User talk:Knotsworth

October '25

Hello, @Knotsworth I reverted your addition to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wikipedia editors follow the simplified variant of the name commonly used by reliable sources. That means "LDS,"LDS church," "Mormon," etc. Babysharkb☩ss2 I am Thou, Thou art I 18:16, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First off, thanks for talking to me. I thought wouldn't hurt to be more factual, respectful, and accurate in using a bit more of the correct and preferred name as described in the article "https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/style-guide". The Wikipedia article even states that. All I'm saying is that is wouldn't hurt to be more accurate in displaying information. Knotsworth (talk) 18:23, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Knotsworth, please familiarize yourself with WP:MORMON and MOS:LDS before editing articles about the LDS Church again. Wikipedia is under no obligation to follow the style guide produced by the Church. If you disagree with that position, then take this up at either of the two pages to which I linked. Thank you. User:Jgstokes (talk)—We can disagree without becoming disagreeable. 18:24, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WP:MORMON and MOS:LDS lead to the same page, I believe, @Jgstokes Babysharkb☩ss2 I am Thou, Thou art I 18:25, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, they are separate resources. The first explains how, when, and in what context to employ the term "Mormon" on Wikipedia, while the second spells out the prevailing parameters that govern articles specific to the LDS Church, instead of just the larger Latter-day Saint movement that adheres to the beliefs of Mormonism. The difference is not widely known but should be. User:Jgstokes (talk)—We can disagree without becoming disagreeable. 18:33, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I stand corrected. Interesting. Babysharkb☩ss2 I am Thou, Thou art I 18:34, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is interesting, to be sure. There are still active discussions going on about how, when, where, and to what extent to implement elements of the LDS Church's style guide here on Wikipedia, which is also not something widely known. As a member of the Wikipedia project relating to articles about the LDS Church and the larger Latter Day Saint movement, there has been a somewhat lively discussion on when, how, in what manner, and to what extent to implement the Church's style guide (or elements thereof) on Wikipedia. That project is currently inactive, but we are still encouraging any who want to be part of those deliberations to do so. Thanks. User:Jgstokes (talk)—We can disagree without becoming disagreeable. 18:55, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]