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Stations of the Cross edit

Dear User:Wobblygriswold, I hope you are doing well. I wanted to let you know that the recent revert that I made on the Stations of the Cross article was not to undo you, but rather, to undo this act of vandalism, which went unnoticed. In restoring those edits, I kept the reference that you added. However, I did retain the original version about the Stations of the Cross being a physical devotion as the movements are tied specifically with the mortification of the flesh—an important aspect of the devotion. Thanks for your undertstanding. Kind regards, AnupamTalk 05:01, 16 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for fixing, and appreciate your taking the time to explain! Wobblygriswold (talk) 05:08, 16 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
You're welcome! I appreciate your friendly and collaborative nature! AnupamTalk 05:16, 16 April 2022 (UTC)Reply
Likewise! Wobblygriswold (talk) 05:18, 16 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Vestments edit

Greetings, I wanted to let you know that in most liturgical Western Christian Churches, violet/purple being the colour of the stole during Lent is a basic fact (you can read more about this on the article about liturgical colours). In the future, rather than tagging such statements, it might be easier to just find a reference online, as there are plenty that are available. Additionally, though I did not revert your edit that removed the word "Reformed", most clergy of Reformed churches do not wear business attire; rather, they wear the geneva gown (in many Reformed denominations, a stole of the liturgical colour will be worn on top of it too), unless it is a modern neo-evangelical church claiming Calvinist theology (there may be a few exceptions, but generally this is the case). I hope this helps. With regards, AnupamTalk 18:18, 17 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, and will do going forward. Naturally, there is diversity in Reformed vestmentarian practice, but my impression is that the use of business attire is wider than non-Presbyterian churches with Calvinist soteriology and a few exceptions. At the denominational level, for example, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church's website indicates that the majority of its pastors do not wear robes. (https://opc.org/qa.html?question_id=97). Of course, that's one denomination. But my primary basis is Harry Boonstra's article. It indicates that "[t]oday, liturgical clothing style in Reformed and Presbyterian churches is extremely varied. The most common garb is the 'business suit' for men and similar business dress for women. But robes are still used. Some clergy still wear the Genevan gown; others, especially in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have adopted more colorful robes or white robes with colorful stoles." Wobblygriswold (talk) 18:36, 17 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

Indian currency and number system edit

Hi Wobblygriswold, I recently reverted a series of your edits (eg) related to how Indian money sums are presented for reasons explained in my edit-summaries, namely, "previous version presented the information better matching the sources and more accessible to both Indian and non-Indian readers". Please let me know if you disagree with this reversion and we can discuss the issue at WT:INB to get other opinions. (It is very likely that the topic has been discussed before but I don't, off-hand, recall when and where). Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 20:36, 1 November 2022 (UTC)Reply

Hello Abecedare, thanks for reaching out. I do disagree, because MOS:Commonality specifically provides as follows:
"For an international encyclopedia, using vocabulary common to all varieties of English is preferable.
Use universally accepted terms rather than those less widely distributed, especially in titles. For example, glasses is preferred to the national varieties spectacles (British English) and eyeglasses (American English); ten million is preferable to one crore (Indian English)." (Emphasis added.) Wobblygriswold (talk) 03:22, 2 November 2022 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for pointing to that quote from MOS:COMMONALITY, which I had missed despite looking at that MOS guideline earlier. I have raised the topic at WT:INB to get a quick pulse of what other interested editors think and to see if this is worth pursuing further. Your thoughts would be welcome. In the meantime, could you pause making systematic changes related to this topic? Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 23:48, 4 November 2022 (UTC)Reply
Certainly--thanks for starting the topic, and I'll hold off in the meantime. Wobblygriswold (talk) 00:09, 5 November 2022 (UTC)Reply
Please consider MOS:TIES as well. Regards, Nizil (talk) 12:47, 7 April 2023 (UTC)Reply

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