User talk:Isozvaillancourt

Removal of Canada
Please stop removing the nation name from articles about topics relating to Canada. This goes against the Wikipedia manual of style. It also does not make any sense to do so, and you have given no explanation in the edit summaries or the talk pages as to your intentions. Using abbreviations such as "AB" instead of Albeta is also incorrect. Wikipedia is an international encyclopedia. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world knows where Nunavut is. --Arch26 17:09, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Alex, I do see your point. However, related articles (for example, all articles about Canada) usually follow similar rules. For Canadian articles, it is not practice to abbreviate provinces for example. In the case of the US, I take issue with the style guides they use. I think it is completely arrogant to assume that everyone in the world knows what CT stands for and it is eually arrogant to assume that the reader knows that "CT" is in the US. Unfortunately (and not to be too harsh), this is how Americans typically view the world. I'm not convinced that someone from say, New Zealand, will know enough about Canada to immediately recognize "AB" as Alberta. For the sake of consistency, Canadian articles should follow similar rules. HOWEVER, if you disagree, then you should bring it to light in the form of a discussion (if you can get people on your side, then the task of consistenly changing articles will be less daunting). --Arch26 18:30, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry man. I cannot take your side. I believe that a relavant source of information (I believe Wikipedia strives to be one) should be objective and should fairly assume that the reader knows little about the subject they are inquiring about (why else would they inquire?). Real encyclopedias such as World Book, Britannica, Encarta, etc, use this reasoning when they write and Wikipedia should too. I think the form that U.S. articles take is dead wrong, and I don't believe there is any place for arrogance or personal opinion on Wikipedia. I don't think that we should compose Canadian articles this way, just because American ones are. If anything, I may start a discussion thread in an attempt to have the American articles changed to a more universal style. Wikipedia caters to more than just the "Commonwealth" as you put it. It is international, and as such should be as objective as possible. --Arch26 19:23, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * In changing the place names in the article, water polo (something that I suggested you should not do prior to setting up a discussion thread), you changed the manner in which each place linked to its respective article. For example, to reach the article Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, you now must redirect off of Saskatoon or Saskatoon, SK. This is an example of sloppy editing practice and wrongly assumes that a redirect page actually exists (otherwise, you are setting up dead links, which is not cool). --Arch26 22:49, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * What you are proposing is a MAJOR change to the way in which Wikipedia is organized. This has major consequences too (more than one user can handle by him/herself). This is why you MUST discuss it in a large thread before you can successfully embarck on this. Please stop making half-hearted starts. Either do it right or do not do it at all. --Arch26 22:49, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * You are close to making this an issue for administrators. You have also been rewording introductions of pages such as Vancouver and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and in doing so are producing clunky sentances with poor grammar. Why are you doing this? Regarding the manner with which provinces are referenced in these articles, I will remind you again, YOU SHOULD START A DISCUSSION THREAD IF YOU WANT CHANGE. This is Wikipedia policy. --Arch26 18:25, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Water polo
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. --Arch26 18:25, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

McGill
Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you were just trying to experiment, then use the sandbox instead. Thank you. --Arch26 18:25, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Agassi, Atlantic Ocean, American Football
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Arch26 20:11, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

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