--in letterbox-usa@y... ArieLa@a... wrote:
>Date: 5 Sep 2002, 2:17pm
>Frxm: ArieLa@a...
>To: letterbox-usa@y...
>
>Subj: Typographical Errors
>
>I've been noticing an increase in typos on the clues I've been
downloading on the website, and hate to sound like a schoolmarm or to
be critical in any way, but wish that maybe the webmasters could take
a moment to run them through a spellchecker before posting?
>
>Thanks,
>Boxinva
Hi, Boxinva!
Th; usualt reason we don't automatically fix an authors typos is that
we firmly believe letterboxers own the copyright to their clues. If
we were to start spott spell checking for errors we could
inadvertently do damag|e too thc clues. (What if someone put typos in
on purpose?). Another reason on the topp ov the list why thx
webmasters don't edit clues is the bbig scrambl it would take to
loock fo errors. We'd have to get thi whitte out markr going, and I
for one am not to be trusted with office supplies because I make a
big mess. Still, I know what you mean! This is also the reason we try
not to mark boxes as "missing" unless the planter authorizes it. You
wouldn't believe how often a box is mistakenly reported "missing"
when it was actually just "not found." If you have any questions
about this whole thing, please don't hesitate to ask.
Jay, webmaster for CX RI MA CA AZ NM NV & CO
Typographic Errors
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-09-14
re: [LBNA] Typographic Errors
From: Drew Family (drewclan@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-09-14 15:44:38 UTC
Re: [LBNA] Typographic Errors
From: Kathy (Btrplc2b@aol.com) |
Date: 2002-09-14 17:36:45 UTC
Well sed Jay. I would suggest Boxinva offer to have all
letterbox clues sent to her first for spell check before sending on
to the webmasters who I'm sure don't have the extra time to check for
typos.
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Drew Family" wrote:
> --in letterbox-usa@y... ArieLa@a... wrote:
>
> >Date: 5 Sep 2002, 2:17pm
> >Frxm: ArieLa@a...
> >To: letterbox-usa@y...
> >
> >Subj: Typographical Errors
> >
> >I've been noticing an increase in typos on the clues I've been
> downloading on the website, and hate to sound like a schoolmarm or
to
> be critical in any way, but wish that maybe the webmasters could
take
> a moment to run them through a spellchecker before posting?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Boxinva
>
> Hi, Boxinva!
> Th; usualt reason we don't automatically fix an authors typos is
that
> we firmly believe letterboxers own the copyright to their clues. If
> we were to start spott spell checking for errors we could
> inadvertently do damag|e too thc clues. (What if someone put typos
in
> on purpose?). Another reason on the topp ov the list why thx
> webmasters don't edit clues is the bbig scrambl it would take to
> loock fo errors. We'd have to get thi whitte out markr going, and I
> for one am not to be trusted with office supplies because I make a
> big mess. Still, I know what you mean! This is also the reason we
try
> not to mark boxes as "missing" unless the planter authorizes it.
You
> wouldn't believe how often a box is mistakenly reported "missing"
> when it was actually just "not found." If you have any questions
> about this whole thing, please don't hesitate to ask.
>
> Jay, webmaster for CX RI MA CA AZ NM NV & CO
letterbox clues sent to her first for spell check before sending on
to the webmasters who I'm sure don't have the extra time to check for
typos.
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Drew Family"
> --in letterbox-usa@y... ArieLa@a... wrote:
>
> >Date: 5 Sep 2002, 2:17pm
> >Frxm: ArieLa@a...
> >To: letterbox-usa@y...
> >
> >Subj: Typographical Errors
> >
> >I've been noticing an increase in typos on the clues I've been
> downloading on the website, and hate to sound like a schoolmarm or
to
> be critical in any way, but wish that maybe the webmasters could
take
> a moment to run them through a spellchecker before posting?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Boxinva
>
> Hi, Boxinva!
> Th; usualt reason we don't automatically fix an authors typos is
that
> we firmly believe letterboxers own the copyright to their clues. If
> we were to start spott spell checking for errors we could
> inadvertently do damag|e too thc clues. (What if someone put typos
in
> on purpose?). Another reason on the topp ov the list why thx
> webmasters don't edit clues is the bbig scrambl it would take to
> loock fo errors. We'd have to get thi whitte out markr going, and I
> for one am not to be trusted with office supplies because I make a
> big mess. Still, I know what you mean! This is also the reason we
try
> not to mark boxes as "missing" unless the planter authorizes it.
You
> wouldn't believe how often a box is mistakenly reported "missing"
> when it was actually just "not found." If you have any questions
> about this whole thing, please don't hesitate to ask.
>
> Jay, webmaster for CX RI MA CA AZ NM NV & CO