Thread:Loseraspie0706/@comment-4934571-20130902161715

Hi, Loseraspie0706!

I wanna explain you why I deleted your edits to Anne Shirley page. I'm so happy that you came here and you contribute to this wiki.

However, please respect our layout guide and this-wikia-style of writing. We write character articles in past tenses. I know that you can see character introduction written in present tenses on other wikis. But Anne Shirley was born in 1865 (that's a fact we know) and now she would be 148 years old - which isn't possible. So we have to write about her in past tenses. The same about Gilbert (born 1862/1863) and also their children - Jem (born 1892), Nan (1895), Rilla (1899) etc. There's small probability that they could be alive now. Maybe Anne's grandchildren (born 1920s) could - however, they would be very old in these days. Anne of Green Gables novels are set in Victorian and Edwardian eras, we have to write about characters in past tenses, as they all are dead now.

Also, please, respect that we write female names this way:

FIRST NAME HUSBAND'S SURNAME (nee MAIDEN SURNAME)

Nowhere in the books you can find Anne's name written as Anne Shirley Blythe. She was never called that way. At first she was Anne Shirley and then she was Anne Blythe/Mrs. Blythe/Mrs. Dr. Blythe dear etc. But never Anne Shirley Blythe.

I know that it may look that I use my admin powers to protect some parts of pages on a version I prefer. But that's not only about me or my opinion. We write articles this way since the start of this wiki. And it works wonderfully. So why we should change something that's good?

Please, think about it.

Have a nice day!

LilyLacreag, the admin of Anne of Green Gables Wiki 