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Latest comment: 5 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Text and reference copied from Streisand effect to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. See former article's history for a list of contributors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:36, 18 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Conversion to past tense

Latest comment: 3 months ago4 comments4 people in discussion

Anyone have a bot that can automatically do this now that the final episode has aired? I started with the first paragraph, but then realized what a pain in the butt it will be to find and change everything - e.g. "has" to "had." ~2026-30416-61 (talk) 05:46, 21 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

As of the time of this posting, there is still one more episode to be aired. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 05:55, 21 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not anymore. ~2026-31413-82 (talk) 02:06, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

According to MOS:TVNOW, References to the show, and its characters and locations, should always be in the present tense, as the show will still exist even after it is no longer airing new episodes (e.g. "The Dick Van Dyke Show is a show that aired from 1961 to 1966."). GSK 02:18, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Change present tense to past tense

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The late show WAS ~2026-33069-17 (talk) 23:16, 5 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Please see the discussion thread directly above this one. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 23:18, 5 June 2026 (UTC)Reply