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Moved to Tom Scott (presenter), 9 November 2021, from Tom Scott (entertainer) to Tom Scott (Youtuber), see discussion.
Moved, 31 July 2023, from Tom Scott (presenter) to Tom Scott (YouTuber), see discussion.
Not moved, 14 August 2023, from Tom Scott (YouTuber) to Tom Scott, see discussion.

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2024

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In the first line, the brackets say that he was born in 1984 or 1985, but it should be changed to the fact that he was born in [REDACTED] (from [REDACTED]. Sammyseal7 (talk) 13:13, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: This information is not public by choice of the subject. PianoDan (talk) 17:39, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2024 (2)

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Please change references of "Thomas Scott" to "[REDACTED]" as per [REDACTED] These are already cited in the article as sources. I.e.: [REDACTED] (born 1984 or 1985) is an English YouTuber and web developer... PJSans (talk) 21:33, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: per MOS:NAME. PianoDan (talk) 17:37, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 July 2024

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In the first sentence of the Early Life section:

Change "Thomas Scott[8][9][10] was born in 1984 or 1985[8][11]..." to "Thomas Scott[8][9][10] was born in [REDACTED]..."

Here is the source [REDACTED]

If we still cannot make this change, then simply remove the date of birth year?

Thedenverite12 (talk) 03:44, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As explained in other edit requests, we cannot include that as a source since it's not be made public by choice. Do you understand this policy? (also see MOS:NAME) Harryhenry1 (talk) 09:59, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 November 2024

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The birth date for Tom Scott is incorrect. Per the [REDACTED], lists his birthday as [REDACTED]. Source: [REDACTED] 23.243.5.106 (talk) 07:06, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: As explained above on this page, this is not public information, and should not be included per the WP:Biographies of living persons policy. (Do not use public records that include personal details, such as date of birth...) Aerin17 (t • c) 07:50, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Years active

Should we change the years active from 2006 - 2024 as he stopped making content for his main channel then? 90.197.30.93 (talk) 10:59, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@90.197.30.93 His main channel is only on break, not permanently stopped. Additionally, he still makes and releases regular content via other channels, such as his podcast, social media and collaborations with others. Strugglehouse (talk) 22:52, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

talk like a pirate day

the article says that he started running uks talk like a pirate day in 2009 but in every 2008 mad capn tom clip/interview i can find he says that hes been running it for five years so clearly the article is incorrect. maybe someone could fix it ? 2A02:85F:ECD4:D800:39C7:668C:A96B:7C95 (talk) 08:12, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing this out. I checked the 2008 York Press source, and it confirms that he had been running it for five years before then. I have fixed the error. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 18:58, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]