User talk:Spellchecker

talk to me! :-)

Welcome
Hello. My name is KnowledgeOfSelf on Wikipedia, but you can call me Steve if you'd like. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. I just stopped by to say hi and formally welcome you to Wikipedia.

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thanks! Spellchecker 23:16, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * So you know you can click on my talk page link and ask questions, or say thanks :-D Knowledge Of Self  |  talk . 23:18, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

Please stop!
What you're doing is wrong!

Wikipedia policy permits and encourages the use of both American and British English. See Manual of Style. It's not OK to go through articles en masse and change them to your preferred dialect. --FOo 08:47, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Just as an indicator of how this can cause problems -- You created a cyclical redirect at Axiomatisable class. I've fixed it to point to where the article is. Please take this as a warning -- don't run a bot or otherwise automatically change articles without due care. --FOo 08:50, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

WP:BOTS
Hi there. I understand and appreciate your concern for spelling accuracy on Wikipedia, however as Fubar Obfusco has pointed out, disregarding existing spelling conventions on articles is potentially quite disruptive. Furthermore, if you have a look at WP:BOTS, you will notice that prior permission is required for the use of bots (whether manually assisted or fully automated). Please consider taking a step back, as further contributions might result in your being temporarily blocked in light of this policy. — MC MasterChef :: Leave a tip — 09:18, 13 November 2005 (UTC)


 * Please be aware of Spellchecker bot policy: Bots. We do not allow automated spellchecker bots.  We do allow manually-assisted spellchecker bots so long as their dictionary of words include both US and international spelling, and does not change words that are written a certain way, such as proper names and romanji. --AllyUnion (talk) 13:39, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Do NOT change UK/US spelling!
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. --R.Koot 12:32, 13 November 2005 (UTC)


 * User:Oleg Alexandrov already runs a similar bot (User:Mathbot) on the mathematics articles, which does not make incorrect spelling changes. --R.Koot 12:38, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Stop indeed
Yes sir, it seems that all your edits got reverted, and very fast. The spellchecking business is a big can of worms. Never again. :) Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 19:25, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Block
Hi, I've blocked this account because it's going around changing American spelling to British, in all kinds of articles that have nothing to do with the UK. Is this a person or a bot, and can you say what the account's intentions are? I'm happy to unblock so long as these spelling changes stop, unless the article is closely related to the UK, in which case British spelling is appropriate. SlimVirgin (talk) 13:20, 14 November 2005 (UTC)


 * You can either post here about it, or if you prefer, feel free to e-mail me using the link on my user page. Cheers, SlimVirgin (talk) 13:26, 14 November 2005 (UTC)