Peter Ostrum In the phrase, "Ostrum quoted fellow 'Wonka' child alumnus [[Julie Dawn Cole] . . . "alumnus" (masculine singular) corrected to "alumna" (feminine singular).
27 July 2013
- 04:5604:56, 27 July 2013 diff hist −1 m Muhammad Ali (song) 2nd paragraph: "whom" was used incorrectly. Changed to "who." Tag: Visual edit
21 July 2013
- 04:3304:33, 21 July 2013 diff hist +2 m Dickey (garment) 2nd sentence, 1st paragraph had two minor grammatical errors. Corrected to read: " Better dickies have a trouser tab at the end to secure them down, preventing the dickey from comically popping out." Tag: Visual edit
26 June 2013
- 03:4403:44, 26 June 2013 diff hist +742 Talk:The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena) No edit summary
12 June 2013
- 03:4503:45, 12 June 2013 diff hist −3 m Edsel →Reliability: Spelling of "Mercuries" corrected to "Mercurys." (Proper noun takes regular plural.)
8 June 2013
- 18:1718:17, 8 June 2013 diff hist −1 m Trylon and Perisphere →In popular culture: paragraph 10: ". . . the deconstruction of the Trylon and Perisphere are seen . . . " Corrected to singular "the deconstruction of the Trylon and Perisphere is seen . . . "
16 May 2013
- 00:4100:41, 16 May 2013 diff hist +1 m Famous for being famous Under "Celebutante," corrected singular "portmanteau" to plural "portmanteaux."
7 January 2013
- 08:1408:14, 7 January 2013 diff hist 0 m Kismet (musical) Spelling of George Chakiris' name corrected.
18 December 2012
- 16:4316:43, 18 December 2012 diff hist −2 m Evelyn Nesbit Spelling in sentence "I never allowed Evelyn to pose in the all together” corrected to "in the altogether."
4 September 2012
- 23:0223:02, 4 September 2012 diff hist +91 m User talk:Scotpens added signature current
- 23:0123:01, 4 September 2012 diff hist +631 N User talk:Scotpens ←Created page with 'The title of this film is simply ''Boeing Boeing'', the same as the play it was based on and the other three film versions. In the movie's opening titles, ''Boe...'
19 April 2012
- 03:4103:41, 19 April 2012 diff hist +7 m The Phantom Tollbooth (film) First sentence of second paragraph has been corrected to eliminate dangling particple.
21 February 2012
- 05:5005:50, 21 February 2012 diff hist +286 Teenage tragedy song Added another parody song to the Satires/Parodies section.
26 September 2010
- 04:3404:34, 26 September 2010 diff hist −1 m Condominium 3rd paragraph under "Overview": corrected spelling of "bi-laws" to "bylaws"
14 April 2010
- 22:2822:28, 14 April 2010 diff hist −6 Talk:Fantastic Voyage →Under "In Popular Culture":
- 22:2622:26, 14 April 2010 diff hist +85 Talk:Fantastic Voyage →Under "In Popular Culture":
- 22:2522:25, 14 April 2010 diff hist +6 Talk:Fantastic Voyage →Under "In Popular Culture":
- 22:2422:24, 14 April 2010 diff hist +853 Talk:Fantastic Voyage Corrected reference to supposed "homage to 'Fantastic Voyage'" in ''Airplane!''
23 October 2009
- 07:1007:10, 23 October 2009 diff hist +3 m Chrysler Turbine Car Corrected spelling of Ford concept car from "Galaxia" to "La Galaxie," and the year it debuted from 1956 to 1958.
30 March 2009
- 03:2103:21, 30 March 2009 diff hist +69 Voice-over Added 4 names to list of prominent V.O. artists: Bartell LaRue, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Vic Perrin
27 March 2009
- 01:3901:39, 27 March 2009 diff hist −297 m Will H. Hays Vandalism removed: Factually incorrect paragraph, with several misspellings, alleging that Will Hays developed "magic mushrooms."
4 July 2007
- 19:1419:14, 4 July 2007 diff hist +904 Talk:Fantastic Voyage Minor factual errors in text of article
- 18:1218:12, 4 July 2007 diff hist +341 Talk:Take Me Home (Cher song) Different Lyrics
