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edit warring over individual wordings

While there is nothing wrong with "garnered", about the only good reason I can see for having it, is that the original editor wrote it that way (in good faith). However, that's not a good enough reason for opposing further edits. You asked for this to be taken to talk, which I hereby am doing: I'm changing "garnered" to the simpler "won" - please only revert if you have a reason other than "I wrote it that way". Of course, should consensus agree to something else, I will not contest that. However, I do not expect anyone to make a mountain out of a molehill, so in all likelyhood, this should be the end of it. A gentle reminder that "Work submitted to Wikipedia can be edited, used, and redistributed by anyone", and that neither you, I nor anyone else "owns" an article. Neither does the initial editor's contributions have precedence over any subsequent edits (expect in specific cases, such as the choice of American or British English). If you can't agree to this, Wikipedia might not be for you. Thank you for your understanding. Best regards, CapnZapp (talk) 14:02, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling of "likelihood" aside, this is not Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia. It's not about what can and can't be edited, it's about engaging your brains rather than dumbing-down this project because we don't understand the language. Since you don't know that garner means to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty while winning has many more definitions and definitely implies competing against others. Garner is a much more neutral and accurate term. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:06, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you wish to engage me in further discussion, you need to dial down the rudeness. CapnZapp (talk) 19:13, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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 While there is nothing wrong with "garnered", about the only good reason I can see for having it, is that the original editor wrote it that way (in good faith). However, that's not a good enough reason for opposing further edits. You asked for this to be taken to talk, which I hereby am doing: I'm changing "garnered" to the simpler "won" - please only revert if you have a reason other than "I wrote it that way". Of course, should consensus agree to something else, I will not contest that. However, I do not expect anyone to make a mountain out of a molehill, so in all likelyhood, this should be the end of it. A gentle reminder that "Work submitted to Wikipedia can be edited, used, and redistributed by anyone", and that neither you, I nor anyone else "owns" an article. Neither does the initial editor's contributions have precedence over any subsequent edits (expect in specific cases, such as the choice of American or British English). If you can't agree to this, Wikipedia might not be for you. Thank you for your understanding. Best regards, [[User:CapnZapp|CapnZapp]] ([[User talk:CapnZapp|talk]]) 14:02, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 : Spelling of "likelihood" aside, this is not [[:Wikipedia:Simple English Wikipedia]]. It's not about what can and can't be edited, it's about engaging your brains rather than dumbing-down this project because we don't understand the language. Since you don't know that garner means [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/garner to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty] while winning has many more definitions and definitely implies competing against others. Garner is a much more neutral and accurate term. [[User:Walter Görlitz|Walter Görlitz]] ([[User talk:Walter Görlitz|talk]]) 15:06, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
-: If you wish to engage me in further discussion, you need to dial down the rudeness. [[User:CapnZapp|CapnZapp]] ([[User talk:CapnZapp|talk]]) 19:13, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
+:: If you wish to engage me in further discussion, you need to dial down the rudeness. [[User:CapnZapp|CapnZapp]] ([[User talk:CapnZapp|talk]]) 19:13, 19 June 2018 (UTC)