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Happy editing! Cheers, S0091 (talk) 13:17, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi ZeroAlpha87, I noticed you "undid" (reverted) several of your edits at Order of the Garter using the undo function. An easier way to to revert a series of edits is to pull up the last "good" version from History. Click on the time/date stamp in History which will pull up that version, there will be a box at top with a link [restore this version], just click that and it will revert all edits that occurred afterward in one click/one edit. If you ever have questions or need help, you can ask at the Teahouse. S0091 (talk) 13:41, 6 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Please note that Wikipedia is a work in progress. It may take years for articles to be created, but, as you have discovered, redlinks are acceptable for articles that should be created at some point in the future. This means that when the article is created, the links are already in place. -- Necrothesp (talk) 08:06, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

September 2023

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 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. I provided an explanation in my edit summaries: MOS:HONORIFIC. DrKay (talk) 16:40, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Refer to the sections within the Manual of Style that I have contravened, please. I am happy to conform to a house style (so long as it is not wrong, no matter how long established), but, in those particular articles, I believe it is necessary to differentiate between how recipients were styled when the orders were conferred and how they went on to be styled. For example, in the article titled 'Royal Family Order of Edward VII', which I have not edited, it *does* give the recipients' styles at the time of their becoming members; why is it different for the other articles? I look forward to hearing from you. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 16:45, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've told you already, several times. We don't use honorific prefixes on wikipedia. The style I'm reverting to is the same style at Royal Family Order of Edward VII. "Queen Alexandra" is no different from "Queen Alexandra" and claiming they are different is absurd. DrKay (talk) 16:55, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What are you talking about, especially regarding Queen Alexandra? The issue is not whether 'we' use honorific prefixes on Wikipedia; I said that I am happy to conform to this, and could easily remove all the 'HM's and 'HRH's. However, I object to your changing back articles to having some people listed with their titles/styles as they are now, or later became, and others listed with their titles/styles as they were at the time the orders were presented to them. For example, Princess Margaret became The Countess of Snowdon in 1961, and Princess Alexandra became The Hon Lady Ogilvy in 1988; the article on Edward VII's order appears to consider this point. This inconsistent approach is, unfortunately, what I have come to expect, not helped by a rigid approach to maintaining style, regardless of how arguably ill-conceived it is, at the expense of sense. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 17:07, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Queen Alexandra is called Queen Alexandra at the Edward VII article. DrKay (talk) 17:33, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes: another example of the inconsistency that I keep raising! Note what is below her name in that article: 'The Princess of Wales later Queen Mary', for example. I should argue that 'Queen Alexandra' should, therefore, be 'The Queen later Queen Alexandra'; the only reason that I have not changed it to this is that I did only the articles on Elizabeth II, George VI and George V in the time that I had available earlier today. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 17:39, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just call her Queen Alexandra at all the articles. DrKay (talk) 17:46, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@DrKay, I do not understand your approach to this at all; there appears to be no logic to it, from my perspective. I, therefore, recommend no further communication on the issue - here or anywhere. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 18:47, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Removed your WP:AE report

I've removed the report you filed at AE as it was malformed and did not seem to be related to any arbitration decision. If you have any questions feel free to ask. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:53, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I apologise for that report's being 'malformed', but I am not as au fait with Wikipedia protocols as perhaps you administrators are. I do have a question, yes. Is that feel free to ask here, on your talk page or somewhere else? In any case, it is how do I report a user for what I believe amounts to his/her abusing his/her position? Ideally, this will be achieved without going through an obstacle course... ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 22:45, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AN or WP:ANI for behavior, WP:XRV can be used if you're challenging a specific administrative action. Have you attempted to resolve this with the editor in question yet? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@ScottishFinnishRadish, Wikipedia jargon is a foreign language to me; could you explain it in layman's terms, please? I have tried to engage in healthy debate with the editor in question to absolutely no avail; it led to two of my article talk page topics' being shut down. This explains my request for his/her behaviour to be reviewed and, I hope, censured. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 23:08, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

October 2023

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Celia Homeford (talk) 08:30, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the edit summary for my latest revision to that article:

'"Stranger" is not in the citation, either. Perhaps, because of this and the removal of the "Companion" that I included before the revert, this article's inclusion in the "Extra Knights Companion of the Garter" should be removed, too.'

So, who put 'Stranger' in the original? That user did not cite a reliable source, yet it seems to have gone unchallenged. Likewise, the category of 'Extra Knights Companion of the Garter' is wrongly applied if Adolphus Frederick V was not a 'Stranger Knight Companion', as those terms are equivalent... ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 10:10, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ZeroAlpha87! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article, such as changing a substantive honour to an honourary or non-substantive one, is not a minor edit. Celia Homeford (talk) 08:36, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Celia Homeford. Thank you for informing me about 'minor edits', using the example of 'changing a substantive honour to an honourary [sic; 'honorary'] or non-substantive one'. I shall bear in mind this policy going forwards. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 10:13, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

November 2023

Please stop. If you continue to violate Wikipedia's no original research policy by adding your personal analysis or synthesis into articles, as you did at Order of precedence in Scotland, you may be blocked from editing. The "outright rubbish" I mentioned in my edit summary is not a matter of opinion. It is a matter of you making things up and then trying to get them on wikipedia. Celia Homeford (talk) 13:30, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was not the original author of the material that you dispute; I reverted your edit based on what I deemed to be an unhelpful edit summary. Maybe re-read 'Help:Edit summary', particularly this bit: 'You should explain your edits, but without being overly critical or harsh when editing or reverting others' work. This may be perceived as uncivil, and cause resentment or conflict. Explain what you changed, citing the relevant policies, guidelines, or principles of good writing...' ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 17:15, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Open University

Hello ZeroAlpha87. I have just opened a discussion thread at Talk:Open University in which you might be interested. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:13, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Martinevans123. I appreciate your having done that; I shall wade into the debate now. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 13:46, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

United Kingdom honours order of wearing

Hello, just letting you know that I’ve reverted your edits to United Kingdom honours order of wearing and Australian honours order of wearing, because the articles show the order which the honours are worn & their precedence, not what a recipient would be known as “recipient of” etc. That’s fluff that isn’t necessary on the articles. Nford24 (PE121 Personnel Request Form) 21:41, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Nford24 In that case, why is there 'fluff' such as 'Knight/Lady Companion' before 'Order of the Garter'? The usual lack of Wikipedia consistency that I tried to do something about... ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 21:49, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling change to "Identity document"

You made spelling changes to Identity document, from US to UK spelling. However, the article has a mix of US and UK spelling before and after the changes. I reverted your spelling changes, but left your changes to a link. Please discuss on the article talk page which variety of English should be used in the article, keeping in mind the provisions of MOS:ENGVAR. Jc3s5h (talk) 12:50, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

The last big discussion about "t/The Bahamas" was here. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 14:40, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Based on this discussion, and MOS:THECAPS, I'll be reverting some page moves. @Firefangledfeathers: To be clear, the disambiguation should be "(Bahamas)", and not "(The Bahamas)", correct? Hey man im josh (talk) 15:47, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we discussed disambiguation, but I'd think (Bahamas) for sure. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:51, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

From what I can tell, most other examples, such as bands (The Beatles), do drop "The" from the disambiguator (Revolver (Beatles album), Something New (Beatles album), Every Little Thing (Beatles song), The End (Beatles song)). Hey man im josh (talk) 15:57, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My experience matches yours. Sorry for the slight tangent on your talk page ZA87! Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 15:59, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Commas

Hello.

The comma you have been removing from several peers' articles actually needs to be there. It is paired with the first comma of the article, that which is immediately following the peerage title. It is also called the closing comma. See WP:COMMA, bullet point 2: "Don't let other punctuation distract you from the need for a comma, especially when the comma collides with a bracket or parenthesis".

Here's a step-by-step explanation as to why it is needed. The second comma is marked with "here".

                                                  here: v
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, was a British peer.

After adding the lifespan:

                                                                                     here: v
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (29 April 1936 – 26 February 2024), was a British peer.

After adding the postnominals (preceding the lifespan, which in turn is preceding the closing comma):

                                                        <postnominals>                         and here: v
Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, OM, GBE, CVO (29 April 1936 – 26 February 2024), was a British peer.

For people without a peerage title – or something similar that is enclosed by commas – there should be no comma, so you were right about the comma you removed here.

Thanks for understanding. HandsomeFella (talk) 07:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello.

I disagree, and can see nothing in 'WP:COMMA' or in the your step-by-step guide that actually explains why commas in this context are needed. I know a fair bit about the 'closing comma', indeed having spent much of my time on Wikipedia adding commas where they should be, mostly to close non-restrictive appositives. My feeling with peerage titles is that they are integral to someone's name, forming part of it once allocated, and so are not parenthetical; it becomes one unit.

Because of this, more discussion is needed, I believe. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 10:10, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thanks for responding.

I take it from your mentioning of the closing comma that we at least agree on the following:

"On February 12, 2000 construction workers came across ...". With 2000 workers, that must have been a very large construction site (irony). That is obviously wrong grammatically, and what the author means is this:

"On February 12, 2000, construction workers came across ...".

Are we in agreement so far?

In response to your view that the peerage titles are integral of someone's name, and (implicitly, as I guess you mean) not a reason for a closing comma, see for instance:

Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling

Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson

and other articles in Category:European royal weddings. (The article on the Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles was previously named "Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles", i.e. there was a closing comma.) So even when the title can be viewed as an integral part of someone's name, grammar seems to apply.

If we go to the very first example in my post above, without the lifespan and without the postnominals, do you think the second comma is needed?

If not, doesn't that make "Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild" into something similar to a dangling modifier? The clause would be "4th Baron Rothschild was a British peer". There is no verb left for "Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild", which would be left dangling.

Or if you think it's needed there, at which of the later steps does it go away? When adding the lifespan? That would be in contradiction of the quote from the WP:COMMA guideline above. Or when adding the postnominals, on the other side of the lifespan parenthetical? That wouldn't make sense.

Where do you suggest this is discussed further?

HandsomeFella (talk) 11:26, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good afternoon; likewise.

Yes, I can definitely see the ambiguity in that first example, which, I suppose, is a good illustration of how punctuation, while designed to be helpful, can be dangerous in the wrong hands.

In the case of 'Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling', it could be argued that, if the Oxford comma is being used, that three people were involved; of course, even without the comma, it could mean that either two or three people were involved, and we must rely on common sense and logic to interpret it.

In the first example of your original post here, no, I do not believe that a comma is needed. Still, I acknowledge what you have said about 'dangling modifiers', but I do not believe that this is something to which that precise term applies. I reckon that 'Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild' to be a single unit, as '4th Baron Rothschild' distinguishes him from anyone else with that exact set of first names and last name. A comma to close '4th Baron Rothschild' makes it, in my mind at least, removable material, thus able to alter the sense.

Post-nominal letters, in itself, is a murky topic, in my view. Although, again, perhaps not the best place to mention this, I have noticed that the manual of style on that subject is flouted in many articles, with the difference between 'full-size' ones, with commas, and 'small' ones, without, blurring into one. I maintain the view, though, that the comma after the lifespan details in even the last example of your first post this morning to be redundant.

As for further discussion, I believe that, pending a consensus, which - let's face it - probably is never going to be reached, the manual of style needs to be updated to include this very contention. Had I seen it in there before now, then I might have been persuaded not to make the changes - not because I agree with the points, but because it is in black and white.

Despite our disagreement on this, I thank you for taking the time and effort to do what you have done today. Unlike some editors/administrators that revert edits seemingly on a whim, and appear to think that, whereas other people must explain their actions, they do not have to, you embody what I think Wikipedia should be about: healthy debate and constructive criticism.

All the best. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 12:12, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comma placement in Michael Curry (bishop)

Hello,

You removed the comma stating in your summary "He is probably not the only French Jesuit priest and scientist."

I restored the comma, with this summary: "I believe a comma is appropriate after listing attributes of the named person "

You removed the comma again stating "Maybe you do believe that, but I suggest that you read the Wikipedia article on apposition. The comma is not for aesthetics."

So now, you currently have the sentence reading: "... New Testament epistles, and the French Jesuit priest and scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin."

So thanks for pointing to the article on apposition. I was not familiar with that term. I'm a retired quality engineer, but all technical writing can skew what is "normal".

According to Apposition, you are treating the phrase as a restrictive appositive (which) provides information essential to identifying the phrase in apposition. It limits or clarifies that phrase in some crucial way, such that the meaning of the sentence would change if the appositive were removed. In English, restrictive appositives are not set off by commas.

Thereby, you are making "French Jesuit priest and scientist" essential to the meaning of the sentence, which it is clearly not. What is essential, is identifying de Chardin.

I believe it is clearly a non-restrictive appositive (which) provides information not critical to identifying the phrase in apposition. It provides non-essential information, and the essential meaning of the sentence would not change if the appositive were removed. In English, non-restrictive appositives are typically set off by commas, like this:

" ... and the French Jesuit priest and scientist,^A Pierre Teilhard de Chardin^P"

Since the phase "French Jesuit priest and scientist"^A can be removed without losing the phrase in apposition^P

What I find confusing is your initial summary. If de Chardin was the only French Jesuit priest and scientist, then you would definitely have a sentence where either phrase could be used to identify the person, neither are critical to the sentence, so you have a non-restrictive appositive which should be set off by commas.

And if he is not the only French Jesuit priest and scientist, then they are just descriptive and can be removed, and again you have a non-restrictive appositive set off by commas. I guess I don't see where "the probably not the only " comes into play in this case.

Also, punctuation serves at least two purposes. It helps remove ambiguity, and also reflects the way that we speak. Most people would pause between "scientist " and "Pierre", so for that reason and the results of my discussion of the apposition article, I think the comma should be there.

However, you feel strongly about this, so I am not going to try to revert it back. But any feedback to this would be appreciated. • Bobsd • (talk) 03:24, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If the name were to go before the attributes, the comma would be right, because what followed could be removed without affecting the meaning − that is, it would still be clear exactly who was meant. With the attributes before, the name is the removable bit; however, that would leave 'the French Jesuit priest and scientist' alone, which is not enough to denote who is meant, unless Pierre Teilhard de Chardin were the only French Jesuit priest and scientist. I doubt that he were, though, hence the original comma removal.

The same thing often happens in sentences such as 'Ken Barlow is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street'. The comma there is wrong, because it is not the only British ITV soap opera, and the title, coming after the comma, is the bit that should be able to be removed without stopping anyone identifying the subject. Occasionally you get it without the definite article − for example, 'Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, supports Liverpool F.C.', in which the commas are, again, wrong, because they mean that 'Sadiq Khan' may be removed without affecting the sense. Alas, that leaves the illogical 'Mayor of London supports Liverpool F.C.', which, bar its possible usage as a headline where the idea is to save space, is unsuitable in standard English. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 03:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response, but I'm still confused. You said "With the attributes before, the name is the removable bit". Are you saying that the part of the sentence that is to be considered as "removable" to determine the proper use of the comma, is the bit after the comma? In other words, always bit^P,bit^A ???

Apposition also uses this example of ^A,P non-restrictive:

The first to arrive at the house^A, she^P unlocked the front door. (we don't need to know that she was the first to arrive)

which is how I view

" ... and the French Jesuit priest and scientist,^A Pierre Teilhard de Chardin^P" (we don't need to know that he was a priest and scientist. I think in this case, we have a bit^A, bit^P structure)

I think the key to this whole problem is that the usage can really be ambiguous. It depends upon the intent of the author:

Apposition says: The same phrase can be a restrictive appositive in one context and a non-restrictive appositive in another:

My brother^P Nathan^A is here. – Restrictive: I have several brothers, and the one named Nathan is here.
My brother^P, Nathan^A, is here. – Non-restrictive: I have only one brother and, as an aside, his name is Nathan.

I am suggesting that the phrase in apposition is whatever the author considers to be the phrase in apposition (non-removable) which we may know after the fact. Hence the need for editors and peer reviews.

My brother^A, Nathan^P, is here. – Non-restrictive: Lawyer has been waiting for Nathan to arrive, and as an aside, he is my brother .
My brother^P, Nathan^A, is here. – Non-restrictive: Lawyer has been waiting for a sibling to arrive, and as an aside, his name is Nathan

And, "If there is any doubt that the appositive is non-restrictive, it is safer to use the restrictive punctuation. In the example above, the restrictive first sentence is still correct even if there is only one brother. "

I would write the process thusly:

1) DEF: the phrase in apposition^P is critical to the meaning of the sentence and must be preserved.

2) DEF: the appositive phrase^A provides information about the phrase in apposition^P

3) Determine which of the phrases are essential to the meaning of the sentence. (which is the phrase in apposition^P)

4) The other phrase is the appositive phrase^A (there could be multiple)

5) If the identified appositive phrase^A can not be removed without changing the essential meaning of the sentence, then it is a restrictive appositive not set off by commas.

6) If the identified appositive phrase^A can be removed without changing the essential meaning of the sentence, then it is a non-restrictive appositive set and are separated by commas.

7) If it can not be determined from the context of the sentence which phase of many are essential, treat them all as non-restrictive appositives and separate by commas.

Great discussion, thanks for your patience. Most of my work was in writing software requirements and test procedures for FAA, DoD and NASA, so if things can't be described by a process, bullet list or flowchart, it is not going to create robust code. I think the Apposition article is pretty good, but could be simplified. Then there are hyperbatons, false title, and other such. Yikes!!!

Anyway, I've learned a few new terms, thanks for providing your insights.

• Bobsd • (talk) 17:32, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, got that bass-ackwards, didn't I?

"If there is any doubt that the appositive is non-restrictive, it is safer to use the restrictive punctuation. In the example above, the restrictive first sentence is still correct even if there is only one brother. "

So 7) If it can not be determined from the context of the sentence which phase of many are essential, treat them all as restrictive appositives not set off by commas. • Bobsd • (talk) 17:45, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of titles and honours of Charles III

Hello, the Japanese government gazette has decided to award Charles III the coller on the date of June 14. It is true that Charles III was given his coller on June 25. However, if you are confident in your idea, there is no need to delete the source. I understand that Japanese language sources are not welcome. Juqipedia (talk) 13:07, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for contacting me about this; however, as you have identified, a foreign language source, with no easy way of translating it, might not be a viable reference. Are you able to find one in English? ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 13:18, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, there are none at this time. I will consider future action depending on how the Japanese Wikipedia description changes. Of course, I understand that both English and Japanese Wikipedias are independent.--Juqipedia (talk) 13:52, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I write again only for the source?--Juqipedia (talk) 14:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do not mind, but I should not be surprised if someone else were to revert it, even if your edit summary is comprehensive. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 14:30, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your input on this.--Juqipedia (talk) 14:43, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Prince of Wales and Order of the Garter

His ZeroAlpha87. The reason I separated the Prince of Wales from the other Royal Knights is because he is not a supernumerary Royal knight but an ex officio member in the statues of the order ranking second after the sovereign. To reflect that I created an entry of his own as the statues describe Katoitalianos (talk) 04:11, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good day, Katoitalianos. This article used to list the Sovereign and the Prince of Wales in their own '[e]x officio' members' section, but someone redesigned it. As this most recent development is more than just a simple edit, I advise raising a talk page item so that consensus may be reached. I do not necessarily disagree with you; I simply feel that the execution of it needs more thought, and, until then, the status quo should remain. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 09:40, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 2024

Hi ZeroAlpha87! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree at Talk:James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. JBL (talk) 19:04, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I suggested to the editor that is removing content (presumably for the same reason: so that his/her preferred version is what is publicly accessible) to do the same. I am not bothered personally whether that content is there or not, but to try to justify removing material based on consensus perhaps having been reached in one unrelated article seems not to be a reliable method of ensuring that it is adopted elsewhere. Moreover, I find that using words such as 'obvious' in edit summaries is not helpful, either: obvious to you, maybe, but not necessarily to everyone else. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 20:03, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion on the matter is here if you wish to make your case. 98.228.137.44 (talk) 21:35, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Victorian Order Flags

Hello,

You keep switching the flag Icons on the Royal Victorian Order page. This a president that has been set with multiple orders, including The Order of the Bath, The Order of St Michael and St George, and The Order of the British Empire. Two coronets are used for the Sovereign and Grand Master of each order (a long-standing practice). As well as the flags being used for the Royal members of the Order, and the flags for foreign (and honorary) Knights/Dames. JAMAMBTGE (talk) 17:27, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JAMAMBTGE, I keep removing those icons, because none of them is needed, something that I have already publicly stated. Another user had used the reason 'excessive detail' when it was deemed that too many were being used, and so I pointed out that there is an argument for not using any at all, then, instead of this otherwise subjective approach. The *precedent* that you mention is used for other orders, which seems not to bother the other user, and I agree that consistency is needed – which might involve the removal of all icons from those pages, also. I recommend that you start a discussion on an (article) talk page. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 19:46, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Garter Banners

Hello,

I have added a topic about the flag to the Order of the Garter's talk-page. Please comment on it because you keep reverting the edits that I have made. Also, you mentioned something about not being able to edit the template page. I did not update the template, but I just checked and you are able to edit it if needed. JAMAMBTGE (talk) 04:28, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello.

Your first edit was, as you have acknowledged, inadvertently done to an old version of the page, which led to out-of-date information's being re-posted. The second edit meant that a section that had been removed several months ago was re-introduced; however, whatever the reasons for its original deletion, it should not be whimsically re-posted without discussion, hence my suggestion of raising an issue on the article's talk page, which I know that you have since done. I shall now contribute to that. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 11:44, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your recent editing history at The_Much_Honoured shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war; read about how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
This is a scottish prefix, not english and a self-published website is not a credible reference link, please stop edit warring, if you have credible reference links you're welcome to start article Talk page discussion. Persisting in reverting the page to unsubstantiated facts will unfortunately necessitate escalation to the administrators. Kellycrak88 (talk) 07:20, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have you read a single word of what I have put in my edit summaries on that article? Presumably not, because, if you had, you would have seen that my goal is to encourage a debate on this, hence my having advised you, or anyone else, to start a talk page discussion. You, also, are edit warring.

As it happens, I, too, associate this prefix with Scotland only; however, the phrasing of that section that you have removed is, I believe, sufficiently worded to show that there is dissent on the idea. Just because you do not give it credence is not a good enough reason, in my view, for you to remove it unilaterally: clearly, the person that linked the self-published website believes that it has a place there. ZeroAlpha87 (talk) 09:27, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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