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National varieties of English
Hello. In a recent edit to the page Freeview (New Zealand), 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 original 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. ''New Zealand English, as a general rule, respects the original Māori spellings of place names. It is also worth noting that the place names remain completely readable to anyone who can read the English language, regardless of their background. Please refrain from changing the original spelling of New Zealand place names, as further attempts may be considered unconstuctive. Thank you for your understanding.'' —Alpaca the Wizard (he/him) (talk) (contribs) 07:07, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

February 2022
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Template:Protected areas of New Zealand. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. —Alpaca the Wizard (he/him) (talk) (contribs) 07:42, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Please explain your edits
I acknowledge the fact that I am not a New Zealander, however this issue is not about me. Can you please explain, without resorting to ad hominem, how the place names and other such (like Hāwea or Tāwharanui) are difficult to understand with long vowel letters in place? How does removing them help the articles in question? Thank you, —Alpaca the Wizard (he/him) (talk) (contribs) 08:42, 4 February 2022 (UTC)