User talk:2600:8800:1682:3300:CDCA:8AA9:7B90:E72C

National varieties of English
Hello. In a recent edit to the page Brutalist architecture, 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. Joyous! Noise! 19:57, 3 March 2024 (UTC)


 * We are in the United States so articles should be written in American English. Wikipedia is based in and founded in the USA so please use American English in all articles. 2600:8800:1682:3300:CDCA:8AA9:7B90:E72C (talk) 20:01, 3 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Who is "we"? Wikipedia is edited by people all around the world. As for the "please use American English in all articles," that is directly against policy. Joyous! Noise! 20:59, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Do you think the only people who read and edit Wikipedia are Americans? Wikipedia is a global encyclopedia, its physical location is immaterial. We are writing as much for a kid in Kenya as we are for someone in Arizona. Parochialism is very much out of place.  Acroterion   (talk)   21:26, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Forms of English
Hi, this is Joyous!. I reversed your edits to this article. Because this is the English Wikipedia, not the American Wikipedia, we've had to find a way to deal with variations in English spelling. We landed on a set of compromises that you can read about here. Joyous! Noise! 20:00, 3 March 2024 (UTC)