User talk:PlumBlueRed
National varieties of English
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Hello. In a recent edit to the page Girls' Brigade, 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. Tacyarg (talk) 18:48, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
Welcome!
[edit]Hi PlumBlueRed! I noticed your contributions to Brooks Quimby Debate Council and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.
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Happy editing! Tacyarg (talk) 18:51, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
- Appreciate your feedback. I will definitely keep this in mind when making edits. Thank you and have a great day. PlumBlueRed (talk) 02:27, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
Changing quoted text
[edit]Please don't try to "correct" the wording of quoted text, as you did at Animal spirits (Keynes). A quote should tell readers what the original author actually said, not what some Wikipedia editor thinks they should have said, or what some Wikipedia editor thinks they might have said had they been writing in twenty first century English. JBW (talk) 13:10, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
I see that you did the same at Brooks Quimby Debate Council. JBW (talk) 13:15, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for correcting it. Will follow your suggestions going forward. PlumBlueRed (talk) 17:31, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
- It's an easy and natural mistake to make: you see something that seems wrong, so it's instinctive to try to put it right. However, care is needed! JBW (talk) 20:00, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
- Appreciate your advice. I somehow overlooked that part of editing. Will definitely be careful with future edits. PlumBlueRed (talk) 20:47, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
- It's an easy and natural mistake to make: you see something that seems wrong, so it's instinctive to try to put it right. However, care is needed! JBW (talk) 20:00, 12 October 2023 (UTC)