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Im putting my self on this thread Im horrible about checking my spelling I must learn to do better but now that Im in an RPG hopefully my skills will improve and Ill get it right finally

the first step would have been...

I'm putting myself on this thread as I'm horrible about checking my spelling. I must learn to do better, but now that I'm in RPG, I hope my skills will improve and I'll get it right, finally.

;p

PS Not that I am flawless, myself. Just kidding :)

I was about to start a very similar thread. That would have been highly embarrassing. Anywho, this thread is worth a bump.

Posters should not type then post. They should type, read, then post.

As for particular errors, it is only on the Barrowdowns that I see loose being used in place of lose. What's that all about?

*gasps*

Searching the forums for spelling threads and I did not find this?! My own thread seems a tad overdone, now... :rolleyes: ;)

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Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

Posters should not type then post. They should type, read, then post.

Absolutely, Eomer! May I quote the first three rules for posting well:

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1. READ!

2. READ!

3. READ!

To 1: Read the first post so that you know what the topic is. If the topic does not interest or concern you, it’s better to move on than to post off-topic.

To 2: Read the subsequent posts! Make sure that you realize what others have already said before you jump in with a trite repetition that bores all who read it. If you do not take the time to read what others have written, why should they bother to read your posts?

To 3: Read what you have written! The more strongly you feel about a topic, the more important it is to write carefully, proof-reading before you post. Write in your word processing program; save, reread, spellcheck and then, if you’re sure that is what you want to say, post it. Reread after you post – if you notice later that something was not appropriate, edit it to remove parts that could be offensive, or are subject to being misunderstood.

(from Guidelines for Forum Posting)

And may I add that in some cases of errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar there may be very good reasons. It may be a translation issue, or the poster might have dyslexia or even be vision impaired and relying on spellcheckers which are not always terribly effective at picking up errors. And there are also typos... :eek:

I've been caught out in the past picking someone up on spelling when to my shame there was one of these very good reasons for it, much to my embarrassment. :o I have to say though, I very rarely stumble on a post which simply displays lack of thought - you can usually tell it's one of 'those' posts when some1 wrts lik this cos they thnk its gr8. ;)

*tut tut* Lal, translation and dyslexia have been covered in this thread. ;)

The gist of the discussion has been that, while errors are inevitable and everyone (well, practically everyone) makes them, lazy posting is not to be tolerated.

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Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

*tut tut* Lal, translation and dyslexia have been covered in this thread.

The gist of the discussion has been that, while errors are inevitable and everyone (well, practically everyone) makes them, lazy posting is not to be tolerated.

Ahem... :o Indeed.... Am I told off then? ;)

Consider that a stern warning, young lady. I mean, you come in here and drag back old weather-worn topics which have been discussed to completion literally years ago!

She'll never make it on the Downs.... ;)

Edit to ask: Is four winks in four posts a new record? Nothing but cheek on this forum... :p