User talk:Roux/Archives/2011/July

A band of happy editors expressing WikiLove

 * There are so many things I could say to this, but I'll restrain (ahem) myself to the one least likely to come back and bite me in the ass (ahem): awesome :D → ROUX   ₪  20:41, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hehe, I'm glad you love it as much as you do. Who knows--maybe two weeks from now we'll have editors in droves, who I'm sure will be happy to write articles for all the synods listed at List of Frankish synods. Medieval scholars, as you probably guessed, are crazy about kittens and leather. Drmies (talk) 20:55, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, and who isn't? Lady  of  Shalott  21:00, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Just not at the same time, please... → ROUX   ₪  21:03, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey Roux, if a troll like me is your most frequent visitor, you need to be spending more WikiLove! And what's with those creepy animals above the edit box? (And do those legs go all the way up?) Brr! Drmies (talk) 15:09, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Blame Raul for the daily kitten! He held me down and made me look at lolcats until I succumbed! → ROUX   ₪  16:55, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

I've replied to your question about the English use of 'v' rather than 'v.' on my talk page. Afraid I haven't been all too helpful as I don't know why the practice has evolved, but hopefully I can speak to how things tend to work in practice. Bob House 884 (talk) 19:53, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Crime in Germany
Ping for Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Germany. Int21h (talk) 06:23, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on July 22, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/July 22, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article directors or his delegate, or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  15:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

 

Canadian heraldry is the cultural tradition and style of coats of arms and other heraldic achievements in modern and historic Canada. Derived mainly from heraldic traditions in France and the United Kingdom, Canadian heraldry also incorporates distinctly Canadian symbols, especially native flora and fauna, references to the First Nations and other aboriginal peoples of Canada, and uniquely Canadian elements such as the Canadian pale, derived from the Canadian flag. In 1988, governance of both personal and corporate heraldry in Canada was patriated from the heraldic authorities in England and Scotland with the formation of the Canadian Heraldic Authority, which now has exclusive jurisdiction over granting awards of arms in Canada. Coats of arms are used throughout Canada by all levels of government, in many cases including royal insignia as a mark of authority. All citizens of Canada have the right to petition for an award of arms, as do other entities including businesses and religious institutions. The granting of arms is regarded as an honour from the monarch, via the Governor General, and thus are bestowed only on those whom the Chief Herald has deemed worthy of receiving a grant of arms. (more...)


 * Whoa, cool. → ROUX   ₪  18:44, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Grammar
Thank you for correcting the grammar on User pages, I am not a native speaker of English (my main language is Spanish) and I know that in Spain it is (or is it more correct to write "its"?) very common to use incorrect pronunciation and grammar in English. One of the mistakes that teachers have been telling us for years not to do is to use too many apostrophes and write "it's" when we mean "its". However, they have told us that "its" is the posesive form of "it" and "it's" is the contraction of "it is". I don't mean they are always right (some Spanish English teachers have even said things like "an Spanish citizen"), and in the course of the last year, one has even warned us about a mistake present in some books about Spanish grammar, but, since you seem to know grammar, could you please tell me what the difference between "its", "it's" and "it is" is? Nlemslu Phlyshi (talk) 18:48, 14 July 2011 (UTC) Sorry for the impolite writing style, I got a bit scared by the blue text shown above and the cat, the text I was typing. What I intended to write was: ''Hello, Roux. Thank you for the correction on User pages, I did not understand the difference between "its" and "it's" and I unfortunately still don't understand it. Could you, please, explain it?'' Nlemslu Phlyshi (talk) 19:42, 14 July 2011 (UTC) Sorry, I had read the sentence as "it's normal to... ", thank you for correcting it! Nlemslu Phlyshi (talk) 09:54, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * So we're clear now? → ROUX   ₪  18:45, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, we are. Nlemslu Phlyshi (talk) 20:40, 18 July 2011 (UTC)