Daemonofthered

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Happy editing! --Kmhkmh (talk) 08:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! Daemonofthered (talk) 13:18, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Changing names

Just so you know, we can't simply use our preferred terms for entities, nor do we care foremost which are "official": we use common names on Wikipedia, and the common name for the polity is presently Byzantine Empire. (I'm not a fan either.) I recommend reading a bit of our policy on article titles/what names we use for things, which I've just linked. Cheers, welcome to Wikipedia. Remsense诉 13:05, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

The box said enter the official name, but I guess it only appkies to modern entities? Daemonofthered (talk) 13:09, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Another tangential point is that we modern folk have a very skewed, often overwrought idea of how "official" things like names and titles were—there was no official name of the Empire for much of its history in any way we would accept for a modern polity, but we just have so many more documents and different administrative structures now that we can't imagine people not thinking so strongly about it. They called themselves Romanía for much of their history.

To answer your question: I thought the |conventional_long_name= had another meaning. Remsense诉 13:15, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

July 2024

Hello. I wanted to let you know that in your recent contributions to Byzantine Empire, you seemed to act as if you were the owner of the page. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia. This means that editors do not own articles, including ones they create, and should respect the work of their fellow contributors. If you create or edit an article, remember that others are free to change its content. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:24, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi Daemonofthered! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of an article several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.

All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:25, 5 July 2024 (UTC)