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Talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{1|}}}|, as you did at [[:{{{1}}}]],}} is considered [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Editing comments|bad practice]], even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments as you did [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ch_interpreter_%282nd_nomination%29&diff=prev&oldid=426908338 here] is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. [[User:Msnicki|Msnicki]] ([[User talk:Msnicki|talk]]) 16:57, 1 May 2011 (UTC) |
Talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments{{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{1|}}}|, as you did at [[:{{{1}}}]],}} is considered [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Editing comments|bad practice]], even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments as you did [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Ch_interpreter_%282nd_nomination%29&diff=prev&oldid=426908338 here] is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. [[User:Msnicki|Msnicki]] ([[User talk:Msnicki|talk]]) 16:57, 1 May 2011 (UTC) |
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:I am always open to correction when I am in the wrong, but I am not in the wrong this time. The edit you cited meets the criteria set forth in [[WP:TPO]]: "''Some examples of appropriately editing others' comments: ... Fixing format errors that render material difficult to read. In this case, restrict the edits to formatting changes only and preserve the content as much as possible. Examples include fixing indentation levels, removing bullets from discussions that are not consensus polls..." Having one "delete" in italic-lowercase while all the others are in bold-capitalized makes the material difficult to read and could lead to a miscount. Removing bullets from non-votes is specifically allowed, and the misplaced bullets make the material difficult to read and the threading hard to follow. I do appreciate this and any other criticism, though, and I thank you. [[User:Guymacon|Guy Macon]] ([[User talk:Guymacon|talk]]) 17:13, 1 May 2011 (UTC) |
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Please do not edit other editors' talk page remarks
Talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments as you did here is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Msnicki (talk) 16:57, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
- I am always open to correction when I am in the wrong, but I am not in the wrong this time. The edit you cited meets the criteria set forth in WP:TPO: "Some examples of appropriately editing others' comments: ... Fixing format errors that render material difficult to read. In this case, restrict the edits to formatting changes only and preserve the content as much as possible. Examples include fixing indentation levels, removing bullets from discussions that are not consensus polls..." Having one "delete" in italic-lowercase while all the others are in bold-capitalized makes the material difficult to read and could lead to a miscount. Removing bullets from non-votes is specifically allowed, and the misplaced bullets make the material difficult to read and the threading hard to follow. I do appreciate this and any other criticism, though, and I thank you. Guy Macon (talk) 17:13, 1 May 2011 (UTC)