Template talk:User simple-0

message: To the extent this is supposed to be amusing it should at least be accurate. 'Complex intricacies' is a glaring tautology. --orizon 15:49, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: So change it. This is a wiki. ▫ Urbane Legend talk 10:18, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Complex 

message: Made the wording simple. Not sure if it was a [bad] joke before but it's okay now. SunCreator (talk) 02:09, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Simplified 

message: Even Simple English follows grammar rules.  However, the "consensus" version of this included "does not able" as opposed to "is not able," which is grammatically incorrect.  Also, it doesn't make sense to say "Please use another language" as "simple English" is not a different language from English; it's just a different way of phrasing it.  I can see why FakhtneviM has issues with the snobbish way this userbox is phrased, but given his/her history with making ungrammatical edits to userboxes and then arguing blowing up at people when they correct him/her, I think someone else should be responsible for creating the final version.  It's one thing to be bad at a language's grammar, it's another to refuse to improve, and FM's history in this regard has had others consider blocking this user from editing Wikipedia, as the userpage illustrates. Beggarsbanquet (talk) 01:55, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey, Can you just read all edits about this specific situation since start to finish, please? Who give you the right talking these lies about me. You know nothing about real complexity of this problem. You are just another "lazy user" or much worse version - another member of group called "Lofty Englishmen". If you will be still lying and misinterpret my words, you will be added to my blacklist of wiki-users. (some lofties and problems-makers, etc..... (No one is member of this group so far. You could be just first.) --FaktneviM (talk) 12:37, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  At the very least, this should be grammatically correct 

message: After reviewing Wikipedia:Babel/Levels, it is clear that the point of this template is that the editor isn't experienced in Simple English.  That could be interpreted to mean that the editor doesn't understand English at all but if that were the case, the editor wouldn't be here and wouldn't be using the template at all.  It's reasonable that since this is the English Wikipedia, that the intent of this template is to convey that the user of the template isn't able or willing to help in converting complex English into Simple English.  That shouldn't be occurring here anyway.  With that in mind, the template should be reverted to this version.  It seems to make the point perfectly and with a little levity.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 13:59, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I support that version. WikiDao  ☯ 21:00, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What's the practical application of a box that says that someone doesn't understand simple English?  Where could it be used?  If they're here, they must at least understand simple English.  Otherwise it'd be like me going to the Chinese Wikipedia and expecting to find a user box that tells everyone that I don't understand anything that I see there.  The likelihood of me finding that box is very slim.  -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 11:56, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The point of a template like that is exactly like template:user_en-0, "this user does not understand English (or understands it with considerable difficulty)". It is useful for people who edit here only on language-independent things (such as interwiki links) or things that only require a very minimal level of English. I use the equivalent template on several projects, including the Dutch Wikipedia where I've made a few edits related to interwikis and Commons images. The template serves to say that I do not understand Dutch so there is no point leaving me messages in that language. The documentation also suggests using level 0 templates if you often contribute to articles about a language you do not speak. All that said, I don't see the need for a separate template, and so I suggest redirecting to template:user en-0. Thryduulf (talk) 19:47, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The point of this template