User talk:Brigadier Guff

English varieties

Hi! I noticed you changed some parts of Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991) to be a different dialect of English. Usually, if a variety of English is already consistent within an article it shouldn't then be changed to a different variety. I'd recommend reading through this section of the Manual of Style, especially this paragraph. If you have any questions, feel free to drop by my talk page! Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 12:50, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edited to add - the short description template is not for edit summaries, it's a description of the article. If you use an edit summary, put it in the box at the bottom of the editor :] Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 12:52, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about the dialect changes but my main reason for editing is to be more accurate and universal for all reading from all regions, providing direct translations of Soviet ranks rather than just very approximate US equivalents, which are not always accurate (and I think can be misleading).

Hope you find this helpful and useful. Brigadier Guff (talk) 14:15, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I can't comment on the rank translations (I don't know very much about military ranks); I just was making sure you were aware of the policy on dialect changes :] Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 16:39, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay.

If I leave the dialect along would you be okay for me to edit the ranks again to make the translation more accurate and of more interest internationally?

Thank you 80.42.24.64 (talk) 17:12, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, go ahead! Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 17:15, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, Thank you. Brigadier Guff (talk) 16:08, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If I leave the dialect along would you be okay for me to edit the ranks again to make the translation more accurate and of more interest internationally?Thank you Brigadier Guff (talk) 17:14, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

August 2023

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I changed the ranks as I felt the US approximate equivalents were not accurate and didn't really relate internationally.

Therefore I thought direct translations would be more universally acceptable as the US is only a very small percent of the world.

Thank you and hope you find this helpful. Brigadier Guff (talk) 17:31, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the ranks as I felt the US approximate equivalents were not accurate and didn't really relate internationally.

Therefore I thought direct translations would be more universally acceptable as the US is only a very small percent of the world.

Thank you and hope you find this helpful. Brigadier Guff (talk) 07:03, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]