User talk:Vikaszt

Grammar "corrections"

Please stop trying to correct grammar - every one of your edits has broken sentences that were already correct -- Mark Chovain 08:28, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

August 2008

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did to Black Death, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. See [1] for the definition of "concern" - not all forms require the preposition "with". You keep introducing grammatical errors into articles - stop it. -- Mark Chovain 09:02, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' noticeboard discussion

Hello, Vikaszt. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Weird tag-teaming by Vikaszt and Ripleyscool regarding your edits. Thank you. --EyeSerene^talk 10:58, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Wikipedia

Having examined both your edits and those of User:Ripleyscool, whom you claim as an alternative account, it might be helpful for you to read our policy in this area, located here. Essentially alternative accounts are permitted as long as they are not used to edit "in ways that would be considered improper if done by a single account". Since it appears that Ripleyscool has been largely inactive since you created this account, it might be wise to restrict yourself to the use of one account only. The policy page linked above also provides templated notices that you can use to identify your main and secondary accounts ({{User Alt Acct Master}} and {{User Alternate Acct|MAIN ACCOUNT}} respectively). This will help to prevent confusion and accusations of sockpuppetry.

Of particular concern is the blanking of this talk page, using your claimed alternative account to remove notices. This could be considered disruptive, and such activities may lead to a permanent block on Ripleyscool. Removing most notices is perfectly acceptable when done by the account the talk page belongs to - in fact, it's taken as confirmation that the notices were received - although archiving the page is normally a better solution.

Finally, please be careful that your edits do not detract from article content. Edit-warring to remove other editors' corrections and improvements will lead to sanctions against this account. Regards, EyeSerene^talk 11:49, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

I reverted those edits because they introduced grammatical errors where there previously had been none. Based upon your message on my talk page, I gather that English is not your first language. (Do you know what arable means?) If this is true, why not defer to those who are fluent in it? --Steven J. Anderson (talk) 17:52, 21 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Children of the Corn Edits

I'm glad you have an interest in helping to improve grammar and clarity on Wikipedia. Judging from your English--which is quite good overall--I'm guessing you are not a native speaker. If you have any questions about the changes I made to your edits please let me know. A few notes:

In standard English the word cite has two major uses. (1) A person can be "cited" for good or bad behavior. (2) You "cite" sources or facts when writing a research paper.

In the phrase "later even corroborates them responsible for murdering", you seem to be using corroborate to mean "to cause" or "to make responsible". Corroborates means "to support with evidence or authority : make more certain".

English has two types of articles: definite (the) and indefinite (a, an.). read more here. In the phrase "the fictional town" we use "the" because we are talking about a specific fictional town. In my most recent edit, I changed the sentance to read "a fictional Nebraskan town". We use the indefinite article in the phrase "a fictional Nebraskan town" because the town we are talking about is not yet defined.

You explained one of your edits with the sentence "This edit is more clearer". In English "more" and the "-er" ending on the word clear are called comparatives. We generally use one or the other--not both. So, "This edit is more clearer" should read "This edit is clearer." See the entry on comparatives in the Lynch Guide to Grammar and Style.

Hope that helps! Fixer1234 (talk) 00:45, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Vikaszt: I wanted to apologize if you felt I was rude. As I said, you seem to have a good grasp of English overall. I did not mean to imply that I do not make errors when I edit Wikipedia. (As you pointed out, I made a few in my post on your talk page.) Sorry again. Hope you are well.Fixer1234 (talk) 08:44, 27 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]