On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:42:02 +0000 Polarian <polarian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > Thanks for the link, the following applies to this conversation: > > "ArchWiki prefers no national variety of English over any other, > adopting the same guidelines outlined in Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual > of Style#National varieties of English; in case of conflict with any > of ArchWiki's other explicitly defined guidelines, ArchWiki's > prevail. When writing new content within an existing article it is > recommended to maintain the spelling convention already prevalent in > it; if the article does not have a clear prevalent spelling, write > accordingly to the variant used in the edited section. Harmonizing > the spelling around the edited content is acceptable, however refrain > from performing edits whose main purpose is changing or harmonizing > the spelling standard of articles or series thereof." Here's a fresh idea: how about if we all just decide to get along? I'm a U.S. citizen, but I'm perfectly happy with British spellings. Most things are reasonably understandable regardless. Some things, like "pants", "trousers" and such are confusing, since Americans and Brits mean different things when they say them. But "color" and "colour" mean the same thing no matter which side of the Atlantic you prefer. The cited paragraph is principally a recommendation, not a mandate. Follow the recommendation. If the page is already British English, do that. New pages, do as you like. Again, all due respect to the O.P., this is a silly problem. Those who feel offended by spellings from the other side of the Atlantic should really seek something more important (world hunger? crime?) to winge about. Did you folks know that Google/Facebook/Apple spy on you? Worry about that. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
