User talk:BubbinsZass

In a recent edit, you changed one or more words from one international variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect other forms of English in Wikipedia articles.

For subjects exclusively related to Britain (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. If it is an international topic, use the same form of English the original author used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to the other, even if you don't normally use the version the article is written in. 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 queries about all this, just ask anyone on Wikipedia and they will help you. |Twiggy}} A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. Mr Stephen 15:40, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Welcome
Welcome to Wikipedia. I know that all of the guidelines, policies and such can be intimidating at first. Please feel free to ask questions, check out Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Be sure to sign entries on talk pages using four tildes (~&#126;); this will automatically produce your name and the date, and make it easier for me to respond. --Bejnar 19:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Edit summaries
It is polite, some wikipedians say essential, to include edit summaries when editing Wikipedia articles. This is true whether adding content, correcting a typo, or suggesting a merger. As the Help page says: An edit summary should strive to answer the question, "Why did you make this edit?". Providing an edit summary, even if the edit is minor, makes Wikipedia work better by quickly explaining to other users what your change was about." See Help:Edit summary.  Thanks for your useful edits. --Bejnar 19:19, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, you should use an edit summary in general, and I must remark that it seems rude to write that "edit summaries are for anal retentive people", regardless of whether or not that is true - you may offend people, especially since many editors, including me, make an edit summary for almost every edit. Nihiltres(t.c.s) 20:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Your edits
Thanks for going through some articles and correcting errors. Wikipedia has a Manual of Style that helps to keep a uniform appearance. Part of the manual, at WP:MOSDATE, states that decades should be written (eg) 1830s, and not 1830's. This isn't a big deal, but please don't change any more away from the preferred format. And please use informative edit summaries. Mr Stephen 19:44, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Your "editing" or so you call it
After I reverted her/his edits to the Boston Terrier article, BubbinsZass wrote on my talk page, with the above heading: "You undid my edits the Boston Terrier. Why may I ask? "Colour" is the incorrect form of color and when dating something it is proper to write it as "1900's" not "1900s". Nice job, genius!" [unsigned]
 * Either BubbinsZass does not read his/her own talk page, or she/he chooses to remain oblivious to the Wikipedia guidelines and the Manual of Style. The spelling of colour is perfectly normal outside the United States.  As the article is about an American  breed, British or Commonwealth spelling may not be entirely appropriate, but that is the language in which it was written.  I assume that BubbinsZass will object to my spelling of behaviour as much as I object to his parochial behaviour.  Similarly, see Mr Stephen's comment above for the Wikipedia's preferred format for decades.  I would encourage BubbinsZass to read the materials that Mr Stephen suggested.  I note in passing, that BubbinsZass's edits to some articles such as to James Charles Kopp were entirely appropriate, and useful corrections. --Bejnar 22:47, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
 * American Dog, American Spelling -- Maybe you should look it up. [unsigned, 00:36, 1 May 2007 BubbinsZass]
 * Please be reasonable and not antagonistic. See the sentence above "As the article is about an American breed, British or Commonwealth spelling may not be entirely appropriate, but that is the language in which it was written." Also, please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~&#126;); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Signatures is considered a guideline on Wikipedia. It is generally accepted among editors and is considered a standard that all users should follow.  --Bejnar 00:52, 1 May 2007 (UTC)