Talk:Brandon, Suffolk

It is preferable to avoid the American English spellings of "center" or "catalog" in England pages and adopt the English spelling as in FamilySearch Centre. American English spellings infuriate English readers.

The "FHLC" would benefit from translation into English also in order to clarify what is meant. The readership of an English page in any wiki project is international and use of FamilySearch abbreviations can obscure meaning from online readership in England and other English speaking countries.

Decars 11:35, 3 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for pointing out the spelling inconsistencies on English pages. We of the wiki support staff agree with you concerning spelling, and are meeting with other FamilySeach entities to lobby this view point. But many Americans are limited because they do not know the English spelling of words. They are not trying to infuriate English readers, they are just acting within the limits of their own knowledge.


 * Also, please remember that the wiki is community driven; we depend on volunteers--such as yourself--to provide content. No one "owns" the information, and anyone can edit the content. Our best pages are those that begin with one person writing what they know about a subject, and then others with additional knowledge add to it. We would be pleased if you added additional information, including changing spelling England English. In fact we pleasd with you to do so. Obviously, you who are local know much more about these localities and records that those who live out of country. But there are many Americans whose ancestors came from England, who need help understanding English records and localities. So Americans write what they know about these topics, within the limits of their knowledge.


 * Hopefully we can all work together to improve the content of the English pages so that researchers, most of whom are amateurs, can extend their family pedigrees and understand their heritage. And please excuse any "misspellings" I may have made here--I am limited to American spelling, and even it is inadequate.Klk3 17:31, 10 February 2012 (UTC)