User talk:80.6.32.80

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[edit] Regarding edits made during September 26, 2006 (UTC) to Globalization

Welcome, and thank you for correcting spelling on Wikipedia! However, both spellings of the word you "corrected" are acceptable.

Please familiarize yourself with American and British English spelling differences before making further spelling corrections to articles. Wikipedia has 7,303,357 registered users on this English Wikipedia. These editors use different versions of English including American English and British English. The list of dialects of the English language goes on and on.

When many styles are acceptable, avoid changing from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. It is acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling only if the article concerns a British topic or vice versa or if you are making the article internally consistent.

More information is available on Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Enjoy your time on the internet's fastest growing encyclopædia/encyclopedia . Thank you. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 21:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Just to explain a bit, both UK English and American English spellings are acceptable. Articles about UK topics should use UK spellings. When an article is not specifically about a UK or American topic, the spelling style that is generally in use by most editors, or the style used by the editors who started the article, is maintained. For more info see the Manual of style. Thanks. Thatcher131 21:11, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
I think vandalism warnings and threats to block a new user for changing spellings like this is excessive. I've made a point of this here. Cordless Larry 21:24, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks to Sarah Ewart for replacing the vandalism warning above. Cordless Larry 21:39, 26 September 2006 (UTC)