User talk:Dyslecix

First contributions: pace and hand
Hi there. As you asked not to have a welcome template added hereto, I’ll just go straight into the matter at hand. Your addition of the traditional length of the pace to its entry was reverted — probably because faked measurements are fairly common forms of vandalism here, and because you are a new user. To avoid such reversions in future, I advise you to do as I did — add references to authorities and cite the use of the word or sense you claim exists (formatted as per WT:QUOTE). Note also that the exact length of pace warranted its own sense, rather than being tacked on to the end of a far less precise sense. Regarding hand : please be careful with bulleting (with asterisks: *), numbering (with octothorpes: #), and indentation (with colons: :) — I had to correct the numbering which your revision broke. Lastly, when writing definitions, link words which may be unfamiliar to readers (like long measure and breadth), and please make use of real context tags like, which auto-categorise pages, rather than just adding parenthetic comments; note that any word can become a context tag using the template. Thanks for your contributions. † ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 10:52, 11 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Thankyou for your message. I can see wiktionary is better left to experts. Incidentally, pace isn't "approximately" five inches. It is five inches according to the Long Measure table in Wightman's Arithmetical Tables (New Edition 1865). Goodbye. Dyslecix 19:18, 11 October 2007 (UTC)


 * You mean “feet”, right? Well, your source trumps the one I provided, so if you were to reference the definition therewith, you could most justifiably remove the “approximately”. I must admit that Wiktionary does have a steep learning curve. However, we all learn with time. I’ve been here for fourteen months, and there are still innumerable things that I don’t know about — and the same goes for everyone else here, I should think. Bear in mind that we were all novices once (bar those who came here with programming or lexicographical experience — but even they learnt their expertise somewhence). You are obviously a well-meaning editor with useful knowledge to contribute — I ask you sincerely to stay. If you do, I would be more than willing to help you with any Wiktionary-related questions you have. However, even if you don’t want to continue editting, please reïterate your intention to leave here or on my talk page. Thanks. † ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 19:30, 11 October 2007 (UTC)