User talk:Lotsofsalt

Indy 5

It's not a question of whether it belongs but rather whether it belongs in the WP:LEAD. The content you want included is already in the body, where it belongs. We don't include it in the lead because what was noteworthy about the film was its lack of success: it wasn't a huge critical hit in the first place, and the consensus in the press is that the movie is more known for being one of the most expensive films ever made, but being the worst-performing and worst received Indy movie. That is all the most noteworthy because this will be Ford's last Indy film and the expectations were high. Including your content in the lead is misleading as it reads like spin. Indy 5 is being referred to as one of the biggest box office misfires in history, especially disappointing given the amazing success of the past entries. It's like a prized undefeated boxer getting KOed in the first round of his final fight!

I reached out because you seem like a good contributor, and hoping you won't be editwar over this now considering you were just coming off of a ban for edit warring elsewhere. 198.49.6.230 (talk) 17:40, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

I'll ignore the bizarre threat in the last sentence (which is ironic coming from an IP account) but saying "mixed reviews" isn't true, considering it has a 70% percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Mixed reviews would be in the low/mid 60's on RT and lower in the rotten category.

The film being a box office flop is already in the lead, not exactly sure what you're getting at. The critical consensus in the lead is taken from the RT consensus, which we've done before.

See Man of Steel for instance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_Steel_(film)

Previously, there was an edit war with DOD about whether it got "mostly positive reviews" or "mixed reviews," so the RT consensus was used instead. Lotsofsalt (talk) 23:46, 19 June 2024 (UTC)