User talk:Royal Iris

Quacquarelli Symonds
I would like to kindly request that you not remove the criticism section in the QS article. They are backed by reliable sources and I see no reason they should be removed, nor do you cite any reason for their removal. This is especially true as it appears you may have a conflict of interest in that almost all your edits seem to be related to QS in some way. I'd prefer not to get into an edit war, hence my friendly message to you. Thanks! Transmissionelement (talk) 15:08, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Rollback of Recent Edits
I have rolled back your recent edits because it was too much work to try to correct the problems they introduced. I do however feel that some of the content that you added and which I removed does belong in the article. Please however note the following:

The acronym QS is consistently used in the 3rd person singular except in the sections you added/changed. Although different dialects of English have different rules regarding this, the wikipedia policy is that usage should be consistent within a single article. Since the use of the 3rd person singular is well established in the  article we should stick with that. In other words, use "it" instead of "they" and conjugate verbs in the 3rtd person singular.

Also, please be sure to use reliable sources for all additional information submitted. Personal knowledge, for example, of the third survey is not sufficient. We need reliable and unbiased sources, which in the case of this topic should not be hard to find. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Djkernen (talk • contribs) 15:16, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

In response to your entry on my talk page
Hi, Royal Iris. Thank you for your fast response.

The dialectal difference I was referring is specifically for groups such as companies. In Standard British English, one could say "IBM have released a new operating system" whereas in American English it is more common to hear "IBM has released a new operating system". I was assuming that your use of the plural when you changed "it ranks" to "they rank" was because of that. However, I have just read the whole article (instead of just your changes) and feel that the plural is more correct and the entire article should be recast to use the plural (so as to agree with "Rankings"). If you do not have time to do that then drop me a note and I will do it.

The important thing though is references. When adding the information about the latest surveys we need to also add references and perhaps recheck old ones. The references are more important than plural vs singular which I agree are just grammatical technicalities, although interesting ones IMO ;-).

Cheers, Dave

PS I have placed a copy of this on both our talk pages so that you'll see it in a timely manner.

Also I've put your edits back in. Please remember the references.

Dave (djkernen)|Talk to me|Please help! 16:21, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

QS World University Rankings
You recently editted this page and stuffed up the formatting by mistakenly using two hyphens (major heading) where three hyphens (sub-heading) were needed and vice-versa.

OK, this sort of thing lapse can happen to anyone. But what it more seriously indicates is that you didn't bother look at what you had done, either before or after saving your edits. On the strength of this, I'm leaving you my advice for new editors, even though you've been around for over a year.

AJM's advice to new editors

 * Look at the article to see how it is laid out. The Table of Contents is the best place to start.
 * Read the article to see if what you want to add or remove is appropriate, necessary, or adds value.
 * Search for the right place to put it.
 * Check Use the "Show Preview" to make sure that what you have done is appropriate and correct.
 * Discuss any change about which you are uncertain, by placing your proposed text, or just a suggestion, on the talk page. Someone who watches the article will usually answer in a day or so. You can monitor this by clicking the watch tag at the top of the page.
 * Be aware
 * that an addition inserted between two sentences or paragraphs that are linked in meaning can turn the existent paragraphs into nonsense.
 * that a lengthy addition or the creation of a new sub-section can add inappropriate weight to just one aspect of a topic.

When adding images
 * Look to see if the subject of your image is already covered. Don't duplicate subject matter already present. Don't delete a picture just to put in your own, unless your picture is demonstrably better for the purpose. The caption and nearby text will help you decide this.
 * Search through the text to find the right place for your image. If you wish it to appear adjacent to a particular body of text, then place it above the text, not at the end of it.
 * Look to see how the pictures are formatted. If they are all small thumbnails, do not size your picture at 300 px.  The pictures in the article may have been carefully selected to follow a certain visual style e.g. every picture may be horizontal, because of restricted space; every picture might be taken from a certain source, so they all match.  Make sure your picture looks appropriate in the context of the article.
 * Read the captions of existent pictures, to see how yours should fit in.
 * Check the formatting, placement, context and caption before you leave the page by using the Show preview function, and again after saving.
 * Discuss If your picture seems to fill a real identifiable need in the article, but doesn't fit well, because of formatting or some other constraint, then put it on the talk page and discuss, before adding.
 * Be aware that adding a picture may substantially change the layout of the article. Your addition may push another picture out of its relevant section or cause some other formatting problem.
 * Edit before adding. Some pictures will look much better, or fit an article more appropriately if they are cropped to show the relevant subject.

Amandajm (talk) 07:38, 13 February 2013 (UTC)