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Paradigm shifting the edit window
We're kicking off a trial partnership with tech startup Spell, Actualy to reduce the moderation load of edit-window-related site activity. Help us test out the new process inside! [more inside]
Terrible Typos
I have seen people get really anxious about having typos in their comments. To the point that, if they miss the edit window, they'll follow up with a post pointing out their own mistakes. How harsh is the metafilter crowd really? Will people get judgey about a post / disregard the content if there are one or two mistakes in it?
Grammar InSpecter
How about a spelling/grammar reason to flag FPPs? [more inside]
It's Sea S-H-E-P-H-E-R-D
IANA copyeditor, but IAY anal retentive freak. [more inside]
self-corrected spelling??
is there a protocol for correcting one's own spelling mistakes in a comment in the subsequent post?
possessive pronouns
His, hers, and its. All possessive, none of them take apostrophes. [more inside]
I put a spell on you
Isn't it mildly (or greatly) annoying when a commenter makes a second comment in order to correct some small spelling error? How about we refrain from joining joke pile-ons focused on those errors? Sometimes they're funny, for a limited time. Often, they start as or quickly become noise. I think they are a reason for people's nervously jumping back in to add the missing f onto that 'of,' which act is itself noise. [more inside]
AskMe orthography
Copied from a comment on AskMe: "TEH PORNZ IS SEEKRIT." Why didn't the commenter say "The porn is secret." Is this thought to be a funny way to write? (OK, make fun of me now.)
It's "great" !
Anyone want to start a grammar nazi site? [more inside]
Spelling and grammar guideline?
This AskMe is Meta, Ergo...
If anything belongs in metatalk, a post flaming Metafilter users' spelling and grammar sure does. How much more "about Metafilter" can you get than "I am baffled as to why this is so frequent on a site such as AskMeFi"?
Please fix my post spelling
Please help me, Matt or Jess. I don't want to add any further insult to the atheist community, yet I misspelled their name 3 times in this fpp. Yes, I'm an ass.
"Unclaimed Property Clearninghouse."
The sidebar on the mefi front page says "Unclaimed Property Clearninghouse." Is this a bug or a feature?
Minor 'typing' errors
oops, 'Piccadilly' - is it really necessary for everyone to correct extremely minor 'typing' errors with a follow up comment?
A call to end self spelling corrections
A call to end self spelling corrections. Very gently now....as much as your speling errar stends out to you...few of us even notice and even fewer care. (Even the good spellers among us.)
Do we really need an additional post to point out self spelling errors? Appreciate the courtesy and all...but really.
Do we really need an additional post to point out self spelling errors? Appreciate the courtesy and all...but really.
Please fix my spelling mistake
Hey Matt: I have egg on my face. Would it be possible for you to fix my stupid spelling mistake? Or just delete the thread. I'm really sorry.
Fix a spelling mistake, please?
Mathowie et al, can we get "Chacno" changed to "Chaco" in this FPP?
Tag mispelling
okay, so I for some reason I keep mispelling veganism. I really don't care about the one in the post, but can the tag be changed?
Lots of spelling errors in this post
Can you count the number of spelling errors in this post? I see five in the first sentence! Can we put a little effort into our posts?
Bad Grammar
Just let me know when your in town
Because your playing in the playground of the internets
Dude your going WAY out of your way to insult me personally
So I think your going over the top here
Jonmc your joking, right?
only you can prevent "your" abuse. for fuck's sake, please. [mo' inside]
Because your playing in the playground of the internets
Dude your going WAY out of your way to insult me personally
So I think your going over the top here
Jonmc your joking, right?
only you can prevent "your" abuse. for fuck's sake, please. [mo' inside]
MeFi Spelling Standards
FPP about a deleted FPP
QuestionableSwami, meet QuestionablePost.
MeFi: 1, 2, 3 years ago.
MeFi: 1, 2, 3 years ago.
Being a big fan O' the side blog I noticed that 4 years ago now works as well... Also, Mefi & Blog are both not in the spell check.
Is it better to post little things like this here? AIM? Email? What's the preferred method of submitting little bugs?
Being a big fan O' the side blog I noticed that 4 years ago now works as well... Also, Mefi & Blog are both not in the spell check.
Is it better to post little things like this here? AIM? Email? What's the preferred method of submitting little bugs?
any similar paper/screen elevatory quirks as they write?
I have a theory about my own laspes in grammar: whenever I'm applying text to paper, I can easily iron out my flubs with a high degree of accuracy. But once I begin typing onscreen or with a typewriter, my proofreader's eye is more prone to falter.
I suspect this is due to the differences between horizontal and vertical perception; while focusing upon the words as they are produced, it seems that anything beyond a 45 degree angle triggers off an odd left/right hemispherical conflict. But it would be just my luck to have an "shielded" LCD screen for my web work.
Has anyone else notices any similar paper/screen elevatory quirks as they write?
I suspect this is due to the differences between horizontal and vertical perception; while focusing upon the words as they are produced, it seems that anything beyond a 45 degree angle triggers off an odd left/right hemispherical conflict. But it would be just my luck to have an "shielded" LCD screen for my web work.
Has anyone else notices any similar paper/screen elevatory quirks as they write?
Spell check
Misspelt words: please, either use Spell Check before posting or slink away silently if you make a boo-boo. Don't post a comment with the corrected spelling and your apology for it. (Do write the word three times to learn how to spell it!)
Spelling error triggers flamewar
nasty flaming over spelling, for goodness sake.
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what is it about spelling that gets people so riled up?
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what is it about spelling that gets people so riled up?
Would it be possible to make every post compulsively go through Spell Check first?
Would it be possible to make every post compulsively go through Spell Check first? It's very distracting but, worse of all, it diminishes the poster, who is unfairly judged on pedantic, orthographic criteria.
Misspellings
Misspellings. Not just on metafilter, but throughout the net, I've seen the words "Taliban," "Taleban," and "Talebin" used to describe the majority rulers of Afghanistan. I've also seen "Bin Laden," "Bin Ladin," and "Ben Laden," as well as both "Osama" and "Usama" to describe the alleged terrorist mastermind. Have you noticed any others? Which is the right spellings for either, by the way?
v-i-c-e-n-t-e fox
Not directed at anyone particular, but I don't know where else to put it: It's Vicente Fox, people, not Vincente. Please tell all your television and radio buddies.
Let people fix their typos!
Let people fix their typos! The recent thread about "gohper" hit all my buttons, in a non-happy way.
I mean, maybe it's not a good idea to let the author re-edit the entry, but let *someone* fix massive misspellings, please! I work as a technical editor for a living, I'd volunteer to do this occasionally just to clean up the place. (obviously, with explicit records of every single change made - I wouldn't mess with the message, I'd just clean up the mess, and I'd be happy to let people see exactly what was changed).
I mean, maybe it's not a good idea to let the author re-edit the entry, but let *someone* fix massive misspellings, please! I work as a technical editor for a living, I'd volunteer to do this occasionally just to clean up the place. (obviously, with explicit records of every single change made - I wouldn't mess with the message, I'd just clean up the mess, and I'd be happy to let people see exactly what was changed).
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