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Any variation of iMac, iPhone, iPod, etc, that is incorrectly capitalised. Replace it with the correct version.
Please? I'm fairly sure the bb software is capable of this.
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It should be able to, I know of one forum that certain words are actually changed to completely other ones to deter certain subjects of discussion.
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Why? So people care even less about how they spell things? No way.
MAC, iMAC, etc -> Warn once. Ban next time.
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It seems a little heavy handed, but I certainly wouldn't mind, either.
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"The road to success is dotted with the most tempting parking spaces."
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Personally I think its a little heavy handed. Why stop there, why not add a filter to rewrite someone's post and correct all spelling and grammar errors. If I type imac, Instead of iMac who cares and maybe I prefer using the word imac instead - I'm just saying
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Originally Posted by Maflynn
who cares
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Originally Posted by Simon
Why? So people care even less about how they spell things? No way.
MAC, iMAC, etc -> Warn once. Ban next time.
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Besides, auto-replace filters produce clbuttic errors.
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Thanks, tooki. It took me a while to fit "clbuttic" into the proper space for my poor little brain to understand it. Now I feel that I am a better person for this piece of new and insightful information.
On the other hand, I am sick and tired of the countless accidental or naive misspellings like "MAC" and "Imac", "IPHONE", "Iwhatever", and the follow-on "corrections" from our beloved members. The accidents are one thing, but the "helpful" corrections are what trouble me most. They are not just corrections, but rather opportunities for established members to act superior and condescending.
Maybe we need a "better than you" filter too...
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Well no automatic filter is gonna be able to fix snobs. :/
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Originally Posted by ghporter
The accidents are one thing, but the "helpful" corrections are what trouble me most. They are not just corrections, but rather opportunities for established members to act superior and condescending.
They're not accidents. They're demonstrations of a person's unwillingness to actually read a forum before they participate in it.
What makes it worse is that it's almost universally done by people with the expectation of assistance.
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Originally Posted by subego
They're not accidents. They're demonstrations of a person's unwillingness to actually read a forum before they participate in it.
What makes it worse is that it's almost universally done by people with the expectation of assistance.
I'd agree with you except for my experience that many, if not most of such accidents are made by people who are obviously very enthusiastic about adopting a computing platform that is completely new to them. That sort of enthusiasm is a Good Thing, and acting like they're idiots instead of simply ignorant paints Mac users, or at least our members, as people who aren't interested in tolerance or helping people become more informed. That in particular is what bugs me most about the kinds of responses our members post. If it's someone who's made a few posts already, that's one thing, but coming down hard on someone's first or second post because he or she doesn't type well or is in so much of a hurry that he/she doesn't get capitalization of certain names correct is just plain rude.
I should point out that a LOT of our members are apparently unfamiliar with the Shift key in general, and don't bother with capitalizing ANYTHING, punctuating, building paragraph structure that helps the reader understand a post, etc. It's disingenuous to be rough on a newb for typing IMac and not be rough on an established user who doesn't capitalize apple, ipod or anything else.
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Just to be clear, I don't think being high and mighty about is is the proper solution, and I absolutely agree that you shouldn't step on people's enthusiasm.
Now, people with poor grammar, there's a reason to feel superior.
Edit: Yet, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out we both pulled the e. e. cummings routine with our nicks.
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Originally Posted by tooki
Besides, auto-replace filters produce clbuttic errors.
Hilarious.
Consbreastution and auttbuttination are my favorites.
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O hai. I'm knew to MACnn and was wunderin were teh start button is?!? PLEASE HALP! k thanx by
iThink this is a Silly Idea, but a version of it Should Be Implemented in the Political Lounge.
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Hilarious.
Consbreastution and auttbuttination are my favorites.
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auttbuttination?
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O hai. I'm knew to MACnn and was wunderin were teh start button is?!? PLEASE HALP! k thanx by
Hmm...so what you're saying is that it's possible that someone would talk in this manner as a joke because we all know how ridiculous it is...but who would do something like that? Who is lame enough to think that continuing on in that manner would be funny or clever?
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I feel no need to explain. I suppose I shouldn't enjoy anything, it seems like anytime I make an attempt at a joke, no matter what, you seem to take offense.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
auttbuttination?
I think he meant "buttbuttination."
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LOL!!!111!!! I THINK THAT LOL FOLLOWED BY MORE THAN 1 EXCLAMATION MARK AND SHOULD BE AUTOBANNED HAHA THAT WOULD BE VERRY FUNY OK LYK I HAV 2 GO BUT C U GUYS LATA.
Anything that is not a correctly worded, spelled, and written with correct grammer should be removed.
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Originally Posted by calverson
Anything that is not a correctly worded, spelled, and written with correct grammer should be removed.
Such as this non-sentence?
(I forget—what’s the name of the law that states that anyone pointing out other people’s bad grammar will necessarily immediately commit grammar faux-pas themselves?)
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Originally Posted by calverson
Just sayin'.
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Originally Posted by Oisín
(I forget—what’s the name of the law that states that anyone pointing out other people’s bad grammar will necessarily immediately commit grammar faux-pas themselves?)
You mean like you just did?
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This deserves some kind of quote nexus full of fail.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
I feel no need to explain. I suppose I shouldn't enjoy anything, it seems like anytime I make an attempt at a joke, no matter what, you seem to take offense.
I wasn't taking a shot at you, but Butthawk/Butt sauce.
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
Just sayin'.
Mastrap, did you look through my posts to find something you could call me out on?
I am crap with my grammer, but, for the most part, people can understand me.
It is when a sentence becomes HARD to read due to incorrect grammer/spelling then it pisses on my battery.
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Originally Posted by Simon
You mean like you just did?
Okay, you got me. I’m not seeing it. What pas did I faux?
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
This deserves some kind of quote nexus full of fail.
Fail is a verb for the most part, china. And if used as a noun here, does not make sense.
∆ your response was perfect.
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Originally Posted by calverson
Fail is a verb for the most part, china. And if used as a noun here, does not make sense.
∆ your response was perfect.
Uh-oh, someone's reeling from his botched grammar commentary.
It's called slang. And of you want to continue on the path of anality, I recommend you get tutored by Oisín, because you suck at it.
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Uh-oh, someone's reeling from her period.
Its called pedantry - look it up, cause I rock at it.
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Originally Posted by calverson
Uh-oh, someone's reeling from her period.
But enough about you.
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Originally Posted by Dakar V
But enough about you.
There will never be enough about me.
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Originally Posted by calverson
Mastrap, did you look through my posts to find something you could call me out on?
No, I actually remembered that one as a particularly creative use of the apostrophe. It's like fingernails on a blackboard, for me.
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
No, I actually remembered that one as a particularly creative use of the apostrophe. It's like fingernails on a blackboard, for me.
I am abbreviating advertisement. But, in the words of Thom Yorke, I Might Be Wrong
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This seems to be a Bob occasion:
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
This seems to be a Bob occasion
Good - so nothin' about leaving out letters or anythin' like that. I can't believe it.
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That's the difference between phonetic writing for effect and apostrophe misuse. Just sayin'.
Btw, that's = contraction.
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
That's the difference between phonetic writing for effect and apostrophe misuse. Just sayin'.
Btw, that's = contraction.
So shortening "was not" to "wasn't" or "is not" to "isn't" is writing for effect?
Advertisements to ad's.
Anyway, see my sig.
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*clears throat*
It's "grammAr", dammit!
(and ol' grammar's pissed 'cuz dinner's getting' cold, so get the hell in out of the rain and SIDDOWN, ya li'l pisswads!)
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Originally Posted by analogika
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Originally Posted by dakar v
And of you want to continue on the path of anality, I recommend you get tutored by Oisín, because you suck at it.
I SAW THAT!!!
Edit: Wow. Apparently now if you make an all-uppercase reply to a quoted post, it turns both the reply and the entire quoted post into all-lowercase. How, er, useful.
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Originally Posted by calverson
Advertisements to ad's.
No. The word 'ad', while an being abbreviation of advertisement, is a word in itself.
Your sig (not sig's btw despite being an abbreviation of signature) is right.
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
No. The word 'ad', while an being abbreviation of advertisement, is a word in itself.
Your sig (not sig's btw despite being an abbreviation of signature) is right.
Ah... Well in that case, touche.
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Originally Posted by Laminar
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You might have pointed out "siddown" while you were at it.
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