Thread:Jamie/@comment-1618941-20131205034437

Jamie wrote: Generally speaking, I don't like the idea of being US-centric (or Canada-centric) as a default position on any matter of language or policy. Marvel may have created the character, but they didn't create the English language. Also good to remember: Marvel and DC Databases were created in Canada by a Canadian, and we are a global community. :)

I appreciate that you've recognised this position. Tolerance for differing written dialects of English is recommended by both Wikia and Wikipedia, and recommendations about sticking to one dialect over another are purely a matter of consistency deferring to the original author, or in particular cases to conform to the English standard of the documented subject.

But I have a complaint. The Marvel Database harbours a serial offender whose only notable contribution is to ignore Wikia policy and Americanise non-American articles all over the wiki, and yet this action has been condoned and sometimes encouraged by others here. This sort of edit gets routinely stamped out on other wikis. I don't think I've ever had to block someone over it - a cautionary note from another contributor usually resolves the problem - but it's frustrating to see the message of respect for other users is being so blatantly ignored on a wiki the size of the Marvel Database.

I'd prefer to see Wikia's English language guidelines reflected here, to be honest. 