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 :The message you left before was by no means an ""attempt to engage this issue."" And your assertion that I did not try to respond in some other manner is also clearly disingenuous. I have no idea why you bring up POINT. WP:IAR reads, and I quote, If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it. The suggestion that it doesn't fit here is nonsensical. 
 :Let's get down to the heart of the matter: when writing a number between one and one hundred, numerals are not used. I have never seen a style guide which suggests using numerals rather than spelling out these numbers. (I'm not saying that one might not exist out there, but if it does I've never seen it.) MOSNUM is a guideline written by God knows who; it is not some hard-and-fast rule written by experts. In this case, the guideline is demonstrably wrong. No ifs, ands, or buts. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't recall you even making the case that the guideline is correct, or that I am incorrect in my assertions. It seems to me that you're trying to have a ""rule"" followed that you don't even necessarily believe is correct for no other reason than someone wrote it down and put a style-guideline template at the top of the page. Why don't I try and have the guideline changed? Two reasons: 1.) Why bother? Before now I have never had anyone challenge the grammatical changes I make to articles (and this is a common mistake which I correct often). This is the main reason why I have been so flummoxed throughout this episode. I don't mean to come off as a dick and I apologize if I have, but the fact that someone is actually making such a big deal out of a minor grammatical correction is simply mind-boggling to me. Especially since you haven't even made the case that MOSNUM is correct! Again, unless I'm mistaken, you simply seem to be saying, ""This is the rule, you have to follow it."" Which is just incorrect on several different levels. 2.) I don't know if you've ever tried to change a guideline or policy on Wikipedia, but it is a monumental undertaking. People seem to forget that Wikipedia is an ever-evolving entity. Things change all the time, and this is perhaps WP's greatest strength. But when you try to change a guideline/policy, you have the 'conservatives' who are against any and all changes to the status quo to contend with, not to mention the people who have written the pages, who (as with articles) get upset at anyone who has the audacity to change their work. Frankly, I can't be bothered with such nonsense. I'm here to improve Wikipedia, not to quibble with non-experts who think they are experts (not that I'm an expert on much, but I don't claim to be, either). 
 :I don't see what my being an administrator has to do with anything. You left what I viewed as an unfriendly and non-constructive comment on my talk page. I removed said comment. Users are free to do with their talk pages as they please; so, to answer your question, yes, I would advise any editor to remove any unwanted comments from their talk page. Again, I am not trying to be an asshole, but I m completely bewildered by your actions and flummoxed by this whole situation. I hope we can reach a agreement. Best,   "