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Elements of Art

Hello i just got this message in my Notifs:

Please do not use styles that are unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles, as you did in Elements of art. There is a Manual of Style, and edits should not deliberately go against it without special reason. Specifically, changing American spellings to British, and vice versa, where such a change is not required according to the Manual, is strictly disallowed.

1. I did not deliberately edit this page in a 'unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand' way. Color is unusual as Colour is the correct spelling of this word. How is this this strictly disallowed when all i was trying to do was fix a spelling mistake on this page! Who gets to say the 'American English' is more right then the way it should be spelt?!? ChuckyDooDaa (talk) 04:39, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ChuckyDooDaa: Hello! I did not actually mean to say that your edit was unusual or difficult to understand - the message I posted is a stock warning that is posted by a bot I use while reverting inappropriate edits.
Coming to the actual issue of spelling, Wikipedia's Manual of Style prohibits the changing of British spelling to American and vice-versa in situations like this, as dictated in the section MOS:RETAIN. You are correct in that there is no form of English 'more correct' than another; therefore, in these cases, whatever existing style is there must be retained as the MOS requires. I myself have no personal interest in ensuring the retention of American spelling, being as I am a user of British spelling myself. Kind regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 11:58, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI Thanks, sorry if that came out rude i was just kinda annoyed. I did some googling and a fair few pages say that America is the only country to primarily spell it 'color', and the rest of the English speaking world 'Colour'. Shouldnt this mean the majority of the spelling should be shown on Wikipedia, which is used all across the world, so it suits more people then just Americans? Thanks. ChuckyDooDaa (talk) 23:34, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ChuckyDooDaa: It is true that US and Canada are unique in their spelling among English-speaking countries, but it is American English that is the dominant form of English globally, that is, including non-English speaking countries (save for India, maybe). This is an important point, as many non-English speakers also refer to the English Wikipedia, as it is the most reliable among all Wikipedias. Additionally, even among the Anglophone countries, Canada and the US account for a large proportion of the populace. I hope this answers your questions. Kind regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 06:01, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI Thanks that makes sense i guess, i hope in the future i will be able to help Wikipedia in more productive ways. Regards, ChuckyDooDaa — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckyDooDaa (talk • contribs) 04:07, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ChuckyDooDaa: That's the spirit I wish everybody who makes edits here had! The bureaucracy and rules here might be frustrating to beginners, but as one stays on in the editing sphere, one realises just how important they are to preserve Wiki as an enyclopaedia. Unfortunately, as an unavoidable casualty, too many beginners are scared off by these rules; I am happy that you are not one of them. Happy editing! Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 14:30, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI Another idea, Im guessing your not the head of Wikipedia, but i was thinking they should have seperate languages like: English(American) English(British) in the possible languages? Its hard to explain i hope you get what i mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckyDooDaa (talk • contribs) 22:13, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ChuckyDooDaa: Oof, sorry for the late reply, I completely forgot. A separate BrE Wiki... I don't think that will happen, because the dialects are largely exactly the same. A few different spellings do not warrant a whole new encyclopaedia - you see, Wiki is not like a ready-made app where you can switch between different language versions of the same content; every single language has an independent Wikipedia of its own, with a different pool of editors and completely different content. I doubt they'd make a separate British English encyclopaedia - it would basically be a duplication of the whole existing English Wiki just for the sake of a few spellings. Another issue it would cause that once separated, the 'pedias will grow separately of one another, which would disturb intra-language uniformity, if you get what I mean. Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 14:19, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@User:Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI Ok thanks for explaining. Regards Chucky. Also the comment below this has f*ck in it and thats not very family friendly. @ChuckyDooDaa — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChuckyDooDaa (talk • contribs) 23:08, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@ChuckyDooDaa: You're right, he's not very nice at all. He's been blocked, he abused a few others too. Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 14:59, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI:

Would you like me to mkae it censored? Its not very friendly for viewers, especially for younger people.

@ChuckyDooDaa: Good idea, I removed it myself. Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 08:59, 16 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your thread has been archived

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Indigenous peoples

Hi,

I just wanted to give a heads up that I may have inadvertently reverted some of your editorial changes on the Climate change and Indigenous peoples, particularly as it relates to the capitalization of "Indigenous". In my experience, "Indigenous" tends to be capitalized as a proper noun (see, for example, recommendations in Elements of Indigenous Style). I was planning on doing some more edits on the page (mainly grammatical/stylistic), but will hold off on adjusting the capitalization if you're committed to lowercase.

Jordanbkinder (talk) 19:53, 30 November 2020 (UTC)Jordanbkinder[reply]

@Jordanbkinder: But I thought I left all Is capitalised for the word Indigenous? I only made the other words in the titles lowercase, because section headings should not normally contain capital letters. If I have inadvertently de-capitalised the word Indigenous you can go ahead and change it. Thanks and regards, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 04:19, 1 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your thread has been archived

Hi Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, Can I upload this image?, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread.

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A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	For your revert of edits at 2-D (character) Editor760 (talk) 04:42, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Revert

I'm assuming this was the edit you were trying to revert? [1] Amanuensis Balkanicus (talk) 17:20, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, no, I wasn't trying to revert that one (thanks for spotting and fixing it btw, I didn't see it on Recent Changes Patrol), I just thought that the name of the person leading the inquiry was not particularly relevant. If it was then let it be included. Regards Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 17:37, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Keiji Nishioka

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Keiji Nishioka you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gerald Waldo Luis -- Gerald Waldo Luis (talk) 02:21, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on your second successful good article nomination. I'm grateful for you great work on Wikipedia and hope that you'll continue it. Best of luck and regards, TryKid ^{[dubious – discuss]} 16:39, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

TryKid Thank you! I hope to be able to do this for a long time to come. Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ^{converse | fings wot i hav dun} 16:43, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Keiji Nishioka

The article Keiji Nishioka you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Keiji Nishioka for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Gerald Waldo Luis -- Gerald Waldo Luis (talk) 16:41, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

About Manjappada logo

Hello , I fixed issue with logo licensing criterias I think. Can you cross check it. Thanks Poppified (talk)

Nithyananda

Looks like you started editing this page. Please refer to the discussion in the section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Nithyananda#Self_styled on the use of the derogatory term "self styled". This is not a term of normal usage for any person. I have seen some good arguments mentioned earlier and have added an important point regarding his nominations.