User talk:Telestylo
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English
Would you mind not changing the British spellings of words to your American spelling? It's rather insulting. I'm thinking of Evangeline Lilly specifically. The word is just as valid. 207.206.246.107 18:49, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
- Hello anonymous user,
- I changed the spelling of "programme" because it refers to David Letterman's show, which is an American show in an American context in the article. I'm boldly changing it back, because again, no one in the U.S. would spell it that way, and Lilly is known in the States as well parts of "the empire." Have a nice day! Telestylo 20:57, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
- I'm in the U.S. and I spell it that way. You're quite rude. 172.138.91.59 17:45, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
Carson
My source on all this was from watching the show regularly for years, although somewhere among my hundreds of old VHS tapes is that Carnac skit I mention where he most definitely says "shit" - you can read his lips. There was also an occasion in which he was interviewing I believe Stephanie Zimbalist and for reasons unknown the phrase "go piss in your hat" (or some variation thereof) was uttered and as I recall it came out sounding like "go bounder bish". It's quite possible (especially since it's mentioned on the DVD) that Carson did things like the "fiddlesticks" fake censoring, but when real swearing occurred, at least in the 1980s era shows I watched religiously, they also garbled it. Cheers! 23skidoo 14:53, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
- I can't see any reason why both points can't be included. The DVD trivia has to be taken into account and mostly "fake censorship" was a policy but they used the technology when genuine profanity occurred on the show. 23skidoo 14:49, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
AfDs
Hi Telestylo. I've replied to your message on my talk page. (Normally, I'd reply here, but I did a bunch of replies all at once.) -Splashtalk 21:11, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
Just to clarify...
Hi Telestylo, just to clarify our policy on spelling.
Please see Wikipedia:Spelling#National_varieties_of_English.
In short the rule is that use US spelling for US articles, English spelling for UK & Commonwealth articles, and for a page that isn't about either, the spelling stays with the system in which the page was originally written. Don't change the existing spelling, it's rude and you have better things to do. — Dunc|☺ 22:23, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
"Personal attacks"
- the most recent of which have been naked personal attacks on me
Note that "personal attacks" are "attacks on the person instead of the argument" (see WP:NPA). People are criticising your approach and methods, rather than you as a person, so these are absolutely not personal attacks. File an RfC on the matter if you so wish, but you'll find the majority of users will not agree with your opinion that anything that has been said to you is personal. HAND. Chris talk back 01:28, 28 November 2005 (UTC)