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Wikipedia is not a dictionary
[edit]I think the article should be focused on your ontology ("the ontology of you"), rather than your etymology ("the etymology of you").
Something like: "In the context of wikipedia, you are someone reading these words. You are someone who understands this message syntactically and semantically in the medium in which it is being expressed."
You have a lot of value ontologically, so I would like to see this article change. I understand that this would be a radical departure from how you have been traditionally treated within wikipedia; if I make an account and edit the page it would likely get reverted. That being said, I believe it would be more truthful than what is currently written.
(Note that the correct grammar here is in fact, "you are treated", rather than "you is treated"; it is because I am speaking to you.) If I were to write this in the more common but improper grammar, it would read as follows: The concept of "you" has a lot of value ontologically, so I would like to see this article change. I understand that this would be a radical departure from how "you" has been traditionally treated within wikipedia'; if I make an account and edit the page it would likely get reverted. That being said, I believe it would be more truthful than what is currently written.
❤ 96.227.223.203 (talk) 22:56, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
- Meta-content about Wikipedia itself should be in the Wikipedia namespace, not the article namespace. What you're describing sounds more like an essay than an article anyway. However, Wikipedia:You already exists, and in fact it says "Avoid addressing the reader using you or your". See also Wikipedia:Reader and links from there. — W.andrea (talk) 20:18, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
If (you) is singular and (are) is plural. Then why this (are) use always after (you)???
[edit]If (you) is singular and (are) is plural. Then why this (are) use always after (you)??? 2404:1C40:F7:2F1A:8A26:341A:409B:7A70 (talk) 18:12, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
- This is covered in the article:
— W.andrea (talk) 12:45, 4 December 2024 (UTC)It is grammatically plural, [...] but in most[citation needed] modern dialects is used for all [...] numbers.
chicken
[edit]Rylee timmons and trey like chicken ~2026-32622-51 (talk) 15:22, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
"Youre" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Youre has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 31 § It's until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer1234qwer4 04:41, 31 July 2026 (UTC)