Theunixgeek

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That's all. Thank you for your contributions! &mdash;[[User:Politizer|Politizer]]&nbsp;<small>^{'''[[User talk:Politizer|talk]]'''}</small>/<small>_{'''[[Special:Contributions/Politizer|contribs]]'''}</small> 08:35, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

:I'm pretty sure they're equally preferable&mdash;just like how American English and British English are equally preferable (with exceptions like I mentioned above...articles about the British Parliament would prefer British English, articles about American football would prefer American English, and articles about math wouldn't prefer either one over the other). I think the rule of thumb is to go check and see if the topic is more relevant to one or the other (for example, if the article is about the ROC, or about calligraphy, traditional characters might be better), and if neither one is more relevant, just go with whatever is there already. Me, for example, when I create a new article I use simplified characters because I like them and I know them better than traditional. But if I start editing an article that was already written in traditional characters, I use traditional characters for my edits as well, to keep things matching. I think the most important thing is just that ''within'' an article we're consistent.

:Also, as a side note...when you leave messages at a user talk page or article talk page, you can sign your message by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> after it. Thanks! &mdash;[[User:Politizer|Politizer]]&nbsp;<small>^{'''[[User talk:Politizer|talk]]'''}</small>/<small>_{'''[[Special:Contributions/Politizer|contribs]]'''}</small> 08:46, 8 December 2008 (UTC)