User talk:Zippanova
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[edit] American vs. British spellings & improper page moves
Hi there. I've noticed you've been moving certain articles (e.g. color and fiber) from their original locations to their respective British variants without there being a real need for the change. Wikipedia is an international project, so both American and British English are tolerated here: I invite you to puruse the relevant Manual of Style guideline at Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Usage and spelling. Changing such spellings tends to invoke hard feelings needlessly (not that there are any in this instance). While I can understand if you think what you're doing is "correct" (being a Canadian myself), your methods are improper.
Firstly, please see Wikipedia:How to move a page. You've been moving articles via copy/paste, which destroys a page's edit history: This is not only a bad thing when our license is considered, but it's inconsiderate of other users. Such moves will be reversed. Secondly, and just as important from a wikiquette point of view, is your lack of discussion prior to moving the articles. You should propose the moves on the articles' respective talk pages (e.g. Talk:Color) before moving them, allowing a reasonable time period for discussion. I must ask you not to make such undiscussed, improper page moves in the future. Thanks for your consideration. -- Hadal 08:41, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Regarding your spelling changes on resistor: Note that you should only change spelling variants in order to make a page consistent with itself. If that's what you're doing, say so in the edit summary. - Omegatron 22:49, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Metric and Imperial/US measurements
Wikipedia policy is that we never replace one system of measurement by another, as you did at Sport utility vehicle. We instead add conversions. The original system of measurement used is generally given first, with conversions in parentheses afterwards. In this case, the US laws in question state their requirements in US measurements, so removing them and replacing them with metric is completely inappropriate.
Please do not remove comments from your user talk page without responding to them. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort; please show good faith in cooperating with other users. —Morven 01:16, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)
Sorry, I am still a bit new to this. Didn't mean to be arrogant. After all, this is communism and I am a communist. Sorry again. --Zippanova 02:21, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Don't use piped links in albums.
WikiProject Albums's Style section states Do not use piped links to "years in music" e.g. 1991, instead add (see 1991 in music) where you feel it is appropriate. Please don't change the album pages to do this. Thanks! grendel|khan 01:53, 2005 May 2 (UTC)
Thanks for the advice. --Zippanova 02:55, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Faux British Spellings
As you know, the British/Canadian/Australian versions of plenty of words end in -our rather than the American -or. However, even many native speakers of British English get things wrong when the word is modified — for about half of the -our endings, it should properly revert to the -or form when modified. To make this absolutely clear, this is NOT a America vs. Britain/Commonwealth distinction - in these cases, the -our form is always wrong — consult the OED. Examples as follows:
- arbour, but arbourist -> arborist, arbouretum -> arboretum
- clamour, but clamourous -> clamorous
- clangour, but clangourous -> clangorous
- colour, but colouration -> coloration
- glamour, but glamourous -> glamorous, glamourless -> glamorless, glamourize -> glamorize, glamourise -> glamorise
- honour, but honourary -> honorary, honourarium -> honorarium, honourific -> honorific
- humour, but humourist -> humorist, humourous -> humorous
- labour, but labourious -> laborious
- odour, but odourous -> odorous, odouriferous -> odoriferous
- rancour, but rancourous -> rancorous
- rigour, but rigourous -> rigorous
- tumour, but tumourous -> tumorous
Cheers, Fawcett5 15:00, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Oh, haha...wow. I did not know that one. Thanks. --Zippanova 15:28, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] C-Train
In the future, please avoid blatent POV statements. Also, you should think about this: Calgary's C-Train has only 1/3 less track than Toronto's subway (about 20km shy) which serves a metropolitan area 5 times Calgary's size. The C-Train also has one of the highest per capita riderships of any rapid transit system in Canada. All Canadian transit systems are inadequate by, say, European standards but uh, that's just my POV. It also might be worth noting that most of the people who complain about CT live in new suburbs which have inanely low population densities. Does it really make sense to expand a train to serve 25 people (give or take)? Once the city completes its next train order, there will be one train every 3 minutes at peak... but I suppose that's simply too inadequate for a city of a million. - Tyson2k 05:58, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
Ok, I agree. It was very POV. Maybe I'll do some research on that and offer some external links (both pro and con) in the article. --Zippanova 14:17, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Maxine Nightingale
Looks like I beat you to that article ;) Mike H (Talking is hot) 08:05, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
Good stuff. Doesn't matter to me who writes it, as long as it is on WP. =D --Zippanova 17:58, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] 220s.png
please list this at WP:IFD with reasons of OB (Image:220sb.svg) and OR -- if it was a pixel-by-pixel reproduction could be speedied. --Admrboltz (T | C) 06:40, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image:British House of Commons graphical representation.PNG
Was wondering if you could update this for the current info at Party standings in the British House of Commons, or if you'd mind if I did it? Ian3055 19:18, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] why do you remove this part
Hello sir
Many found reason to doubt these motives in the words of Israeli Lt. General Dan Halutz who threatened to "turn Lebanon's clock back 20 years."[3] in a reference to the destruction Lebanon suffered in it's bloody civil war--Sa.vakilian 07:57, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:2006_Israel-Lebanon_conflict"
- I'm sorry, but you are mistaken. My edits never removed that sentence or any part of it. You might want examine the edit history again (look in particular at adjacent edits) to find your culprit. As for the talk page which you referenced, I have never edited that. Cheers.
- ☭ Zippanova 04:46, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Request clarification of image source
Hi. The source and license of an image you once uploaded to Commons is questioned. Please see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:BirkaExcavation1.png Fred-Chess 18:07, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ski-doo
not that the deletion of the portion pertaining 23 skidoo was incorrect, on the contrary, but i was wondering where you got the information about the 'sea-dog.' it was my understanding that first came the 'sea-doo' and the 'ski-doo' was a natural transition to a newer product. still, yours was a good edit. The undertow 09:35, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
There is a special on CBC here in Canada about the 50 greatest Canadian inventions and they mentioned it as a spelling mistake. I've also heard this before somewhere else a few years ago but can't remember where. I'll look for more evidence online although I don't have any site references right now
- ☭ Zippanova 13:30, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:AnOtherCup back cover.jpg)
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[edit] Quality of Life in cities
Go ahead a create an article about that. I will help if I can. But it can't be just from one source. Kevlar67 04:38, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
