User talk:Liveforever

Euroscepticism

Regarding the Euroscepticism article and your persistance on Americanizing the spelling.

You arrogantly think that it's spelt wrong? Guess you don't get around much, because the British spell the word "scepticism." This is a European phenomenon, and the British spelling "scepticism" is just as valid as the preferred American "skepticism." This page has been spelled with the British spelling since its inception. Leave the article alone. Wikipedia has a policy over unnecessary bickering over British vs. American spellings, quickly saying "leave it as it is." You're the only one who has been inclined to arrogantly change it to suit your American suitabilities. Yes, I am an American, but respect this small cultural difference. I have reverted back most (if not all) of your changes. Continuing to do so could get you blocked if it angers the right people. —ExplorerCDT 22:33, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I am not American, I am European. I do "get around much" - I've probably travelled more than you ever will. And you have displayed all the grace and wit of a raging elephant in a china shop. Regardless of what the Wiki article says on Skepticism, "scepticism" is not the sole accepted Commonwealth spelling. Check any British dictionary, and you will find that both "scepticism" and "skepticism" are correct. I happen to prefer the latter, since it more closely adheres to the Greek etymology of the word (from skeptikos). I suspect that such subtleties are wasted on you, however. --Liveforever 23:41, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Son, I've been in 62 countries, and stepped foot on all 7 continents, if you do not consider that well-travelled, then that's your problem. And, being rather proficient in the classical languages, and linguistics, I am very familiar with the etymological cradle of the word. But what you did was edit an article that has been—since its inception—spelled consistently with "scepticism"—that is rash, and wrong. I accept there are two valid spellings, but what you did was without consensus and without reservation. If the consensus (were you to have sought one) had turned your way, I wouldn't have minded, but you (not me) were the one who arrogantly walked on the scene with the bravura of a elephant in a china shop. Just because you "prefer" the spelling with a "k" doesn't mean that you have a right to completely rip through an article just to satisfy your fetish.—ExplorerCDT 00:02, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

P.S. While the Greek is σκεπτικοσ, from σκεπτεσθαι, the Latin (which has had an undoubtedly greater influence on English) is Scepticus. So take your pick, just don't edit it again without a consensus, or you're asking for trouble. —ExplorerCDT 00:11, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)