User:Rjwilmsi

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Contents 1 My use of scripts to correct spelling and formatting 1.1 If I make a mistake 1.2 Common reasons I make a mistake 2 Thanks received for my efforts

[edit] My use of scripts to correct spelling and formatting

I currently use AutoWikiBrowser with the RegExTypoFix spelling correction script in an attempt to correct English spelling mistakes or typos. The script is manually created and maintained so doesn't correct every possible spelling mistake, so I may well only correct some of the errors on a page. I do however contribute common new misspellings to the list as I find them.

I also correct date formatting to meet Wikipedia standards defined in the Manual of Style and format the 'accessdate' tags in citation templates as per Template:Citation.

If an edit I make looks wrong, or is indeed wrong, please read the information below:

[edit] If I make a mistake

If I make an erroneous edit, I'll do two things:

1. fix the mistake
2. add an exception, correct the article page or update my scripts so that the mistake isn't repeated.

[edit] Common reasons I make a mistake

1. I'm human

If this is the case please report my error here and I will look into it.

2. A page I edited contains a misspelling because it is in a direct quote from another source, but does not include [sic] in the page (in the text or in a hidden comment) and I 'fixed' the misspelling.

If this is the case then please undo my erroneous correction and add a [sic] to the page, using the {{sic}} tag e.g. beleive ^[sic] .

3. A page in English that I edit contains text in another language, but the language is not tagged and I 'fixed' a misspelling in the foreign-language text.

If this is the case then please undo my erroneous correction and enclose the foreign-language text in tags e.g. {{lang|fr|Le mariage}} for French, using the two-digit ISO 639-1 code for the language of the text. The foreign-language text will then be ignored by my English-language scripts. Tagging like this also has other advantages – see Template:Lang#Rationale for more information.

[edit] Thanks received for my efforts

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For spelling correction after spelling correction - you are so valuable to Wikipedia. Keep up your excellent work. Lradrama 08:49, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

		The TomStar81 Spelling Award
		Be it known to all members of Wikipedia that Rjwilmsi has corrected my god-awful spelling on the page USS New Jersey (BB-62), and in doing so has made an important and very significant contribution to the Wikipedia community, thereby earning this TomStar81 Spelling Award and my deepest thanks. Keep up the good work! TomStar81 (Talk) 00:18, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For fixing my worthless spelling on Pseudo-Barnabas ChrisLamb 21:15, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

		The Minor Barnstar
		For being The Stig and doing the thankless job of keeping Wikipedia clean from tyops typos, you definitely deserve this minor barnstar. —Anas talk? 23:00, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		For correcting peoples' mistakes, you get this golden brrom and feather quill. :-) Kannie | talk 19:59, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

		The Copyeditor's Barnstar
		I, alternativity, owe you this barnstar for correcting so many of my spelling and formatting errors. I would say I was greatful. But I'm afraid I'm not sure how it's spelled. At any rate, thanks. Very much, indeed. Alternativity (talk) 14:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)