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Cloud_Strife_X
12-10-2004, 12:08 AM
Man I know I might sound self-centered or something but I think EOFF needs a spellcheck. I know I could just do it my self or something but we are using computers to post and computers are supposed to make things easier so I'm requesting that EOFF gets a spellcheck. I'd be willing to help out in any way I can.

TasteyPies
12-10-2004, 12:30 AM
Thank God someone brought this up, my spelling is horendis.

crono_logical
12-10-2004, 12:52 AM
I'd be willing to help out in any way I can.You could help by typing your posts in Word, spellchecking it there, then copy pasting it to the forums :p

Kirobaito
12-10-2004, 12:54 AM
Or you could learn to spell. :D

Psychotic
12-10-2004, 01:00 AM
Today I learned that hilarious isn't spelled "hillarious". :(

A spell-checker would have revealed this sooner!

Shlup
12-10-2004, 01:09 AM
Or you could learn to spell. :D
stfu

Shoeberto
12-10-2004, 01:52 AM
We had one a while ago. But it got broked and nobody fixed it. I remember it pretty specifically, because about the time it broke was the same time that he went from Rirse to oh no it Rirse.

Samuraid
12-10-2004, 02:34 PM
Spell checkers are nice, but often their utility does not justify the amount of extra webserver resources they use.

And ewe will disk cover that spell czech king does not fined awl errors. :D

m4tt
12-10-2004, 02:41 PM
We had one a while ago. But it got broked and nobody fixed it. I remember it pretty specifically, because about the time it broke was the same time that he went from Rirse to oh no it Rirse.
Did that spell checker ever work? I don't remember it ever working as long as I've been here.

Samuraid
12-10-2004, 02:57 PM
The button was just a decoy that never seemed to work and was eventually removed.

Yamaneko
12-10-2004, 05:17 PM
I know there are hacks out there that use an external DB on another server to check spelling. Although, I think they're subscription-based.

Samuraid
12-10-2004, 06:43 PM
There is a good SQL driven spell checking module I found that is GPL and easily integratable into message forums...but, as with any spell checking hack, it puts a significant extra load on the web server.

Jojee
12-10-2004, 07:59 PM
Spellcheck is crap... XD I tries to correct all my xDs and stuff, too... It's ok, spelling errors/styles give flare and personality... ^_^ Sometimes not good....

eestlinc
12-10-2004, 11:19 PM
spellcheck is for lazy people. nobody here is lazy, so i don't see the need.

Necronopticous
12-10-2004, 11:47 PM
learn to spellstfu
Actually, in all honesty, this is sort of true. "Spell Check" is a nice feature but becoming a regular on a forum can actually have nice benefits without the option. If you actually try to improve your grammar and spelling on the boards and post regularly it most definately will eventually catch up with you and make you better at writing altogether. Good writing skills are a life-long skill and essential if you ever plan on going to college for almost any type of degree in most disciplines. Spell check shouldn't be a tool to allow the user to keep spelling poorly, it should be an extra check in an important document to make sure you haven't missed anything.

Just my two cents.

Azure Chrysanthemum
12-11-2004, 12:07 AM
I must say though a spellchecker would keep my eyes from burning as I read some of the posts people make on this site.

eestlinc
12-11-2004, 12:34 AM
no it wouldn't.

Cloud_Strife_X
12-11-2004, 02:36 AM
Well yeah I'm as lazy as the next guy, but some people's word doesnt work and I know it's a hard job but if EoFF is the best FF site out there then shouldn't it have a button or sumthin?

Cz
12-11-2004, 02:07 PM
I think that the introduction of Spellcheck would only annoy people who use xD etc. Just use Word's spellcheck if you're really bothered by it.

Dr Unne
12-11-2004, 07:04 PM
http://dictionary.com

Carnage
12-11-2004, 11:25 PM
That would show them how to spell a word if they knew they didnt know how. But what happens if they think there spelling it right?

Cloud_Strife_X
12-12-2004, 04:27 AM
spellcheck is for lazy people. nobody here is lazy, so i don't see the need.

If no nobody here is lazy,then you wouldn't be too lazy to add a spellcheck.


You could help by typing your posts in Word, spellchecking it there, then copy pasting it to the forums


Well think about it, what's the point of doing all that if it's possible to do on the forum?

Also Spellcheck can check if you forgot puncutation(SP?) or sumthin

eestlinc
12-12-2004, 06:32 AM
it might also show you how to spell "something"

Cz
12-12-2004, 11:27 AM
Well think about it, what's the point of doing all that if it's possible to do on the forum?Alternatively, what's the point in doing it on the forum if it's possible to do in Word? It's not a bad idea, but there's no real need to add Spellcheck when there are already easy ways of checking your posts.