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curprev 22:1822:18, 16 November 2024 Tassedethe talk contribs m 4,958 bytes +11 v2.05 - Repaired 1 link to disambiguation page - (You can help) - Paul West (writer) undo Tag: WPCleaner

curprev 18:4018:40, 9 November 2024 Doomhope talk contribs 4,947 bytes +26 added Category:Purple using HotCat undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 21:2421:24, 12 August 2024 Rscragun talk contribs 4,921 bytes −20 Removed some purple prose undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 12:2312:23, 14 September 2023 Belbury talk contribs 4,941 bytes −19 →Origins: remove MOS:LINKQUOTE undo

curprev 12:4112:41, 2 August 2023 MtPenguinMonster talk contribs 4,960 bytes +24 →See also: Edited description of the order of the occult hand undo

curprev 23:0023:00, 28 May 2023 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,936 bytes +5 Undid revision 1157477463 by 2600:1700:D10:6B00:C5C8:94F6:27DD:93A1 (talk)Reverted unexplained edit. This was correct before. undo Tag: Undo
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curprev 20:5820:58, 6 September 2022 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,787 bytes −718 Undid revision 1108882138 by Minoa (talk)Reverted good faith edit. This is not a good example of purple prose. It is an example of confusing writing style by way of verbosity, technical jargon, and a high level of diction. It may be better suited for one of those articles. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 19:3819:38, 6 September 2022 Minoa talk contribs 5,505 bytes +718 →Origins: I had to get this example of extreme usage of purple prose on this article. undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 20:1020:10, 3 August 2022 Doniago talk contribs m 4,787 bytes −1 Reverted edits by 206.83.113.46 (talk) to last version by Anita5192 unexplained change undo Tag: Rollback

curprev 09:0809:08, 2 August 2022 206.83.113.46 talk 4,788 bytes +1 →Origins undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 17:4317:43, 15 January 2022 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,787 bytes −840 Undid revision 1065799043 by Caphadouk (talk)Reverted unexplained edit. This broke the section divisions. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 15:4015:40, 15 January 2022 DanCherek talk contribs 5,627 bytes −6 WP:RIA: text was copied from Gary Dahl (entrepreneur) on 15 January 2022; see that page's history for attribution undo
curprev 10:2810:28, 15 January 2022 Caphadouk talk contribs 5,633 bytes +840 →Origins undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit

curprev 17:0917:09, 6 December 2021 Kent Dominic talk contribs 4,793 bytes +7 Changed characterization of "disrupt(s)" from a categorical occurrence to a likelihood, accounting for subjectivity re disruption. NOTE: Consider "tends to disrupt" as an alternative to "may disrupt." undo

curprev 21:1521:15, 2 July 2021 Kent Dominic talk contribs m 4,786 bytes +4 clarification: "the" to "its own" undo
curprev 17:3617:36, 2 July 2021 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,782 bytes +14 Inserted "overly ornate" to match cited source. undo
curprev 17:0517:05, 2 July 2021 Louise891 talk contribs 4,768 bytes −37 Clarified opening passage undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 01:4301:43, 12 June 2021 Kent Dominic talk contribs m 4,805 bytes +1 null edit re. prior edit summary: Please intuit "vocab" for "vovab." Regrets, and cheers. undo
curprev 00:3500:35, 12 June 2021 Kent Dominic talk contribs 4,804 bytes +2 vovab: remedied the repetition of "excessive" in successive sentences undo
curprev 00:3200:32, 12 June 2021 Kent Dominic talk contribs 4,802 bytes +24 short description concision & more article clarification undo
curprev 00:0400:04, 12 June 2021 Kent Dominic talk contribs 4,778 bytes +24 clarification undo

curprev 22:2922:29, 9 January 2021 Monkbot talk contribs m 4,754 bytes +5 Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 5 templates: hyphenate params (5×); undo Tag: AWB

curprev 05:4605:46, 10 March 2020 Pbsouthwood talk contribs 4,749 bytes +136 Adding short description: "Prose text that is so extravagant, ornate, or flowery as to break the flow and draw excessive attention to itself" (Shortdesc helper) undo

curprev 09:3809:38, 9 March 2020 Jnestorius talk contribs 4,613 bytes +83 →See also: list supertopic before subtopics undo
curprev 09:3409:34, 9 March 2020 Jnestorius talk contribs 4,530 bytes 0 Revert to the revision prior to revision 944609929 dated 2020-03-08 21:30:50 by Anita5192 using popups undo

curprev 21:3021:30, 8 March 2020 Anita5192 talk contribs m 4,530 bytes 0 →See also: Why swap these two? undo
curprev 21:2421:24, 8 March 2020 Jnestorius talk contribs 4,530 bytes +273 →See also: * Elegant variation, explanations undo

curprev 06:1306:13, 29 December 2019 Srich32977 talk contribs 4,257 bytes 0 Cleaned up using AutoEd undo

curprev 17:1017:10, 6 August 2019 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,257 bytes +31 Undid revision 909609606 by 203.213.28.219 (talk)Reverted good faith edit: not quite the same meaning and does not read as smoothly. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 13:3113:31, 6 August 2019 203.213.28.219 talk 4,226 bytes −31 Deleted superfluous text. undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 11:0711:07, 17 June 2019 Ich talk contribs 4,257 bytes +43 →Origins: improved ref undo

curprev 06:1906:19, 27 May 2019 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,214 bytes +109 Undid revision 898993743 by 2600:100E:B049:88AB:2DA8:B393:4F7B:6A6D (talk)Reverted good faith edit: this opinion is part of a cited quotation. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 06:0806:08, 27 May 2019 2600:100e:b049:88ab:2da8:b393:4f7b:6a6d talk 4,105 bytes −109 Removed an opinion undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 11:1611:16, 1 May 2019 Opencooper talk contribs 4,214 bytes −102 →Origins: formatting undo

curprev 23:2323:23, 26 March 2019 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,316 bytes +20 Undid revision 889619408 by 104.232.202.112 (talk)Extravagant, ornate, and flowery are not the same thing, are not purple prose, and are descriptive of the subject in the lead. Please do not remove without discussing on the talk page. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 21:1921:19, 26 March 2019 104.232.202.112 talk 4,296 bytes −20 Undid revision 889583442 by Anita5192 (talk) undo Tag: Undo
curprev 16:4416:44, 26 March 2019 Anita5192 talk contribs 4,316 bytes +20 Undid revision 889571765 by 104.232.202.112 (talk)Not helpful. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 15:1415:14, 26 March 2019 104.232.202.112 talk 4,296 bytes −20 Remove purple prose undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

curprev 01:4301:43, 7 December 2018 Citation bot talk contribs m 4,316 bytes −3 Alter: template type. You can use this bot yourself. Report bugs here. | Susmuffin undo

curprev 21:3621:36, 17 November 2018 Dunkleosteus77 talk contribs 4,319 bytes −17 You should only edit a quote for contextual purposes undo

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