User talk:Brian McInnis

August 2013
In a recent edit to the page Subduction, 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, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author 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. Dawnseeker2000  13:49, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

WP:ENGVAR
Please don't keep violating the WP:ENGVAR rule. Existing articles using English spelling must not be changed on a whim into American spelling. Or vice versa, of course. Tim riley (talk) 16:16, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Indeed, stop it. Flyer22 (talk) 01:51, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Standard formatting
Thank you for your recent contributions to WP. Please note that numbers (dates, measurements, stats etc) over ten are only written numerically (eg 16mm). See WP:ORDINAL for more details. Acronyms are not punctuated with dots (US not U.S., BBC not B.B.C.). See MOS:ACRO. Please have a read also of WP:ENGVAR which tells us which variation of English takes presidence in each article. There is a large WP Manual of style in which the guidelines are set out. Thank you Span (talk) 15:45, 10 November 2013 (UTC)


 * You appear to be ignoring the agreed manual of style protocols. Acronyms are not punctuated. Numbers are written numerically over ten. Span (talk) 15:24, 13 November 2013 (UTC)


 * And your still doing that, 8 years in. You're causing people work in order to clean up after you. Averell (talk) 11:40, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

April 2021
Hello, I'm Padgriffin. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Persona (1966 film)—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Padgriffin Griffin's Nest 03:50, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

October 2021
Hello. I have noticed that you 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! KyleJoan talk 00:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Christian Bale. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.  KyleJoan talk 07:35, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

December 2021
Hello. I have noticed that you 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! Eric talk 03:55, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

Robin Williams slow edit war
Please do not edit war over the text covering Williams suicide. This is now the third time your edit has been reverted (one, two, three). There is even a comment in the wiki source mentioning that this text should not be changed without consensus. Further edits on this without establishing consensus on the talk page are likely to lead to admin action. Please stop. -- Colin°Talk 18:51, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

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