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Personal pronouns on Wikipedia

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Oh, sorry. I should have clarified I was talking only about first and second person (singular/plural). You can't use these personal pronouns because an encyclopedia is an impersonal source. Wikipedia:Manual of Style itself states that "Wikipedia articles must not be based on one person's opinions or experiences", so "I can never be used except when it appears in a quotation", and the use of we and one must be avoided too, "for similar reasons".

The manual also says "it is sometimes appropriate to use we or one when referring to an experience that anyone, any reader, would be expected to have, such as general perceptual experiences." It said that a sentence such as "When most people open their eyes, they see something." can be written as "When we open our eyes, we see something." Open one's eyes is something truly general, therefore the use of we or one is acceptable.

The manual also talks about the second person (which must be avoided too), but you can read that on your own.Kazu-kun 18:01, 29 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

Principal Yakuza families

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Hi there! Thanks a lot for your recent contribution to Wikipedia's article on Yakuza (section on Principal Families.)

I just wanted to let you know that the section really needs references and sources.

Also, I had to heavily copyedit and reword it. Please look the section over and make sure that I have not changed what you originally meant to say.

Thanks! --BloodDoll 02:18, 9 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

Jovian Federation

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Category:Wikipedians who like NationStates

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Hey! Based on your edits to NationStates, I thought maybe you would be interested that I started a series of userboxes for the game. Feel free to add any or add your own!-🐦Do☭torWho42 () 05:46, 16 December 2017 (UTC)Reply