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This article was nominated for deletion on March 9, 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

This article was nominated for deletion on 31 March 2007. The result of the discussion was keep.

Wikipedia is not a dictionary

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

You as modifier

In the Functions sub-section of the Syntax section there is the sentence "You occasionally appears as a modifier in a noun phrase" yet the last of the following bullet items says "Modifier: (no known examples)". Can something be done about this inconsistency?

108.49.214.91 (talk) 21:33, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done I added an example: This sounds like a you problem. I hope that's valid. _signed,Willondon (talk) 21:45, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know why I obsess over these things. Now I'm thinking "You need more you time." This probably means I need less you time. sigh _signed,Willondon (talk) 02:15, 26 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You and number agreement

@Willondon, in what cases does you trigger singular agreement? Brett (talk) 11:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I tucked that into the edit summary: "Bess, you is my woman now." and "Is you is or is you ain't?". The latter might be dismissed as whimsical lyricizing, but the former is an actual flavour of English which uses singular agreement in some cases. _signed,Willondon (talk) 14:02, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Add a citation 64.189.18.42 (talk) 17:43, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Where? What citation should be added? Please mention the specific changes in a format like "add X at Y". — W.andrea (talk) 19:34, 28 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]