User talk:NorthOnTop

Apostrophe
Sorry, I just had to revert your edits. Too much work has been done by too many people for you to come in as a new user and undo it in one fell swoop. Your writing tries to show too much humour and style, whereas Wiki articles should stick to the facts and not seek to embellish them in any way. Your example of "Disco's" was just plain incorrect, and seemed to me to attempt to justify use of the greengrocers' apostrophe — something which all authorities agree is wrong. Way too many people have trouble understanding this basic piece of punctuation, and they need simple, concise explanations. Your introductory paragraph to "Omitting the apostrophe", for example, was way too overwrought and confusing, and references to Gollum should be left to the Lord of the Rings articles. If you're a new user and you don't agree with part of an article, then use the Talk page and hold a discussion. To just come in and start changing things wholesale (in this case, it seems, to fit in with your opinions, rather than the facts) is bound to get people's backs up. In the meantime, I suggest you read Guide to writing better articles, which should help you to develop a more neutral style of writing. I don't mean to sound harsh: that's just the way it is. Chris 42 22:50, 23 August 2006 (UTC)