User:Joefromrandb

Case and spelled-out abbreviations

Just because capitals are used in an abbreviation doesn't mean initial capitals should be used in the expanded version.

Incorrect (not a proper noun): We used Digital Scanning (DS) technology

Correct: We used digital scanning (DS) technology

Correct (a proper noun): The film was produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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This user lives in or hails from Philadelphia.

This user participates in
WikiProject Pennsylvania.

This user drinks Single malt whisky. Ahh...malt.

This user believes in the liberal use of semi-protection for Biographies of living people.

This user is a member of
the Guild of Copy Editors.

A, B, and C

This user prefers the
serial comma.

~~they~~
he or she

This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.

This user believes date-autoformatting is like lipstick on a pig.

This user enjoys chess.

This user enjoys classical music.

du-0

This person does not understand dumbass (or understands it with considerable difficulties, or does not want to speak dumbass).

This user has a low tolerance for bullshit.

	Grognard Mirabilaire
	Thank you for experienced copy-editing and your effort not to lose content editors and admins with integrity, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:26, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

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