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::::I have to keep making sure I use "defense" rather than "defence" - being British, I'm used to defence (as in, Ministry of Defence) but I was told by Rev that Sarna uses US English, and I gather in the US it's "defense". I have to keep remembering to strip the "u"'s out of things like favour, colour and armour, too. [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]] ([[User talk:BrokenMnemonic|talk]]) 06:10, 18 August 2013 (PDT) | ::::I have to keep making sure I use "defense" rather than "defence" - being British, I'm used to defence (as in, Ministry of Defence) but I was told by Rev that Sarna uses US English, and I gather in the US it's "defense". I have to keep remembering to strip the "u"'s out of things like favour, colour and armour, too. [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]] ([[User talk:BrokenMnemonic|talk]]) 06:10, 18 August 2013 (PDT) | ||
:::::BM, I have about the same issue, although I am not British, but I sometimes feel like that is the way to write. In addition, Linux uses SpellCheck with the "English (United Kingdom)" setting by default, so it throws me off a bit sometimes. Will have to change that.--[[User:Raven 2C|Raven 2C]] ([[User talk:Raven 2C|talk]]) 07:49, 18 August 2013 (PDT) | :::::BM, I have about the same issue, although I am not British, but I sometimes feel like that is the way to write. In addition, Linux uses SpellCheck with the "English (United Kingdom)" setting by default, so it throws me off a bit sometimes. Will have to change that.--[[User:Raven 2C|Raven 2C]] ([[User talk:Raven 2C|talk]]) 07:49, 18 August 2013 (PDT) | ||
+ | ::::::I'm sure that you could download an "American" spell check and make your lives much easier... -[[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 18:05, 18 August 2013 (PDT) | ||
==Writing Styles of Articles== | ==Writing Styles of Articles== |
Revision as of 21:05, 18 August 2013
Contents
Welcome
Formatting
Hi Raven,
I was poking around this morning, and I noticed that one of the things you're doing among the changes you've made in the various articles on primitive tech and components is bolding the page name throughout the articles. It's not obvious from the Manual of Style incorporated here from wikipedia, but I was picked up by Frabby for doing the same thing back when I started editing; apparently, the wikipedia convention is that the article or subject name should be bolded within the article text only the first time that it's used. I don't think it's a big thing but I thought I should mention it. BrokenMnemonic 08:04, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
- Ok. Thanks for telling me, just didn't know...--Raven 2C 17:08, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
- No harm, no foul It's just one of those things, and I don't want you discouraged from keeping up the good work. BrokenMnemonic 18:30, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
Casual Edit award
Hi Raven 2C, I saw your copyedits to the Ignis page... and I very much appreciate your doing hard and unrewarding (but nonetheless important!) work like that. Have an award. Frabby 14:18, 19 December 2011 (PST)
- Oh, thanks! Is this supposed to be added to my user page or something?--Raven 2C 14:40, 19 December 2011 (PST)
- Absolutely. I'll set this one up for you. Take a look at BattleTechWiki:Awards to see what others we have and which ones you can add automatically. Good job, by the way. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 14:49, 19 December 2011 (PST)
Spam
Hy, please don't edit created spam bot pages, the spambot can use your ip to provide more vandalism, the admins delete the pages and created account.--Doneve 18:27, 21 December 2011 (PST)
Ok. Again, just didn't know.--Raven 2C 15:52, 22 December 2011 (PST)
Hello and Thanks
Hey Raven2C, thanks for doing a careful proofing on Stephen McKenna and other articles like that. After I've stared at the letters for too long, I read what I know to be there, and not what is actually there sometimes. Fresh, sharp eyes make all the difference. Rebs (talk) 22:31, 30 December 2012 (PST)
- Hi Rebs. Youre welcome. Just doing what I can, since I don't really have any source books, but I do have a passion for Battletech as well as making everything a bit neat. Happy New Year, btw!--Raven 2C (talk) 13:02, 31 December 2012 (PST)
Congratulations and Thank You
Saw your 1-year edit. Glad to have you with us.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 17:46, 4 May 2013 (PDT)
Hy
I notice you have a lack of sources, come to aris forum, and we help you.--Doneve (talk) 19:09, 13 June 2013 (PDT)
- Which aris forum? Not quite sure what you mean, sorry.--Raven 2C (talk) 16:19, 16 June 2013 (PDT)
- How can i send you a pm.--Doneve (talk) 17:02, 18 June 2013 (PDT)
- I'm registered on the bg.BT forums as Raven IIC. Does this help?--Raven 2C (talk) 18:01, 18 June 2013 (PDT)
- Alright, will do. Though I prefer to keep my personal data private, that's why I tried to avoid the email method at first.
- Yep this is the best way, sent me a test mail, i delete my email address from the talk, oh and no harm, i use your emails private, iam not a spammer or or, we are a family here on sarna.--Doneve (talk) 18:16, 18 June 2013 (PDT)
- Alright, will do. Though I prefer to keep my personal data private, that's why I tried to avoid the email method at first.
- I'm registered on the bg.BT forums as Raven IIC. Does this help?--Raven 2C (talk) 18:01, 18 June 2013 (PDT)
- How can i send you a pm.--Doneve (talk) 17:02, 18 June 2013 (PDT)
Hmmm
Hy Raven 2C, i see you fix some things on 'Mech pages, but the change from defense to defence is not logical to me.--Doneve (talk) 17:02, 17 August 2013 (PDT)
- Hi, Doneve. "Defense" and "defence" I probably should change, as I have checked, and "defense" would be a more appropriate version to use. "Defence" i suppose is more of a word for sports. Thanks for pointing that out :) --Raven 2C (talk) 18:55, 17 August 2013 (PDT)
- Just fixed recent articles that had these changes. --Raven 2C (talk) 19:01, 17 August 2013 (PDT)
- No problem dude, but it was a eye catcher to me, you know english is my second language, not perfect in writing but iam good in reading, and thanks for fixing.--Doneve (talk) 22:14, 17 August 2013 (PDT)
- I have to keep making sure I use "defense" rather than "defence" - being British, I'm used to defence (as in, Ministry of Defence) but I was told by Rev that Sarna uses US English, and I gather in the US it's "defense". I have to keep remembering to strip the "u"'s out of things like favour, colour and armour, too. BrokenMnemonic (talk) 06:10, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- BM, I have about the same issue, although I am not British, but I sometimes feel like that is the way to write. In addition, Linux uses SpellCheck with the "English (United Kingdom)" setting by default, so it throws me off a bit sometimes. Will have to change that.--Raven 2C (talk) 07:49, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- I'm sure that you could download an "American" spell check and make your lives much easier... -BobTheZombie (talk) 18:05, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- BM, I have about the same issue, although I am not British, but I sometimes feel like that is the way to write. In addition, Linux uses SpellCheck with the "English (United Kingdom)" setting by default, so it throws me off a bit sometimes. Will have to change that.--Raven 2C (talk) 07:49, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- I have to keep making sure I use "defense" rather than "defence" - being British, I'm used to defence (as in, Ministry of Defence) but I was told by Rev that Sarna uses US English, and I gather in the US it's "defense". I have to keep remembering to strip the "u"'s out of things like favour, colour and armour, too. BrokenMnemonic (talk) 06:10, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- No problem dude, but it was a eye catcher to me, you know english is my second language, not perfect in writing but iam good in reading, and thanks for fixing.--Doneve (talk) 22:14, 17 August 2013 (PDT)
- Just fixed recent articles that had these changes. --Raven 2C (talk) 19:01, 17 August 2013 (PDT)
Writing Styles of Articles
Hi Raven 2C. About those changes you made recently, changing things to present sense. All articles on Sarna.net are written from prespective of being written from the future. Thus everyting seems to be "past" tense. -- Wrangler (talk) 15:32, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- Wrangler, that's not completely true. While events that happened at a specific point in time (Fourth Succession War, development of a given piece of equipment, career of a character) are written in past tense, things that are not associated with a given point in time such as 'Mech articles are written in present tense. Frabby (talk) 15:38, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- Yes, I agree with Frabby. Unless the article is about something (that something being a vehicle or equipment) that has gone extinct, it could probably be written in present tense. However, maybe if the object in question has a history in its description, maybe that should be written in past tense. --Raven 2C (talk)
- I used to put everything in past tense, but now have been doing present tense for vehicles, mechs, weapons, etc. ... but usually I use past tense when the subject is in question. Just my two cents. -BobTheZombie (talk) 17:45, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- Well, i was trained by Rev as to write this particular way. Reason being to maintain it was due to the fact, we maybe right now writing about units new for 3145. What about next TRO in set in completely different year? 3145 isn't going be forever the articles should be written to reflect that. However it appears I'm minority in this. Sorry in troubling you. -- Wrangler (talk) 17:54, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- I used to put everything in past tense, but now have been doing present tense for vehicles, mechs, weapons, etc. ... but usually I use past tense when the subject is in question. Just my two cents. -BobTheZombie (talk) 17:45, 18 August 2013 (PDT)
- Yes, I agree with Frabby. Unless the article is about something (that something being a vehicle or equipment) that has gone extinct, it could probably be written in present tense. However, maybe if the object in question has a history in its description, maybe that should be written in past tense. --Raven 2C (talk)