| Revision as of 11:37, 11 August 2012 editBeyond My Ken (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, File movers, IP block exemptions, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers263,477 edits →Your recent edits← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 16:26, 2 June 2013 edit undoFelipito1.966 (talk | contribs)619 edits →May 2013 | ||
| (43 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ==Welcome== | |||
| '''Welcome!''' | |||
| {{archives|auto=yes|search=yes|}} | |||
| Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and ] to Misplaced Pages! Thank you for ]{{#if:|, especially what you did for ]}}. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] and ] | |||
| *] (using the ] if you wish) | |||
| *] | |||
| I hope you enjoy editing here and being a ]! Please ] your messages on ]s using four ]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out ], ask me on {{#if:|]|my talk page}}, or ask your question on this page and then place <code><nowiki>{{helpme}}</nowiki></code> before the question. Again, welcome! <!-- Template:Welcome --> --] (]) 13:18, 2 October 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ⚫ | == May 2013 == | ||
| <div class="user-block" style="min-height: 40px"> ] You have been ''']''' '''indefinitely''' from editing for ]. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may ] by adding below this notice the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx|" code. -->{{tlx|unblock|2=reason=''Your reason here ~~~~''}}, but you should read the ] first. – ] (]) 13:54, 31 May 2013 (UTC)</div><!-- Template:uw-blockindef --> | |||
| YOU ARE A BLOODY VERBAL FASCIST! THE POINTS I HAVE MADE ARE FACTUAL. TWAT! | |||
| Your use of Continental is a personal insular British word. A more appropriate word would be "international" as the metric system, invented in France, was adopted world-wide ergo it is not solely a "Continental" system.] (]) 13:42, 3 October 2009 (UTC) | |||
| Who are you to know anything of Hispanic culture? Who are you anyway? ¿Qué carajo sabes tú de la cultura hispana? Por cierto,¿quién diablos eres? Vai meixar á rúa filliño! | |||
| == December 2009 == | |||
| ] Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, you may not know that Misplaced Pages has a ] that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Using different styles throughout the encyclopedia{{#if:Guam|, as you did in ],}} makes it harder to read. Please take a look at the ] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}<!-- Template:uw-mos1 --> ] (]) 20:15, 17 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| ] In a recent edit{{#if:Guam| to the page ]}}, you changed one or more words from one international variety of English to another. Because Misplaced Pages has readers from all over the world, our policy is to ] in Misplaced Pages articles. | |||
| For subjects exclusively related to Britain (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 other English-speaking countries, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the appropriate variety of English used there. If it is an international topic, use the same form of English the ''original'' author used. | |||
| In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to the other, even if you don't normally use the version the article is written in. Respect other people's versions of English. They in turn should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Misplaced Pages articles are written can be found in the ]. If you have any queries about all this, you can ask me on my talk page or you can visit the ]. {{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}} <!-- Template:uw-lang --> ] (]) 20:15, 17 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
| == November 2010 == | |||
| ] Please do not use styles that are unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles, as you did in ]. There is a ] that should be followed. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-mos2 --> ] (]) 05:17, 30 November 2010 (UTC) | |||
| ⚫ | == |
||
| Please stop commas with spaces in numbers. ] 14:17, 11 June 2011 (UTC) | |||
| :Warning - if you continue to make such disruptive changes, you will be blocked. ] 14:21, 11 June 2011 (UTC) | |||
| == August 2012 == | |||
| ] Welcome to Misplaced Pages, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a ] that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in ], makes articles harder to read. Please take a look at the ] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-mos1 --> <font face="sans-serif">''']''' <small><small>{{#switch: |IPA=IPA: |lang=English: |pron=pronounced |UK=UK: |US=US: |local=locally |=|English pronunciation: }}</small>{{IPA|]}}{{#if:|{{IPA audio link|{{{3}}} }} }} <sup>(])</sup></small></font> 03:00, 2 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :I am indeed referring to the ] billion. I am aware that 1 million million (10<sup>12</sup>) differers greatly from 1 thousand million (10<sup>9</sup>), but that is largely irrelevant. Like newspapers etc., Misplaced Pages has a "]" which should be adhered to in order to maintain as much consistency throughout Misplaced Pages as possible. This style is defined in the ] (MoS) and accompanying documents, and mandates the short scale (or scientific notation) for writing long numbers (see ]). | |||
| :Additionally, I was taught in a British school (Scottish specifically) and I was taught the 10<sup>9</sup> variety. Regardless, billion is largely used in the UK today to mean 10<sup>9</sup>,<sup></sup> especially in economics and population{{ref|7bil|†}} (which is what this number is referring to), and has been used by the Government, BBC etc since the 1970s. Indeed, ''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (version published in 1998) defines billion as "the number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million; 1,000,000,000 or 10<sup>9</sup>" and lists the 10<sup>12</sup> version as "dated, chiefly British". | |||
| :<small>{{note|7bil|†}} hence why the world population is always reported as being 7 billion rather than 7 milliard/7,000 million</small> | |||
| :There was also a minor problem with your actual description. Since these days 10<sup>9</sup> is generally taken as the meaning of billion in the UK, at least by younger people, and other parts of the commonwealth have historically differed in their use (especially Canada due to the high level of US influence) to say "in the UK & Commonwealth" isn't accurate. See ]. "U.S. billion" isn't an accurate term either; while largely associated with the US, the short scale is by no means exclusive to them. Also, 1,800 million would be accurate in the US was well, it would just be more likely to be rendered as 1.8 billion. Above all though it's not really a necessary disambiguation. The number listed is a product of two other numbers, both of which are in hundreds of millions, so confusion is very unlikely to arise (especially since if it meant 10<sup>12</sup> it would mean there were about 257 times as many English speakers as there were humans on the planet) | |||
| :As a side note, the MoS also advises against using ampersands and specifically mandates against using U.S. (with dots) next to UK (which is how we always render UK) and other abbreviated country names (see ]). Not really a big deal, but something to bear in mind in future. | |||
| :If by ''"how do you become a Misplaced Pages dictator and what qualifies you to determine how we spell and modify"'', you are referring specifically to me, I am merely enforcing the rules, not making them. If by "you" you mean "one", there is no such person. These things are decided upon by community consensus. I don't know if there are any criteria for being part of the discussions on these matters (if there are it's probably not so much qualifications but standing within the community) but I'm sure you could become involved if you so wished. | |||
| :<font face="sans-serif">''']''' <small><small>{{#switch: |IPA=IPA: |lang=English: |pron=pronounced |UK=UK: |US=US: |local=locally |=|English pronunciation: }}</small>{{IPA|]}}{{#if:|{{IPA audio link|{{{3}}} }} }} <sup>(])</sup></small></font> 17:16, 2 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::You misunderstand me. When I say I was taught the short scale billion, I mean I was taught to ''use'' it and when the term billion was used (in maths, science etc) it referred to 10<sup>9</sup>. However, I assure you I was made fully aware of the long scale billion, and knowledge of it is rather important (especially in subjects such as history and, indeed, English). Similarly, I was taught to use metric units but made fully aware of the imperial system (although in that case nothing much beyond a cursory mention). | |||
| ::Also, no, I am not au fait with English education and never claimed to be - as I said, I was educated in ''Scotland'' and have had very little experience with the English system. At the end of the day it really doesn't matter though. Misplaced Pages does not use long count and your description was misleading. As such, your edit was reverted. That's it. As much as you may dislike it, that is how Misplaced Pages works. Indeed there are a few things in the MoS that I dislike, but I put up with them since not doing so is against Misplaced Pages policy. It's nothing personal and just because a particular form is or isn't used on Misplaced Pages doesn't mean it isn't "correct".{{ref|correct|‡}} | |||
| ::<small>{{note|correct|‡}} Since there is no body the regulates English like there are for other languages such as French, there really isn't a "correct" way to do anything in English, only an "accepted" way.</small> | |||
| ::<font face="sans-serif">''']''' <small><small>{{#switch: |IPA=IPA: |lang=English: |pron=pronounced |UK=UK: |US=US: |local=locally |=|English pronunciation: }}</small>{{IPA|]}}{{#if:|{{IPA audio link|{{{3}}} }} }} <sup>(])</sup></small></font> 23:36, 2 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ::P.S. When leaving a comment on a talk page, please add your signature to the end so people know who said it. This can be done by adding tour tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) at the end of your post. <font face="sans-serif">''']''' <small><small>{{#switch: |IPA=IPA: |lang=English: |pron=pronounced |UK=UK: |US=US: |local=locally |=|English pronunciation: }}</small>{{IPA|]}}{{#if:|{{IPA audio link|{{{3}}} }} }} <sup>(])</sup></small></font> 23:44, 2 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| :::Yes, but you seem to have missed my point. I was only really commenting on the use of the word "correct", and certainly wasn't saying that English doesn't have rules, merely that those rules are de facto rather than de jure (and thus "correct" is probably not the most appropriate term). Regardless, I really don't want to have a general discussion on this or anything else relating to the English language (or at least not here and now). If you have anything else to add on the topic at hand - i.e. your edit and how it conforms to Misplaced Pages's MoS - then by all means let me know. Otherwise, I bid you good day and hope you will try to adhere to the MoS in future. <font face="sans-serif">''']''' <small><small>{{#switch: |IPA=IPA: |lang=English: |pron=pronounced |UK=UK: |US=US: |local=locally |=|English pronunciation: }}</small>{{IPA|]}}{{#if:|{{IPA audio link|{{{3}}} }} }} <sup>(])</sup></small></font> 11:55, 3 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| ==Your recent edits== | |||
| ] Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to ] and Misplaced Pages pages that have open discussion, you should ] by typing four ]s ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button ] or ] located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-tilde --> --] (]) 11:39, 3 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
| Yet another dictator and I suspect you´re American as well! {{xsign|13:27, 10 August 2012 Felipito1.966}} | |||
| ==August 2012== | |||
| ] Thank you for ] to ]. Please make sure to include an ]. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history. Thanks!<!-- Template:uw-editsummary --> ] (]) 11:36, 11 August 2012 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 16:26, 2 June 2013
 Archives |
May 2013
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. – Connormah (talk) 13:54, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
YOU ARE A BLOODY VERBAL FASCIST! THE POINTS I HAVE MADE ARE FACTUAL. TWAT!