User talk:Susanjenie

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Happy editing! Peaceray (talk) 15:49, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Reverts

Hi Susanjenie. I recently reverted your edits to the article Charles Bean, which largely consisted of converting Australian spelling and idiom to American. I observe that you have made edits to numerous, seemingly unrelated, articles without explanation, all within a very short space of time, some being apparently arbitrary changes which failed to improve the article and some changing the meaning of common idioms, which I have reverted. I intend bringing the matter to WP:ANI. Your participation will be welcome. Doug butler (talk) 00:09, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi again. I have been advised at ANI page that my note (above) was over-critical of your endeavors (I use American spelling here in case that's where you're from). I apologize (US spelling again) for being direct, and suggest that you choose subjects with which you are familiar and read each sentence carefully to get its full meaning before changing anything. We are all here to build an encyclopedia, and your assistance is needed. Doug butler (talk) 06:18, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Don't get discouraged! Welcome to Wikipedia.

I looked at some of your edits; I think you may be getting tangled up in some of the subtle inconsistencies of the English language. There are the primary rules (grammar) and vocabulary taught in school but then there are secondary nuances involving actual language "usage". In some edits you made small, grammatically correct edits to sentences which were already grammatically correct; your edits led to slightly less common wording. I did not revert these.

So I think in making these small changes, you have been taking on a difficult task that is actually not that important here.

I suggest you skim these policies and guidelines (spend about <5 minutes on each):

• WP:Neutral point of view
• WP:Verifiability
  • WP:Reliable sources
• WP:No original research
• WP:What Wikipedia is not -- an interesting useful list
• WP:Biographies of living persons -- ethical concerns and libel laws require that we be especially conscientious when writing about living people.
• WP:Three-revert rule -- we're not supposed to keep reverting another person's edits -- use the article talk page to develop a consensus
• WP:Notability -- if you create new articles.
• WP:Copyrights -- Wikipedia is very strict about not violating others' copyrights. Don't just copy text or images from other web sites. This is a legal requirement.

We have many behavioural policies, too - no personal attacks, etc. Just don't be a jerk and you don't have to read them all.

We have dozens of other policies and guidelines. Few people have read them all! Even fewer people have read all the subpages of the Wikipedia:Manual of Style. Don't even try.

Thank you for helping us. Contact me if you run into problems. --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 16:48, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Hello,

Thank you for the messages. I am new to this, so I've been working on editing grammatical words. It might be helpful, but it seems I have been approaching things incorrectly. I will strive to give my best efforts on Wikipedia.

Thanks again. Susanjenie (talk) 16:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

National varieties of English

Hello. In a recent edit to the page Assassination of Henry I, Duke of Guise, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the first author of the article used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. —Wasell^(T) 🌻🇺🇦 05:35, 6 June 2023 (UTC)