User talk:205.206.23.50

More like it's he'll see it, but there's really no need for discussion. &mdash; δ(x) 04:47, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Your mental prowess is unrivaled throughout the territories of GWW, I bow to your clearly superior judgment, and knowledge. I apologize for not sooner recognizing this blatantly obvious fact regarding yourself, and wish you all the best in your future endeavors to point out the worst of faults in others.
 * Sincerely, 205.206.23.50 04:51, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Changing talk pages
I appreciate you reading my mind and correcting a typo, but it's not okay to alter someone else's words on a talk page (except to fix a coding problem). Next time, please let the person know on their talk page (or on the same talk) so that they can correct it themselves.

In this particular case, the correction was apt, but I've seen it done &mdash; and had it done to me &mdash; where the correction altered the intended meaning due to a misunderstanding and/or changing the context. When someone's signature appears, it's their words and changing the phrasing means attributing to them something that they didn't actually write. Thanks for your understanding. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 05:09, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
 * If I had thought it serious enough to warrant an anonymous explanation regarding my intent, I'd have done so.
 * It seems that particular correction was also accurate, so I really don't see a problem. If I had thought it not to be, I'd have prevent myself from doing so.
 * Besides, any misunderstanding via such methods can be easily fixed utilizing the page history, so ultimately no harm is done.

205.206.23.50 05:32, 17 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Please don't do it again. It's not okay. It's not a question of harm; it's someone else changing language that has my signature. I didn't say what you wrote. And, I might have meant something different from what you thought I intended. Closing a tag is fine, because that fixes the page. Changing indentation is fine, b/c that doesn't alter the actual words.


 * In other words, it's not up to you to decide that there's is or is not a problem. It's not up to you to decide that it's okay to edit someone else's text; it's up to that person. Thanks. — Tennessee Ernie Ford ( TEF ) 05:45, 17 March 2011 (UTC)