User talk:Neville Cardus

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Hi Neville (interesting name!). I have added back the tag about the "tone" of the paragraph in question. Wikipedia is meant to be an encyclopedia and as such articles are meant to be written in a formal register. Of course, this does not always happen, but it is what we aim for. See this page for further advice on the recommended tone for Wikipedia articles. With the paragraph in question (which is well-written but just not in the correct register for Wikipedia), the matter could be simply fixed by replacing "The Doctor" with "Grace" and if possible, identifying if the following is a direct quote; "Grace stroked his silvery beard, and there was certainly a twinkle in the eyes behind those bushy brows as he announced with complete certainty that he himself ought to be regarded as the finest ever. Regarding second place, however, Grace's answer was quick and decided, and has been quoted innumerable times since then:". If it is, then the original should be cited and the whole included in quotation marks; otherwise it needs to be re-written to remove the anecdotal and familiar tone. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers, Mattinbgn\talk 11:21, 15 June 2008 (UTC)