User talk:Bellahdoll

Hello Bellahdoll! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I think its very important for you to browse through some of the links below so as to become familiar with how Wikipedia works. If you need any help you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and another Wikipedian will show up shortly. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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Spelling amendments

There's no need to go round unilaterally changing spellings from British English to American English. You may find it useful to read Wikipedia's guidance on such matters. Matthew 23:48, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, but I already read said guidelines. I feel that I haven't broken them, but if you really think it is that big a bother with all the real vandalism going on, I will stop. Foreign English just annoys me, since I am not used to it. If you and other people native to the United Kingdom will not edit American English, especially in explicitly American, articles, I will do the same in every article [unless the word is explicitly misspelled in every variation I know]. Thank you for your help. Bellahdoll 18:48, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Bellahdoll[reply]

Much as I'd like to stop people changing American spellings in articles of American focus, I can't control what other people do. But a tit-for-tat, multi-article edit war helps nobody. Why not do what I do - keep an eye on articles of your chosen focus, and guard against unwarranted changes to the variety of English in them? Matthew 21:12, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NB interesting to see you use the phrase 'foreign English'! :-) Matthew 21:16, 15 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to sound naive, but what does NB mean? I would have used British English, but I know there are more than the two dialects and possibly more than two spellings. I use foreign to include all variations of English besides the one that is not foreign to me. Also, what articles do you feel are vandalized most often and need someone to watch for unnecessary, and sometimes factually false, edits? Bellahdoll 22:08, 15 January 2007 (UTC)Bellahdoll[reply]

For 'NB', see Noto Bene, though I should probably have used 'PS' instead! I don't keep an eye on specific articles for the spelling amendments - it's more something I do on the articles I keep an eye on for general editing, as well as anything I come across when I'm browsing Wikipedia in general. Matthew 12:39, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the help. Hope you have a good day. Bellahdoll 02:54, 17 January 2007 (UTC)Bellahdoll[reply]

Removal of talk page comments

I noticed that you removed several comments from the page Talk:Martin Luther King, Jr.. I have restored them. For reasons of continuity and etiquette, we should avoid editing the comments of others, even if they aren't very helpful. There are exceptions, some of which may apply, but they should be exercised with care. For more information, see WP:TALK, and especially WP:TALK#Behavior_that_is_unacceptable. Thanks. --Dystopos 01:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I won't anymore, some of those comments just aggravate me. If I made any other changes to talk pages, you may revert them. I would, but I'm new and I'm not certain how to find the exact words to add them again. Thanks for the message. Bellahdoll 01:32, 6 February 2007 (UTC)Bellahdoll[reply]

No worries. The beauty of a wiki is that all those busybodies out there can fix anything you do if they feel the need. As long as you're not being malicious, nobody should bite you. I can't say I would have really missed the rude comments, but I felt like the record should stand for itself. Have fun. --Dystopos 01:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the help. Also, I looked at your user page. Good luck with the automated bots. Bellahdoll 01:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)Bellahdoll[reply]