User talk:Blueknightuk

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 * Hi. If you want to get on with the many other decent folk at Wikipedia, please be patient, don't jump too soon into edits on controversial pages. (First read discussions, and maybe propose your ideas first in discussion. Don't become argumentative, and never use insults like "YDMF". Imho, you were clearly out of order in changing the American-English spelling in a quotation from a US court document. But we've all made well-intentioned mistakes like that at some time, so put it behind you and have a happy, constructive career as a WP editor! Cheers, Bjenks (talk) 02:48, 5 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello Blueknightuk. I completely agree with you about British spelling in Titanic. Despite being American owned (the White Star Line was at the time owned by the American International Mercantile Marine Co.), she was a British built, British registered and (largely) British crewed vessel and so British spelling should apply. However quotations, such as the ones you edited, should according to the Wikipedia manual "Preserve the original text, spelling, and punctuation" (see WP:MOSQUOTE). In these cases the original spelling was artifact. I can understand the frustration of having one's edits reverted, but responding with gratuitous insults such as "'YDMF'" is against Wikipedia's code of conduct (see WP:CIVIL). Best regards WhaleyTim (talk) 08:13, 5 November 2010 (UTC)