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Do I have to write a summary even if I only change one word or two? Rolando 1208 (talk) 02:49, 9 April 2020 (UTC)


 * "It is considered good practice to provide a summary for every edit [...] Summaries are less important for minor changes (which means generally unchallengeable changes, such as spelling or grammar corrections), but a brief note like "fixed spelling" is helpful even then." (per H:FIES) —Abbyjjjj96 (talk) 03:12, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Ugaritic alphabet
It's very unproductive and unconstructive of you to unilaterally change the article title of "Ugaritic alphabet", when you must be aware that there's no consensus for that change on the article talk page, and there has been no formal process or procedure of any kind. (Not to mention that the main motivation for the change, the so-called "abjad"[sic] neologism, is completely bogus and worthless!) AnonMoos (talk) 19:07, 23 October 2022 (UTC)


 * I moved it to Ugaritic script, not abjad. A compromise between the two positions. But not good enough for you.
 * Have it your way, but this issue keeps coming up, and it probably will continue. Both from IPs and registered users.
 * I have to ask you, why do neologisms bother you so much? You never use the word "computer" or "phone"?? Are these words bogus and worthless? Who are you to decide what words are useful anyways? Rolando 1208 (talk) 21:46, 23 October 2022 (UTC)


 * The issue came up, and it was rejected in discussions on "Talk:Arabic alphabet", and of the half-a-dozen or so renames proposed by User:AleksiB_1945, only one went through (the one on the most obscure writing system). Just from perusing the "Talk:Ugaritic alphabet" talk page and/or revision history, you should have known that the issue was controversial and contested, yet you chose to act unilaterally anyway, which throws a negative light on your actions.
 * For the record, one problem with "abjad" is that it has a perfectly useful synonym which has been in use for centuries, "consonantal alphabet". That was not true of the word "telephone" before telephones existed.  However, the most obnoxious feature of the Peter Daniels terminology spree is actually not the word "abjad", but redefining the word "alphabet" to have a much more narrow meaning than it traditionally had.  And it's not up to me to decide -- I merely point out the fact that Danielsisms have not replaced traditional usage among scholars (certainly not in the Semitic realm which is most relevant to "alphabet" vs. "abjad"). AnonMoos (talk) 01:12, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Interesting, I didn't know it was Peter Daniels who coined the term, and he also coined "abugida"! How do you even explain the concept without such word? "alphabet with vowels on the top and bottom"? Imagine having to constantly repeat that in a peer-reviewed linguistics paper!!


 * Perhaps my move and the three previous moves were simply too early. What are you going to do when most Semiticists agree that the word abjad is just more useful? Will you keep being this stubborn or will you finally let it go? Rolando 1208 (talk) 12:32, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * All indications are that it's too early by a number of years. AnonMoos (talk)

P.S. It's not standard terminology, but the Ethiopian alphabet could be called a "false" syllabary, since there are many commonalities in appearance as you go down the columns of different consonants combined with the same vowel, and also many commonalities when you look across the rows of the same consonant combined with different vowels. In very strong contrast, in "true" syllabaries such as Japanese hiragana and katakana, there is no commonality across any row or column (signs which write the same beginning consonant or the same ending vowel have no significant similarity in appearance). That's why Ethiopean was formerly often called an "alphabet" (don't know if it still is), while the Japanese scripts were never called alphabets by any linguistically-informed person. AnonMoos (talk) 23:24, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * At least with Japanese you acknowledge it's not an alphabet! We agree on that at least.


 * Korean is an interesting one, it "looks" like a syllabary but it's actually an alphabet. Rolando 1208 (talk) 23:31, 24 October 2022 (UTC)


 * If each consonant is written with a single visual shape, or with various shapes that have similarities in appearance or are contextually-defined "allographs", then that's a minimum necessary condition for a writing system to be called an alphabet, and traditionally also a sufficient condition. To puzzle your mind over the difference between alphabets and syllabaries, look at the Iberian scripts or "semi-syllabaries"... AnonMoos (talk) 23:50, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

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Which recent edit? Rolando 1208 (talk) 07:30, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

"Western cultural norms" = "modernity"?
Seriously, on Child marriage that is literally what your edit is saying, how can you not see that? And please stop just edit warring your change back in. That's not how BRD works. Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 08:36, 16 December 2022 (UTC)


 * It's the opposite, we should stop overusing the word "western". Saying "western values, western medicine, etc." is definitely Eurocentric. Rolando 1208 (talk) 08:49, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Define "modernity". What is "modern"? That is a subjective term.
 * I might say that a car with an internal combustion engine is "modern". Certainly when compared to a horse and cart it might be, but compared to an electric vehicle, it isn't. Or is it? Electric cars predate internal combustion engines. Now what's modern?
 * See the issue with calling something "modern" or "modernity"? Mako001 (C) (T)  🇺🇦 12:51, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Indic script
- Please do not add any Indic script, to any of our India related articles, as you did at Marwari people, as this contravenes WP:NOINDICSCRIPT - Thank you - Arjayay (talk) 10:27, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


 * As I mentioned, the wiki article for Tamil people uses the script. Clearly an exception exists for linguistic groups as per the WP. It's what set Marwaris apart too, their language. How can you not see that? Rolando 1208 (talk) 23:36, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


 * No, as it clearly states "Exceptions are articles on the script itself, articles on a language that uses the script, and articles on texts originally written in a particular script." Marwari people, are an ethnic group not a "script", not a "language" and not a "text originally written in a particular script." With regard to Tamils, there are very significant populations in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore, so they fall under the exclusion for "any of India's neighbouring countries".

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Marwari people, you may be blocked from editing. It was clearly explained, above, that you should not add Indic script to our articles, but have continued to do so, please stop. - Arjayay (talk) 09:22, 1 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Well I strongly disagree since we're talking about an ethno-linguistic group specifically. This group is identified after their language. It's uncontroversial that their mother tongue is Marwari.
 * I also disagree regarding the Tamils considering that an overwhelmingly majority of them are from India.
 * You thinking I'm doing vandalism is simply your opinion, I'm doing constructive edits that improve Wikipedia. Please stop edit warring.
 * Also, there's Marathi people which also uses their script. There's clearly a precedent here.
 * Rolando 1208 (talk) 04:12, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Rolando 1208 - I'm not going to edit-war on this, although I will probably seek clarification from MOS:INDIA about WP:NOINDICSCRIPT, when I have some spare time. As for your argument that Tamils and Marathi people provide precedents, that is NOT the way Wikipedia works - as explained at WP:OTHERCONTENT "The nature of Wikipedia means that you cannot make a convincing argument based solely on whether or not the same or similar content exists or is formatted similarly in some other page" - Arjayay (talk) 09:10, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

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Article movement
Hello! In this diff:, which article were you hoping to move? Cheers, Utopes (talk / cont) 23:10, 3 December 2023 (UTC)


 * The one that it redirects to. It lacks the article "the". I guess if I wanted to move it there I'd have to delete the redirect page? I assumed blanking it would do the trick. Rolando 1208 (talk) 20:05, 4 December 2023 (UTC)

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Hindi. This means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be although other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.


 * Hi, regarding your proposed addition to Hindi, please note that the onus to obtain a consensus for inclusion is on you, and you'd need to do so instead of continuing to restore the material. I see a first small discussion attempt at , but not the required consensus yet, so please wait instead of reverting, and have a look at WP:DISCFAIL for a helpful essay in case ignores this. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:13, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
 * It was the stable version before November 30, when Word decided to remove it.
 * But sure thing, I don't wanna edit war, I'll wait. Rolando 1208 (talk) 21:51, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Your revert to my revert
Hi, I noticed you recently restored an old version which I reverted on Pinoy. The reversion was made because the user had introduced a random @ sign, and removed content without explaining. I was curious as to your reasoning for restoring this. Thanks, Neuropol  Talk  18:11, 21 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi @Neuropol. The word "pinoy" is a Tagalog word, so the English pronunciation is unnecessary. As for the @, it's not random; it stands for both O and A. Hence, Filipin@s, Latin@s, etc. Rolando 1208 (talk) 18:16, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * From what I know, the "o" represents a gender neutral state as well as a masculine state.
 * Is there precedent or instructions in the manual of style indicating this usage? Also, this is the English Wikipedia, so the English pronunciation is most certainly necessary. Thanks, Neuropol  Talk  18:19, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Neuropol this word is only used by Filipinos, so the supposed "English pronunciation" isn't used by anyone. In any case they're not that different you know, pɪˈnɔɪ and pɪˈnɔi. If you can read the IPA, you can pronounce the Tagalog one without an issue. It seems redundant to have both since they're nearly identical. You can use Filipino though, if the @ bothers you that much!! Rolando 1208 (talk) 18:29, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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