User talk:Guestattheharbour
A belated welcome!
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! Drmies (talk) 02:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
April 2022
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Hello. I have noticed that you often edit without using an edit summary. Please do your best to always fill in the summary field. This helps your fellow editors use their time more productively, rather than spending it unnecessarily scrutinizing and verifying your work. Even a short summary is better than no summary, and summaries are particularly important for large, complex, or potentially controversial edits. To help yourself remember, you may wish to check the "prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" box in your preferences. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 02:21, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
September 2024
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Hello. In a recent edit to the page 2026 FIFA World Cup, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.
For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the first author of the article used.
In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Wburrow (talk) 17:51, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
- How very ironic that Americans show respect for their variety of English only but the rest of us are ordered to respect theirs. Wikipedia is American-centred, and your message is clear evidence of it. Guestattheharbour (talk) 19:11, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Guest, your comment here shows a clear lack of respect for a global encyclopedia. In order to appeal to editors across the world, we have to respect that some subjects need to be written in a specific type of English and that the style should remain consistent across the whole article. See MOS:ENGVAR for more details. Jalen Barks (Woof) 23:28, 20 September 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, then. It's just that when browsing through Wikipedia, one gets the impression that the policy is exactly the opposite of what you're preaching. You've got lots of work to do and warnings to give to other editors if the policy is to be enforced. Guestattheharbour (talk) 13:06, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Guest, your comment here shows a clear lack of respect for a global encyclopedia. In order to appeal to editors across the world, we have to respect that some subjects need to be written in a specific type of English and that the style should remain consistent across the whole article. See MOS:ENGVAR for more details. Jalen Barks (Woof) 23:28, 20 September 2024 (UTC)