User talk:Brian1997
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[edit]Hi Brian! Thanks for your edits to Elizabeth II. Unfortunately, I am going to have to revert them, because there is a Wkipedia policy that honorifics are not used in the articles. If you looked further down the page, there is a section specifically on the way the Queen is "styled" or addressed.
Don't be discouraged! People's early edits often get deleted, as it takes a little while to learn the ropes! Here's some more info on editing.
In the meantime, you might like to look at Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant as well. Amandajm (talk) 02:27, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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Amandajm (talk) 02:28, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Linking to common terms such as countries
[edit]Hi Brian. I've reverted some of your edits to BBC, Judi Dench and others, because the general consensus is to avoid linking to common terms or countries in most articles, unless they are relevant to the subject. Take a look at WP:OVERLINK for a few pointers on this. Also changing British to English or vice-versa has always seemed somewhat pointless to me. Generally it should only be done if a person identifies his or herself as being British or a national of one of its constituent countries. So, a Tory peer would almost certainly identify as British, whereas a member of the Scottish National Party would identify as Scottish. You might like to read the Nationality article, which covers this topic at some length, though I must admit it throws up as many questions as it answers. Cheers Paul MacDermott (talk) 22:42, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
The article Ashley McKenzie (Judo) has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.
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England/UK
[edit]Replacing mentions of the word England or English with United Kingdom/British in articles as you recently did to the articles on Danny Boyle and the Shard is nothing but POV-pushing - and completely against community consensus. You have had your edits of this nature reverted before so you must be aware of this: Your edits are nothing but disruption and vandalism and will be treated as such. --Τασουλα (talk) 22:16, 27 July 2012 (UTC)
POV editing
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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Please make sure to include an edit summary. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history. Thanks! If you use an edit summary it will help others to understand your motives - at present many of your edits appear to be POV-pushing and are therefore considered disruptive and/or vandalism. Timothy Titus Talk To TT 04:28, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
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