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21-Jun-2006 11:51:05 AM
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On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>I second the motion tnd. Spelling and grammer checking for all!!
grammer->grammar...Oops!
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21-Jun-2006 11:52:23 AM
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On 21/06/2006 tnd wrote:
>Stuff the swearing, I reckon you should moderate wrong spelling, bad grammar
>and inaccurate references, like "prolly" instead of "probably", "weather"
>instead of "whether" and using "slander" (which is verbal) when you should
>use "libel" (which is written).
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>It's enough to make a pedant swear. F#&k!
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Except for Bob, whose very individual spelling is fun to read.
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21-Jun-2006 11:57:40 AM
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On 21/06/2006 tnd wrote:
>Stuff the swearing, I reckon you should moderate wrong spelling, bad grammar
>and inaccurate references, like "prolly" instead of "probably", "weather"
>instead of "whether" and using "slander" (which is verbal) when you should
>use "libel" (which is written).
And a punctuation checker?
On 21/06/2006 tnd wrote:
>grammer->grammar...Oops!
;-) Exactly why we need the software...
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21-Jun-2006 12:04:50 PM
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On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>I second the motion tnd. Spelling and grammer checking for all!!
And I too - motion passed.
The worst offender on CS is "your" and "you're". "Your" is possessive. "You're" is short for "you are".
Seriously though, its the content of the posts that counts, not the actual words. Posts from the gutter are ok in my view - but we could draw a line at the sewer.
J
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21-Jun-2006 12:18:23 PM
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On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
>The funny thing is Chockstone is often seen as a more conservative forum,
>yet there is little moderating done on language, however, over on Crag-x
>with its "beer hall atmosphere" swearing IS censored automatically...
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That was moderator Hawkprude on that one nick...I think its only the C & F words filtered, but id have to check to be sure....but I don't really care...but something else to think about, alot of Kids filter software actually block sites that have the F & C word, so by allowing the swearing in true format might mean some younger kiddies cant access chockstone.
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21-Jun-2006 12:52:22 PM
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On 21/06/2006 Ronny wrote:
>...Posts from the gutter are ok in my view - but we could draw a line
>at the sewer.
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>J
That's a very succinct way to put it, J (aka Ronny). Hear! Hear!
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21-Jun-2006 12:58:03 PM
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Spell checker functions and grammar tools are a waste of time. There is hardly a computer alive that doesn't have MS Word. Taking the extra time to re-read and spell check has also stoped me from posting some utter rubbish, thinking twice is the best filter of all!
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21-Jun-2006 1:06:58 PM
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On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
>thinking twice is the best filter of all!
Unfortunately many users don't appear to have the latest v1.03 of "Common sense" installed!
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21-Jun-2006 1:11:29 PM
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On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
>There is hardly a computer alive that doesn't have MS Word.
not if i can help it, there's plenty around my neck of the woods that aren't carrying any MS diseases :P openoffice.org does the trick however ;)
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21-Jun-2006 1:12:05 PM
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On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
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>>thinking twice is the best filter of all!
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>Unfortunately many users don't appear to have the latest v1.03 of "Common
>sense" installed!
thank you edit button!
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21-Jun-2006 1:20:35 PM
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On 21/06/2006 tnd wrote:
>Stuff the swearing, I reckon you should moderate wrong spelling, bad grammar
>and inaccurate references, like "prolly" instead of "probably", "weather"
>instead of "whether" and using "slander" (which is verbal) when you should
>use "libel" (which is written).
oh pffff.. shortnings like "prolly" make writing more interesting. americanisations like "nite" make me want to hurl, but just because of the way they are done, its the lazyness of those abbreviations that I think is the problem not the fact that its not Oxford. but I don't think you can moderate it really, just give people a smack when they do something annoying.
On 21/06/2006 Eduardo Slabofvic wrote:
>Weather someone finds a word offensive would depend on his or her level of prudishness.
*smack*
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21-Jun-2006 1:59:02 PM
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On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
>Unfortunately many users don't appear to have the latest v1.03 of "Common
>sense" installed!
I downloaded that last night but unfortunately it crashed my OS and I overslept this morning until the mrs (re)booted me! Is there a patch to fix it?
Seriously though, Nick Kaz has hit the nail on the head.
I wouldn't like to see either moderating of swear words or too much of the grammar/spelling pedantry that's prone to infest UKC at times.
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21-Jun-2006 2:12:34 PM
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On 21/06/2006 StuckinLara wrote:
>On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>>On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
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>>Unfortunately many users don't appear to have the latest v1.03 of "Common
>>sense" installed!
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>I downloaded that last night but unfortunately it crashed my OS and I
>overslept this morning until the mrs (re)booted me! Is there a patch to
>fix it?
Yes, there is a patch available for download at www.ThinkBeforeYouPost.com.au (select v1.04 from the list) as the previous version had a buffer overflow...
PS Glad to see you now have finally changed your user id!
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21-Jun-2006 2:42:30 PM
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On 21/06/2006 StuckinLara wrote:
>On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>>On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
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>> or too much of the grammar/spelling pedantry that's prone to infest UKC at times.
At least no-one seems to post in txt speak as much here as on UKC. I must be getting old because that irritates the hell out of me.
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21-Jun-2006 3:01:43 PM
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And what about moderation of User Profile names eh? Would StuckinLara care to explain such a perverted image???
Oh hang on I think I've shot myself in the foot there...
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21-Jun-2006 3:10:48 PM
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On 21/06/2006 Stuey wrote:
>On 21/06/2006 StuckinLara wrote:
>>On 21/06/2006 dalai wrote:
>>>On 21/06/2006 Nick Kaz wrote:
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>>> or too much of the grammar/spelling pedantry that's prone to infest
>UKC at times.
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>At least no-one seems to post in txt speak as much here as on UKC. I must
>be getting old because that irritates the hell out of me.
Me fkn 2 Stu!
However i'd rather read the stuff than listen to beep-beep-ba-friggin'-beep for an entire train trip while some idiot cranks it out.
In France they apparently have mobile and non-mobile carriages on trains. That's just about good enough to be able to forgive them for having given the world grid bolting.
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21-Jun-2006 3:24:03 PM
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On 21/06/2006 billk wrote:
>However i'd rather read the stuff than listen to beep-beep-ba-friggin'-beep
>for an entire train trip while some idiot cranks it out.
You need one of these Bill:
http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/cell%20phone%20jammers.htm
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21-Jun-2006 3:33:39 PM
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On 21/06/2006 tnd wrote:
>On 21/06/2006 billk wrote:
>>However i'd rather read the stuff than listen to beep-beep-ba-friggin'-beep
>>for an entire train trip while some idiot cranks it out.
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>You need one of these Bill:
>http://www.globalgadgetuk.com/cell%20phone%20jammers.htm
I reckon the Mega Power Y2000 is the one for me if it can be operated on batteries.
The climbing gyms could also install these to deal with the punters who can't read the "no mobiles" signs or think they don't apply to them.
There is also a need for an even more powerful model that could be mounted on bicycles and would prevent any txting and driving within a 200m radius!
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6-Jul-2006 8:34:13 AM
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for christ sake
Imagine a day at the crag, there is usualy way more swearing than on the forums,
if you think about it a topic like this has less value to the climbing the comunity than for example a post with swearing about the quality of a crag.
wow i managed to get thru a whole post with out swearing, shit im good!
whoops!
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6-Jul-2006 12:08:22 PM
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On 6/07/2006 Hatman wrote:
>Imagine a day at the crag, there is usualy way more swearing than on the
>forums,
'Specially if you go climbing with Jen ...
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