User talk:JocularJellyfish/Archives/2017/July

This is an archive of User talk:JocularJellyfish. Please do not change it in any way. – JocularJellyfish ^Talk _Contribs 16:32, 1 August 2017 (UTC).[reply]

USRepSuccessionBox

Good work with those succession boxes. I suggest using the full date instead of just the year. I don't know if there's a standard, but I like it because it's clearer.—GoldRingChip 19:01, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nye/District of Idaho

Hi, Can you explain to me why my edits were reverted? What was wrong with how it originally was? Snickers2686 (talk) 22:31, 12 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Skinny repeal

Unless I'm missing something, the "skinny repeal" failed 49-51, not "adopted".Volunteer Marek (talk) 05:57, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Volunteer Marek:, The "49" in 49-51 was first for a reason. The first number is the yeas and the second is the nays. I'll change the language for you. JocularJellyfish (talk) 06:00, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's correct now.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:03, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I just undid your addition of "number of sponsors" to the infobox. Sorry I accidentally submitted before I had finished the edit summary. Meant to say the infobox is already large, and this doesn't seem to be a field that's usually included. Birdfern (talk) 07:13, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Birdfern:, that's fine. I only added the figure yesterday and "0" doesn't mean much! JocularJellyfish (talk) 12:02, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop removing periods (STOPS) from degree abbreviation

Please stop removing periods (STOPS) from degree abbreviations. In the United States, an abbreviated degree should be give as (B.A.) NOT (BA). While the latter might be the standard in Europe and elsewhere, the standard for the United States is the former. Unfortunately, another user went blasting through changing these articles to the wrong usage and I have been steadily changing them back. If the subject of the article is European or another nationality that uses that style of abbreviation, fine. But for officials from the United States, STOPS should be used for all degree abbreviations. Thanks. Safiel (talk) 01:35, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Safiel:, can I have a Wikipedia policy citation? JocularJellyfish (talk) 01:50, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Full_stops_and_spaces Safiel (talk) 02:00, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I apologize for the confusion. JocularJellyfish (talk) 14:43, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

While the above is true in general, Safiel, that same paragraph goes on to say There are some exceptions: PhD and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations#Abbreviations widely used in Wikipedia specificaly says to use "BA", not "B.A." or "B. A.". DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:26, 30 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Spicer

Hello, Jocular! Could you explain this edit [1] claiming that Spicer's term as acting Director of Communications never did end, because Scaramucci never actually took office? The sourcing I have seen is that he took office on July 25. Could you come to the Spicer talk page and let's work this out? Thanks! --MelanieN (talk) 23:17, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]