User talk:Michael2668



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Thanks, but...
Hi there, user, thanks for your edits, but please try to be more careful. For instance: Also, making many stilistic changes to many articles, please note that this can be perceived as rude to other editors. See the guideline wp:STYLERET. Cheers. - DVdm (talk) 13:52, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * was not a typo, but you induced an error. See my edit summary of
 * was not an improvement. The singular was perfectly ok. See the literature.
 * actually induced a grammatical error. See edit summary of.


 * Thanks for your comments! [1] and [4] were indeed bad edits in hindsight (although I do not fully agree with point [3]). You are right, I will be even more careful in the future. Michael2668 (talk) 14:23, 9 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks.
 * By the way, the last edit you made is such an example of wp:STYLERET. You added that comma after the short prepositional phrase "In some versions". Even if there's no explicit guideline in Wikipedia for commas after prepositional phrases —but see MOS:COMMA—, see, for instance, https://prowritingaid.com/grammar/1000157/Why-should-you-put-comma-after-prepositional-phrases, saying For short introductory phrases (fewer than four words), you can choose to add a comma or not. For longer phrases, you should always use a comma. As this is indeed a matter of choice, I have undone that edit as well per wp:STYLERET. - DVdm (talk) 14:48, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, it's interesting how you weigh a small improvement in style against considerations like "perception by the original author" or "likelihood that other people prefer the original style". I think I'll lean more towards not editing in those borderline cases. It's probably best for the Wikipedia community if I always ask myself whether editing is perceived by everyone as an improvement. Michael2668 (talk) 14:59, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Exactly . Content-wise there is wp:BOLD, but style-wise, we should be careful. Cheers! - DVdm (talk) 15:03, 9 January 2023 (UTC)