Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scouting/English

Disagreement

I am in strong disagreement with this proposal. Wikipedia has very sensible policies re: the variants of England, and that is to ignore them where they are clear to all readers and to avoid local idioms altogether. As for the idea of using American English in articles which have international interest? I cannot understand the logic which brought this idea about, but I entirely reject it. --Breadandcheese 10:54, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Per Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English: "An article on a topic that has strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation uses the appropriate variety of English for that nation." I think your first statement refers to variants and idioms of British English; I do not understand where you got the idea that we would condone anything other than the formal tone of whatever form of English is used.

As to the second, the MoS states "The English Wikipedia has no general preference for a major national variety of the language". The project is just trying to standardize on the English variant that would apply to the handful of universal Scouting articles. If you reject that, what is your suggestion? --Gadget850 ( Ed) 12:01, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, not even a member of this project (not yet anyway!)... but Scouting at least in the sense being discussed here) originated in the UK. British English (much as the Americans will complain!) actually makes more sense if consistency is demanded. Though I suggest standard Wikipedia policy would be better. So yes... another disagreement, though not sure it counts. Oboler (talk) 16:48, 15 May 2008 (UTC)