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This article is written in British English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, defence, artefact, analyse) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.
So do we use British spellings or American spellings? I made edits to change to American spellings and it was reverted by either Johannes Maximilian or GroundclothDilema. RickyMiller28 (talk) 21:15, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've been using Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental large language model to create summaries for the most popular articles with {{Technical}} templates. This article, Diesel engine, has such a template in the "Thermodynamic cycle" section. Here is the paragraph summary at grade 5 reading level which Gemini 2.5 Pro suggested for that section:
A diesel engine works differently than a gas engine because it doesn't need a spark plug. First, it takes in only air. Then, it squeezes the air really hard, which makes the air get super hot. Next, the engine sprays fuel into this very hot air. The heat of the air makes the fuel catch fire all by itself. This burning pushes down a part called a piston, which creates power to make the engine run. Squeezing the air so much helps the engine use fuel very well.
While I have read and may have made some modifications to that summary, I am not going to add it to the section because I want other editors to review, revise if appropriate, and add it instead. This is an experiment with a few dozen articles initially to see how these suggestions are received, and after a week or two, I will decide how to proceed. Thank you for your consideration. Cramulator (talk) 12:37, 2 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
level-4 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
