User talk:Chris the speller

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State abbreviations

Hi Chris. You recently corrected PA to omit the two-letter abbreviation, rending it Pennsylvania in the article, Phi Psi (professional).

I understand this meets general guidance in the WP:MOS. However, for clarity and consistency, I'd like to allow for these. Project participants (Fraternity and Sorority Project) have been rather methodical in recent years, moving chapter lists and infoboxes to adopt consistent formats, this being one of them across several thousand pages. We've found that the two-letter abbreviations, with underlying WLs, get the job done, allow for a narrower table, and are thus more readable. In the infoboxes, where used in an address, they follow the standard US Postal abbreviations which casual researchers are looking for when addressing an envelope. (In body text we would assuredly spell out the full name of the state.) Yours was a good faith, but single change, impacting a category of articles that use this format widely. Wikipedia allows for deviation from the MOS where it improves clarity. I hope you see this as reasonable. Assuming so, I will revert. Generally, I applaud your editing efforts. Jax MN (talk) 18:36, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Ugh. I see you had left the two-letter abbreviations where used in the table. You had only edited the body text. My apologies. I have restored your edit. Jax MN (talk) 18:41, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

Hi Chris. Re Shelly Kappe, she didn't receive a master's of architectural history from SCI-ARC. SCI-Arc doesn't ever offer that degree, and it never did. She was one of the founders, along with her late husband Ray. She did not attend classes there; she was one of the original professors. Her SCI-Arc degree is honorary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Serop2 (talk • contribs) 19:46, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

I never made any claim about any degree. Chris the speller ^yack 05:04, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Chris the speller!

Happy New Year!

Chris the speller,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Is this a new formula?

{{SMS|U-67|sub=y}} I haven't seen it before. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 08:06, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

@Keith-264: I only discovered it recently, but it dates back to 2009 (wow)! This template is also called by the SMU template. Cheers! Chris the speller ^yack 15:13, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Grammar

I haven't had the pleasure of chatting with you, but I've seen you edits for years. I'm not sure if grammar is your expertise as well, but I've been watching a new and very busy editor, and I have concerns about most of their grammar-based changes. I've reverted a number of edits, but have been reverted back. I'm no expert on grammar, but I know a mistake when I see it. Would you have a moment to have a look? Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 10:42, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

I have looked at a few points of centention:

"gender-based violence"

a hyphen is needed in the compound modifier "gender-based"

"She is a strong believer of gender equality, and encourages the wider participation of both women and men in the conversations ..."

There is no hard-and-fast rule about the comma here. But if there is a natural pause as you read this sentence out loud, then a comma might be appropriate. This is a close call and could go either way. I wouldn't fight over it.

"The formal start of an English law of real property came after the Norman Invasion of 1066, when a common law was built throughout England."

The comma is proper before an independent clause. This would still make sense if split into two sentences: "The formal start of an English law of real property came after the Norman Invasion of 1066. That is when a common law was built throughout England."

But recasting the sentence might be better: "The formal start of an English law of real property came when a common law was built throughout England after the Norman Invasion of 1066."

Happy editing! Chris the speller ^yack 15:15, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 21:55, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Onboard

"Onboard" is a word, isn't it? Is there a reason to prefer "on board"? GA-RT-22 (talk) 11:32, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

"Onboard" is a word; it's an adjective, which means it modifies a noun that follows it: "Since 1998, all Formula One cars have been fitted with at least three onboard cameras (usually more) ...", while "on board" is a prepositional phrase: "... the presence of foreign dignitaries on board created a security risk". "Onboard xxx" tells us what kind of thing xxx is, while "on board" tells us where it is: "While I was on board the cruiser, I asked when the captain planned to launch the onboard helicopter". The two are not interchangeable. Chris the speller ^yack 14:01, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

School Page Editor Reward

	School Page Editor Reward
	Thank you for contributing in school district pages! Ahnaf (talk) 01:43, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

The delta rhythm boys

My uncle Floyd Henry Marmon was apart of them before he died 1933. He only wrote a song. But never performed because he died before he could perform and was replaced 2600:6C42:6A3F:65F7:BD0D:9106:EB26:DCB2 (talk) 09:24, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Comma after year

Hi Chris, another editor questioned to me your mass insertion of commas after years. I do see that this corresponds to WP:YEAR, however it's not that common a usage. Any comment? Wwwhatsup (talk) 22:41, 13 May 2023 (UTC)