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Legacy	14,215	20,271
SpongeBob in internet culture	6,056	6,056
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Controversies	20	22,432
Sexuality	11,194	11,194
Other	11,218	11,218
Perceived decline in quality	6,995	6,995
Franchise	99	54,948
Spin-offs	16	7,803
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	4,933	4,933
The Patrick Star Show	2,854	2,854
Super Bowl	5,528	5,528
Comic books	5,290	5,290
Films	10,138	13,477
Upcoming	3,339	3,339
Music	4,620	4,620
Theme park rides	6,229	6,229
Video games	6,112	6,112
SpongeBob SquareShorts	4,332	4,332
Theater	1,458	1,458
Merchandise	21,522	21,522
See also	122	122
Notes	24	24
References	28	1,251
Bibliography	1,223	1,223
External links	3,568	3,568
Total	310,623	310,623

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2600:1005:B082:D7AF:1493:333B:A916:BC5F (talk) 21:36, 11 September 2024 (UTC)the sandy cheeks movie is no longer upcoming[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Barry Wom (talk) 23:09, 11 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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2601:98B:8204:AC30:4A7:B167:FBE5:5A90 (talk) 03:18, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a thing that says marine science

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. FifthFive (talk) 03:20, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Spongebob should be editable for All Wikipedia users

I think this should be the because everyone already knows who made It spongebobs voice actor meaning even if someone were to edit the page it would get reported on the spot. Humblegamer36 (talk) 21:43, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vincent Waller and Kamp Koral

does anyone have a link to an archive of this Tweet in particular? I can only find proof of it in screenshot form. Avienby (talk) 06:17, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The original tweet was here, and an archive is available here. More relevant tweets are referenced here and are probably available in the Web Archive: https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Kamp_Koral:_SpongeBob%27s_Under_Years#Controversy SlyAceZeta (talk) 06:45, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

God there's someone claiming I'm doing "original research" because I dare to show the other side of the story, I sure hope this doesn't turn into an edit war Avienby (talk) 00:29, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Try to not take it too personally. Comments like "user clearly biased against the spinoffs" are unnecessary. SlyAceZeta (talk) 04:20, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vincent made two more tweets the next day saying how his concept of time was messed up by the events, so he wasn't actually sure if Stephen was aware of Kamp Koral. I don't know if we should include the first tweet saying that he knew about it, because he took that back the next day. These are the following Tweets in the thread:

http://web.archive.org/web/20210205135425/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1357688505388859394 "When I said that last night, I was feeling it was right, but full disclosure. That time period has so much traumatic scar tissue for me. Cont."
http://web.archive.org/web/20210205135710/https://twitter.com/VincentWaller72/status/1357689641005056000 "Cont. I had lost two friends to death in a short and it has kinked up my chronological memories of events into a bit of a slippery jumble for that entire block of time." Hammill Ten (talk) 03:49, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep it but include a disclaimer, that portion of the article is way too one sided towards the "no spinoffs" thing and people are using it as an excuse to speak on behalf of the deceased Avienby (talk) 03:57, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added the bit of information about Vincent's additional responses, feel free to fix if I formatted wrong Avienby (talk) 06:30, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]