User talk:2600:1700:C650:2E00:8C0C:1285:BA21:CA40

My revert

Hello there. I reverted your amendment to Judy Bari in which you added the word "the" to the phrase "Bari was still in the hospital", saying you had "corrected phrasing to American English". Good writing is good writing universally, and the word "the" didn't really improve the article. Also, this is the English Wikipedia, not the American Wikipedia. Cheers. Moriori (talk) 21:19, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Isn't the principle that articles on people of particular nationalities should be written using their national dialect of English? Judi Bari, as the article indicates, was American, not British. Why should the article on her be written in British English? _75.57.5.55 (talk) 21:33, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

The word you added is not needed, and doesn't really improve the message. I never mentioned British English Wikipedia, but universal English which is pretty universal, um, except for American. No matter, if you want to ask ask others for input, that's fine with me.. Moriori (talk) 22:55, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

The article isn't about a general concept, or a British person. It is about an American. I am still baffled that the "apply the dialect of the nationality of the subject" rule is not supposed to apply here. Why is that? -2600:1700:C650:2E00:81FA:AF79:DF77:8064 (talk) 03:54, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

We aren't talking style like centimetres v inches or aeroplane v airplane or Mrs v Mrs. or liter v litre etc. It is a matter of good writing of English regardless of American v universal English, and that is important in this English encyclopedia. The word you added is redundant. It is not necessary in the phrase, it does not improve it, and the phrase survives perfectly without it. I removed the word as a regular copyedit to improve Wikipedia. But if you feel so strongly about it, then restore it. Moriori (talk) 08:57, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

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