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== Semi-protected edit request on 24 December 2019 ==
== Diary of a Wimpy Kid ==
Why isn't there a picture of the cover of Diary of a Wimpy Kid? ] 17:36, 6 October 2007 (UTC)Kinz


{{edit semi-protected|Diary of a Wimpy Kid|answered=yes}}
It's called "]". Someone's gotta find a picture ''and'' a fair use rationale so we don't infringe on anything,because that would be bad. If Misplaced Pages infringes on a copyright, then a lawsuit would be in the process. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 01:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
Please change:


"The eleventh book, Double Down, was published on November 1, 2016. The twelfth book, The Getaway, was published on November 7, 2017, followed by the thirteenth, The Meltdown, on October 30, 2018."
== Nominated On KCA 08 ==


To:
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid In Nominated On The ] 2008 On On Favorite Book. So Could The "Awards" Category Be There Yet? ] (]) 21:32, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


"The eleventh book, Double Down, was published on November 1, 2016. The twelfth book, The Getaway, was published on November 7, 2017, followed by the thirteenth, The Meltdown, on October 30, 2018, and the fourteenth, Wrecking Ball, on November 5, 2019." ] (]) 19:05, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
== It's Susan Heffely! ==
I read the second book and it states that Greg's mom's name is Susan heffely! --] (]) 00:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)Pocket :Only one request at a time please. ] (]) 20:13, 27 December 2019 (UTC)


== Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2020 ==
== Characters? ==
Please explain why ] has his own page, but Greg, Rodrick, and all of the more prominent characters do not? ] <small>—Preceding ] was added at 21:43, 16 March 2008 (UTC)</small><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:I haven't the vaguest idea. The only character who really deserves a page is Greg Heffley. <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 03:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::because an editor took the time to create the page. If you'd like there to be a page for the other characters, be "brave" and make it yourself! Misplaced Pages is the 💕 that anyone can edit. ] (]) 23:04, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
hi <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 16:43, 3 March 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Grammar ==
Every sentence starting with the character's name is very grating. Somebody fix that, please! ] (]) 01:24, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

== Greg's Grade??? ==

Does anyone have any confirmation about Greg's grade, Middle School starts in 6th grade (at least at my SD) but if book one is 6th grade and book 2/3 is 7th grade, after book 4, summer vacation, Greg would presumbly be entering 8th grade, but high school doesn't start at my SD until 9th grade, we could juggle around the facts but I don't think we can confirm whether or not Greg's starts 6th or 7th grade in book 1. ] (]) 21:21, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
:I don't think we can assume his grade levels unless the books specifically say, because different school districts have different arrangements. I know of districts with K-6 elementary schools with 7-8 middle schools and others with K-5 ES with 6-8 MS. So, I think, unless we can find diffinative evidence of specific grades mentioned, the best would be to continue to say just "middle school".] (]) 22:58, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

== Vandalism ==

Someone vandalized this article so bad! At first, this had an article about the whole series, books being released in the future, all characters, the swear jar, and more. But someone vandalized it terribly.Please help me restore this article! <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 22:08, 28 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:The person who "vandilized" the page was actually taking out all of the phrases with out ]. We can add them back once there are more references that are ]. ~~ ] (] ↔ ] ↔ ]) 16:57, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

== fregley ==

Shouldn't Fregley be on the character list?--] <span title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" class="IPA">ǀ</span> <small>] ♦ ] ♦ ]</small> 01:33, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

:I think he should because he is one of the characters. ] | ] 15:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

==The page==
I say the following should happen:

*get rid of character section (or shorten it.) Some parts didn't even happen in this book , example: greg isn't called ploopy until the third.

*add a plot summary section

*make a new page called ].

I'd do it myself, but I only have the third one, the rest I donated to my school libray. ] (]) 01:55, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

== Diary Of A Wimpy Kid ==

I think that this book is very good to read. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 19:58, 4 February 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Nothing against you or fans of this book, but this page is for improvements that can be made to the article. Please take opinions to a fan site or something. Sorry! ] (]) 21:08, 28 May 2009 (UTC)NessLord64

:Also, this discussion page is not a forum. ] | ] 15:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

== Errors ==

There is one comic with noses? In the color section of comics, all of them didn't have noses. How did you know one of them have noses? ] | ] 15:14, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

== Edit-warring ==

] (]) edit-wars on this page. It started when I shortened up a bullet point so that 'On page 70' won't be reiterated:

**Additionally, on the same page (70) the teenanger in the back of the truck has a lump in his throat in the top picture, but on the bottom he doesn't.

He persistently undoes the edit for his way. I have a couple of questions: Does he ] the section himself? Or is the way he worded it makes more sense?

Thank you for your time. ] ] ] 20:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

==Detleted Plot??????!!==
Someone deleted the plot. Why? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 00:11, 7 February 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:It was unreferenced and was terribly written. --] (]) 18:45, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
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== Copyright problem removed ==

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== Confusing sentence ==

I don't understand this line, "When Greg confesses, Greg is kicked out, and Rowley is promoted." "kicked out" of what and "promoted" in what? Did I miss the initial reference?] (]) 23:07, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
:Removed] <small>]</small> 23:35, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

==Sources==
http://www.parade.com/news/2011/03/20-table-of-contents.html mentions a Parade article called "The Wonderful World of Wimpy" (Browne, David) beginning in page 8 of the Sunday March 20, 2011 ''Parade''
] (]) 15:50, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

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== FA ==

Does anyone think this article is ready for FA?] <small>]</small> 21:08, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

:that would be a premature nomination. you might have to expand it. see ] for the criteria for an FA article. ] (]) 04:57, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

== Shouldn't there be a more specific plot description? ==

The plot description is 2-3 sentences long. I'd like it to be longer.--] (]) 19:32, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

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== Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2015 ==


{{edit semi-protected|Diary of a Wimpy Kid|answered=yes}} {{edit semi-protected|Diary of a Wimpy Kid|answered=yes}}
The thirteenth book wrecking ball came out november 5th 2019 ] (]) 16:12, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
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:Done, thank you – ''']''' ] 16:47, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
I would like the Plot to be here.
<!-- End request --> <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 13:42, 11 May 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP -->
:] '''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.<!-- Template:ESp --> --I am ] ] ] 16:51, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

== Page Title ==

This Wikipage on this book series is the only one where the subtitle (unambiguous volume name) is not included in the page title. Of course, as the first book in this series, there was no ambiguity when it was first published (since the subsequent volumes did not then exist). However, there are now 10 books in the series and all, including the first volume, have unique subtitles (not to mention three films of the same title).<br>
I have now twice renamed (moved) this page to Diary of a ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's journal'' and twice now two different editors have reverted my edit. I have absolutely no interest or desire to indulge in an edit war; but I fail to see why renaming this page to avoid ambiguity should be controversal ... especially since there are now 10 books and three films and a growing body of collateral stemming from this meme. In my humble opinion, and under the circumstances, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" should lead to a disambiguation page, not to what happens to be the first installment of this book series (not to mention the films of the same name, derived from the book series.<br>
Furthermore, library catalog systems include the subtitle for the same reason, to uniquely identify the specific book volume, to wit:
*
*
*
] (]) 01:15, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
:Incidentally, I responded to the question of the editor who first reverted my page title change, here:
:*]
:However, I did not receive a reply to my response. So, I think this is a discussion that should properly be opened on the talk page.
: ] (]) 01:20, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
::Hello ]. I think you make a good case. I'd suggest opening a formal ] so that an independent closer can assess the consensus in a week or two. You can find the instructions at ] or ] if you also think ] should be moved to ], too. Let me know if you need a hand with any of that and sorry if it sounds a bit overly bureaucratic. ] (]) 07:45, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

== Update "Awards" section ==

I'd like to update the awards section for the Wimpy Kid page to include recent awards.

"Since initial publication in 2007, the series has gone on to win many regional and national awards around the globe including two Children’s Choice Book Awards and five Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Book. Jeff Kinney was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world. "

Source: http://www.wimpykid.com/about-the-author/ <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 16:46, 22 January 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


== Move discussion in progress ==
== Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2016 ==


There is a move discussion in progress on ] which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. <!-- Talk:Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book series) crosspost --> —] 21:17, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
there are a few mistakes that are in this wiki and I want to fix them. there are also some information not recorded in this wiki. <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 10:11, 28 May 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->


== Semi-protected edit request on 21 May 2022 ==
== NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION ==


{{edit semi-protected|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book)|answered=yes}}
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To add paperback release date ] (]) 16:06, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
Terrible mistakes that you guys did
:] '''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 ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> ] (]) 17:22, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
1. There are some characters that you didn't include that is vital, eg. Patty
2. You should have said about The Cheese earlier, like how Darren Welsh touched the cheese
3. The neighbour was Mrs Irvine, who has mistaken Greg as Rowley, NOT THE VICE PRINCIPLE
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Semi-protected edit request on 24 December 2019

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Please change:

"The eleventh book, Double Down, was published on November 1, 2016. The twelfth book, The Getaway, was published on November 7, 2017, followed by the thirteenth, The Meltdown, on October 30, 2018."

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"The eleventh book, Double Down, was published on November 1, 2016. The twelfth book, The Getaway, was published on November 7, 2017, followed by the thirteenth, The Meltdown, on October 30, 2018, and the fourteenth, Wrecking Ball, on November 5, 2019." 2kidznamortgage (talk) 19:05, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Only one request at a time please. Interstellarity (talk) 20:13, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

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The thirteenth book wrecking ball came out november 5th 2019 Tankmush (talk) 16:12, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Done, thank you – Thjarkur (talk) 16:47, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

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To add paperback release date 82.5.74.219 (talk) 16:06, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

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