User talk:Lakewoodboyd

September 2011
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 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. --John (talk) 22:43, 28 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Don't confuse readers and use multiple versions of "English" in articles. If you are going to use "British" english.. then stick with it, otherwise try to be professional and refrain from using multiple forms in a topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lakewoodboyd (talk • contribs) 22:49, 28 September 2011 (UTC)


 * That is a valid point of view but it is not how we work here. --John (talk) 23:00, 28 September 2011 (UTC)


 * ''If the Wikipedia is supposed to be an educational resource then is it unresonable to expect that the contributions for a topic stick to a particular uniform model of writing. You brought up the point that this was using "English" etymology since it is about someone from the U.K.. I hence took it that the contributions should all now be in "english" etymology?


 * Except where they form a direct quote, that's right. --John (talk) 23:26, 28 September 2011 (UTC)