User talk:JonathanLa
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The Wikipedia tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: ~~~~ (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome! Julietdeltalima (talk) 23:02, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
August 2018
[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Leeds–Northallerton railway, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Please note that, whether we like it or not, Wikipedia doesn't use the Oxford comma; see MOS:COMMA. Also, "travelling" is correct spelling in British English, which is what governs this article about a British rail line; see MOS:ENGVAR. There's a lot to learn here, I know, and please don't be discouraged! But please read the Manual of Style before you make more changes that end up creating errors and requiring reversal. The editors at WP:TEAHOUSE will respond quickly to any questions you have. Thanks! Julietdeltalima (talk) 23:05, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
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[edit] Hello. In a recent edit to the page Henry Wrigley, 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.
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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. "Organisation" is correct in British English, which is appropriately used in this article regarding a British person. Again, please see MOS:ENGVAR. Julietdeltalima (talk) 23:32, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Update: "Enquiries" is correct in South African English. I strongly advise against relying on Grammarly to edit Wikipedia. There are too many national varieties of syntax and spelling that are correct in Wikipedia to rely on an automated grammar checker. - Julietdeltalima (talk) 00:26, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
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