Topic on User talk:Jason taylor

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Rob added his comment above while I was composing this reply, and despite his very concise response, I didn't want to waste the work of the hour and some. Because you apparently want everything spelled out for you, I've gone through your contribution history and catalogued the kinds of things I routinely have had to fix while playing janitor behind you. In just the last two months or so, I found the following:
Rob added his comment above while I was composing this reply, and despite his very concise response, I didn't want to waste the work of the hour and some. Because you apparently want everything spelled out for you, I've gone through your contribution history and catalogued the kinds of things I routinely have had to fix while playing janitor behind you. In just the last two months or so, I found the following:


Grammar, usage and other basic communication errors:
'''Grammar, usage and other basic communication errors:'''


*Run-on and excessively complex sentences, exacerbated by a lack of internal punctuation.
*Run-on and excessively complex sentences, exacerbated by a lack of internal punctuation.
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*Occasional but baffling spelling errors, such as "Holloween" for "Halloween".
*Occasional but baffling spelling errors, such as "Holloween" for "Halloween".
**You also have repeatedly misspelled "manual" (a book) as "manuel" (a Spanish guy).
**You also have repeatedly misspelled "manual" (a book) as "manuel" (a Spanish guy).
*Misuse of an apostrophe in forming plurals (the classic [https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/greengrocer%27s_apostrophe Greengrocer's Apostrophe).
*Misuse of an apostrophe in forming plurals (the classic [https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/greengrocer%27s_apostrophe Greengrocer's Apostrophe]).
*You exclusively misuse "it's" as a possessive; it's not, it's a contraction meaning "it is", "it has" or the like. I have also come across you making the exact opposite mistake, using the possessive "its" where the contraction should be.
*You exclusively misuse "it's" as a possessive; it's not, it's a contraction meaning "it is", "it has" or the like. I have also come across you making the exact opposite mistake, using the possessive "its" where the contraction should be.
*You have a tendency to reference historical figures by simply mentioning their last name, without providing a link (internal or external), as if you expect people to know who they are automatically.
*You have a tendency to reference historical figures by simply mentioning their last name, without providing a link (internal or external), as if you expect people to know who they are automatically.


Wiki style errors:
'''Wiki style errors:'''


*You consistently ignore the requirement that new examples be added to the end of their relevant sections. As far as we can determine you simply drop them in wherever your cursor happens to be.
*You consistently ignore the requirement that new examples be added to the end of their relevant sections. As far as we can determine you simply drop them in wherever your cursor happens to be.