|From: "Nick Tarasen" nwt@uchicago.edu | |in something that perhaps proves anthere's point. | |there's no stated preference for American or British spelling in wikipedia |English, as far as I can tell, and I've been looking. | |Is this true? I don't mean to start a debate that's been done. just looking |for an answer. | |The UN, or at least the WHO, uses a sort of hybrid. Just looking for |comments. what about it in names? (for example, UN programmes are, well, |programmes). | |in any case, thanks for creating wikipedia. it's a great project, |and one |I'm enjoying participating in. the bickering on this listhost is a testament |to the commitments you all make to it. | |.nick tarasen (user:nwt) |
Actually, there is a stated *non-preference* in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style]]:
Spelling Style
For the English Wikipedia, either American or English spelling is acceptable.
It is in no way a requirement, but it probably reads better to use American spellings in articles on American subjects and English spelling in articles on English subjects. A reference to "the American ''labour'' movement" (with a U) or to "''Anglicization''" (with a Z) may be jarring. It also may be jarring to find both forms in a single article. If the spelling appears in an article name, you should make a redirect page to accommodate "the other language", as with [[Aeroplane]] and [[Airplane]].