Talk:Foxconn/Archives/2021

English variant/date format

Per WP:RETAIN, "When an English variety's consistent usage has been established in an article, maintain it in the absence of consensus to the contrary. With few exceptions (e.g., when a topic has strong national ties or the change reduces ambiguity), there is no valid reason for changing from one acceptable option to another". The first non-stub version of this article used the British English spelling "centres" (see here), and later "capitalisation" (see here) and as such British English is "established" in this article for the purposes of WP:RETAIN. English is not an official language of Taiwan, nor an especially widely-spoken first language in Taiwan, so the point that "Taiwanese speak US English" carries little weight. I actually used to work for a chain of schools in Taiwan (Shane English Schools) where British English was taught so it is simply not true that US-style English is universal in Taiwan. Any links Foxconn has to the US are balanced to the links it has to e.g., Hong Kong (where Hon Hai is listed), India, and other places where British-style English is preferred.

Similarly, per MOS:DATETIES the original date-format was D-M-Y (see this diff) so that should be the one adopted. PS - standard notice that I am a former employee of Foxconn (I worked there 2006-7) but I don't think this means there is any COI involved in me changing the ENGVAR/date-format info. FOARP (talk) 12:33, 12 April 2021 (UTC)