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Just to let you know that I reverted your changes to the Srebrenica massacre article, but re-incorporated those edits which I thought were constructive. Some of the article phrasing would still benefit from careful copy-editing, which often happens with 'old' articles. |
Just to let you know that I reverted your changes to the Srebrenica massacre article, but re-incorporated those edits which I thought were constructive. Some of the article phrasing would still benefit from careful copy-editing, which often happens with 'old' articles. |
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A few policies which you should be aware of are [[ |
A few policies which you should be aware of are [[MOS:RETAIN]], which crudely says that we retain the variety of English ''(inc grammar and spellings)'' in which the article was originally written - in this case it is UK English. We do this unless there is some compelling, intrinsic cultural connection to one region (such as Pearl Harbor/ Kennedy Center/ any NY theater - but not any British centre or harbour nor any UK theatre!). Also we never alter a quote unless we make it clear that we have done so, better to paraphrase and not present as a quote. Also the Dutch supreme court is a description of what is properly called something like "The Supreme Court of the Netherlands" - where we use a description, rather than the title proper, we don't capitalise. Best of luck. [[User:Pincrete|Pincrete]] ([[User talk:Pincrete|talk]]) 12:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 12:42, 25 April 2024
A belated welcome!
Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Njamu! I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may still benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Pincrete (talk) 12:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Just to let you know that I reverted your changes to the Srebrenica massacre article, but re-incorporated those edits which I thought were constructive. Some of the article phrasing would still benefit from careful copy-editing, which often happens with 'old' articles.
A few policies which you should be aware of are MOS:RETAIN, which crudely says that we retain the variety of English (inc grammar and spellings) in which the article was originally written - in this case it is UK English. We do this unless there is some compelling, intrinsic cultural connection to one region (such as Pearl Harbor/ Kennedy Center/ any NY theater - but not any British centre or harbour nor any UK theatre!). Also we never alter a quote unless we make it clear that we have done so, better to paraphrase and not present as a quote. Also the Dutch supreme court is a description of what is properly called something like "The Supreme Court of the Netherlands" - where we use a description, rather than the title proper, we don't capitalise. Best of luck. Pincrete (talk) 12:41, 25 April 2024 (UTC)