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SkylaNoivern Since: Sep, 2016
2023-01-13 09:13:23

Should I send them a notifier?

SkylaNoivern Since: Sep, 2016
2023-01-13 10:04:03

Apologies, I can't seem to figure out how to send a notifier.

bwburke94 (Y2: Electric Boogaloo)
2023-01-13 10:06:12

This is just a shot in the dark here, but maybe the American release capitalizes those words?

2025: the year it all ends?
SkylaNoivern Since: Sep, 2016
2023-01-13 12:03:15

A few of the sentences that got capitalized ("Demineralized Saltwater", "Hut Keys") aren't capitalized in terms of the sentences they're in.

WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2023-01-13 12:06:11

You can send a notifier by going into the history and clicking the "Send a message" link under the offending edit. Then you just select from a drop-down list (the messages won't appear due to a glitch, but they will send normally and the text is only invisible on the sending screen).

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
SkylaNoivern Since: Sep, 2016
2023-01-13 15:59:45

I've sent a notifier to them.

eagle108 Since: Aug, 2009
2023-01-15 22:23:36

Regarding American and Commonwealth Spellings, it's typically "first come, first serve," although there are exceptions.

Edited by eagle108
ovskii Since: Jun, 2018
2023-01-15 23:20:51

I think the changes are unnecessary on top of everything else. They're not adding clarity, it's just a personal writing preference.

Same with people who will edit in Oxford commas because they think you should always use them (you really don't). Any of that should be "first come, first serve", so long as it is clear.

Edit: I've also checked their history and they're still making these sorts of pointless edits.

Edited by ovskii
Ultimatum (Old as dirt)
2023-01-16 03:03:53

a name like Fapman is concerning..

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
2023-01-16 03:22:37

^ I mean, maybe, but it could just be a dumb username they chose in high school or something. I despise my username and think it's stupid, but I don't change it because I've put too much effort into this account to change it.

Plus, I haven't (yet) seen evidence of lewd edits, which a name like Fapman would suggest. Just a bunch of grammatical miscorrections.

Works That Require Cleanup Of Complaining | Troper Wall
Arctimon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
2023-01-16 09:06:13

I also sent them some notifiers on the day this was updated (the 15th) and they haven't responded to those either.

WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2023-01-18 03:07:05

Blah, they're also using "smart punctuation", as you can see by comparing their apostrophes to the usual ones we have on the wiki.

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
SkylaNoivern Since: Sep, 2016
2023-01-18 11:45:34

Any idea what to do with the "smart punctuation"?

eagle108 Since: Aug, 2009
2023-01-18 20:07:36

The mods can revert their edits, but I've been manually changing whichever "smart punctuation" I've run into.

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