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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! BilCat ( talk) 04:38, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
Hello. In a recent edit to the page American football, 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.
For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author of the article used.
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. Soccer is used in American and Canadian English, so please do not change this. BilCat ( talk) 04:39, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
I recommend you have a look at WP:Naming conventions (Football in Australia), AND its Talk page. I know from your comments that you are aware of the word's usage in Australia and elsewhere, but it is NOT a nickname. Many Australian clubs use "soccer" in their official names. Pretty much all American clubs do so. Since it's used officially, it's simply wrong to call it a nickname. HiLo48 ( talk) 01:49, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi SteadyJames! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Association football 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:Association football, 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. BilCat ( talk) 08:00, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Your recent editing history at Association football 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. Sounder Bruce 20:33, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Comments like this - accusing another editor of racism, subtly as you have tried/failed to be - are entirely unacceptable. If I see anything like it again then I will block your account. Giant Snowman 17:44, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
Unacceptable even when there’s reasonable grounds to suspect bias—racism or other? SteadyJames ( talk) 18:00, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, SteadyJames! I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may still benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! BilCat ( talk) 04:38, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
Hello. In a recent edit to the page American football, 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.
For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author of the article used.
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. Soccer is used in American and Canadian English, so please do not change this. BilCat ( talk) 04:39, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
I recommend you have a look at WP:Naming conventions (Football in Australia), AND its Talk page. I know from your comments that you are aware of the word's usage in Australia and elsewhere, but it is NOT a nickname. Many Australian clubs use "soccer" in their official names. Pretty much all American clubs do so. Since it's used officially, it's simply wrong to call it a nickname. HiLo48 ( talk) 01:49, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
Hi SteadyJames! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Association football 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:Association football, 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. BilCat ( talk) 08:00, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Your recent editing history at Association football 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. Sounder Bruce 20:33, 11 February 2023 (UTC)
Comments like this - accusing another editor of racism, subtly as you have tried/failed to be - are entirely unacceptable. If I see anything like it again then I will block your account. Giant Snowman 17:44, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
Unacceptable even when there’s reasonable grounds to suspect bias—racism or other? SteadyJames ( talk) 18:00, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
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