User talk:Jamesch2410

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November 2017[edit]

Please don't change the format of dates. As a general rule, if an article has evolved using predominantly one format, the dates should be left in the format they were originally written in, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic. Please also note that Wikipedia does not use ordinal suffixes (e.g., st, nd, th), articles, or leading zeros on dates.

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National varieties of English[edit]

In a recent edit, 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 India, use Indian English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original 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. Theroadislong (talk) 17:50, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

--Yamla (talk) 12:32, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Jamesch2410 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I changed the date format in a British video game article to dmy format which is more appropriate, but I got blocked instead? I don't understand ...

Decline reason:

This block has expired. Please take on the feedback below before making any other WP:ENGVAR driven edits. Kuru (talk) 14:21, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

After reading the above and seeing you were asked not to make these changes, you continued to do so. For example, here. There's no strong national tie, there. It's a video game. Admittedly, a video game developed in England, but there's no strong national tie there. This is just one example. If you agree to stop making such changes except where the article is already flagged as preferring one date format over another, I'd be happy to immediately lift your block. --Yamla (talk) 13:20, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just to add - please be more careful when changing direct quotes, as you did here. The original did not use that spelling. Kuru (talk) 13:51, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In the RollerCoaster Tycoon (video game) you made several changes from American usage to British. As has been explained, usage ihere is normally left in the variant of the author making the edit. Once it is clear that ou appreciate this policy and will comply with it unblock should not be a problem.--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 19:33, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Wikipedians who like NationStates[edit]

Hey! Based on your edits to NationStates, I thought maybe you would be interested that I started a series of userboxes for the game. Feel free to add any or add your own!-🐦Do☭torWho42 (⭐) 06:39, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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