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Change "an american youtuber" to "an american former youtuber" 67.198.42.153 ( talk) 05:25, 14 January 2024 (UTC) reply

@ 67.198.42.153 they will change it on 9th of march ok? DoraTheMora ( talk) 21:25, 25 February 2024 (UTC) reply

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In the Channels table you wrote that Lee Collins is the one in charge of Film Theory since 2024, however Lee himself asked to change that to Forrest Lee, because that's the name he goes by professionally, you can actually confirm this if you're quick enough in Lee's Instagram stories 2806:2F0:9181:AA97:AE4E:65FF:FE8B:F240 ( talk) 03:05, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Note that instagram and other user-generated sources are not considered reliable on wikipedia. Jamedeus ( talk) 03:13, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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Lee professionally goes by Forrest Lee and not Lee Collins, which he has personally aged to be changed in an Instagram story. His name comes up in the "YouTube Channels" grid as one of the hosts of Film Theory. 2A02:C7C:BCD8:B300:52C:47C7:4F08:4D15 ( talk) 08:31, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton ( talk) 14:44, 5 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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As of today, MatPat has retired, so the section about him stating the he is leaving should say he left, but will still make appearances. TheAxolotlLord ( talk) 14:29, 9 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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Updates for the notes section. Delete: Subscribers, broken down by channel: 18.4 million (The Game Theorists) 12.3 million (The Film Theorists) 4.83 million (The Food Theorists) 2.09 million (The Style Theorists) 3.3 million (GTLive)

Replace: 19.1 million (The Game Theorists) 12.9 million (The Film Theorists) 5.3 million (The Food Theorists) 2.5 million (The Style Theorists) 3.5 million (GTLive)

Delete: Views, broken down by channel: 3.82 billion (The Game Theorists) 2.59 billion (The Film Theorists) 675 million (The Food Theorists) 49.04 million (The Style Theorists) 721 million (GTLive)

Replace: 4.10 billion (The Game Theorists) 2.98 billion (The Film Theorists) 249 million (The Food Theorists) 249 million (The Style Theorists) 827 million (GTLive) Thunder stuffing ( talk) 01:13, 12 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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Fixing an incorrect number

Change "he made 67 theory videos" to "he made 68 theory videos".

The video referenced to state that there are 67 Five Nights at Freddy's theories is technically a Five Nights at Freddy's theory video and therefore it should be changed to 68 videos instead of 67.

This video was used to say that there are 67 FNAF theories on his channel, however the video also states that it itself is a FNAF theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL6mCZtaHLQ 03:31, 12 March 2024 (UTC) Obbydobby ( talk)

 Done Antrotherkus 18:21, 5 April 2024 (UTC) reply

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Matpat has retired as of 2 days ago, I would like this information to be added KenzieAlfinAng ( talk) 12:27, 12 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. jlwoodwa ( talk) 19:36, 18 March 2024 (UTC) reply

it is just... so... theoryzing Please matpat ( talk) 17:11, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply

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At,,2011-present" and ,,american youtuber" change from 2011 to 2024 and american former youtuber. Please matpat ( talk) 17:15, 20 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Additionally, as pointed out in another edit, he is not retired from making content. He is retired as the primary host and theory generator for Game Theory. — Sirdog ( talk) 02:29, 5 April 2024 (UTC) reply