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Stepping in to clarify. I deleted the other thread, the mods didn't, in case anyone was unsure. Unfortunately, then I had to be away from the internet for the rest of the day. Sorry about that.
I deleted it because it had served its purpose of letting Mr. Squicky know how his comment could be taken, and was quickly degenerating into something I did not want to be associated with and did not feel was appropriate for this forum. Yes, I had just said I wasn't going to delete it. Apparently I lied.
I think that Mr. Squicky has conducted himself very well about this issue. Once I questioned his usage he examined it, realized it wasn't appropriate, and apologized. Repeatedly. Not just about the word I questioned, but the entire comment. I realize that this apology cannot be verified, since I deleted it. I regret that part of the deletion. I had no idea that this would turn into a vilify-Squicky opportunity.
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It certainly can be, if you want it to be. You just also have to accept that a large number of people will take it as a sign you are lazy, don't care what others think of you, don't respect us enough to take the time to proofread your posts, and/or are an idiot.
Seriously, everyone makes a mistake or two every now and then. But proofreading will catch most of them, and will make people much more likely to respond to what you are saying instead of picking on your spelling.
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I'm very quiet in person. I just act like a screwball in the places that merit screwballishness.
(P.M., am I getting anywhere near a landmark with these little posts? - more to the point, what does posting an LM buy me?)
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mimsies, there are downloadable spellcheckers that you can use in your browser, if you'd like to go that route. I would link you to one, but I don't use one... I have a little hardcover spelling dictionary sitting next to my computer and I look up words when I'm not sure. I'm a throw-back in a lot of ways. Anyway, rivka links to them about once a month, or googling will find you one.
Please note that I'm not saying I think you need one, if your posts are particularly sprinkled with typos I haven't noticed. But if you'd like the convenience of a spellcheck program without cutting and pasting, they're out there.
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Cool, would like a spellchecker that is compatable with the browser Safari (on MAC).
I like the dictionary, but to be honest, I reverse what I read and what I type/write regularly, and usually just don't see when I make an error. In fact I've corected thing that look wrong to me, but turned out to be right. My brain is a mess!
On the upside, I'm really good at anagrams. The game "TextTwist" on Yahoo is a piece'o'cake!
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As to words I may be confused about- I usually just toss them into Google. If google says "Did you mean ________" I notice my mistake. If I'm still not sure of it, I put it into Dictionary.com's search engine. If it doesn't come up there, it usually has the spelling listed under possible matches. I rarely do this, however.
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I LOVE dictionary.com! I do use them if it is a really hard word. I'll copy and paste from them. I mess up mostly on easy words. They maybe easy, but they are easy to mess up on too!
I get the word of the day from dictionary.com. It is a good way to guarantee I check my e-mail every day.
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quote:I think that Mr. Squicky has conducted himself very well about this issue. Once I questioned his usage he examined it, realized it wasn't appropriate, and apologized. Repeatedly. Not just about the word I questioned, but the entire comment.
No, he didn't. He only apologized for the inadvertent sexual connotation in his remark. Not the parts where he said-specifically, and in as many words-that Sid (and others whom he didn't name) was narcissitic, stupid, and not worth knowing or paying attention to. In fact he reiterated that he did mean to call Sid and others (unnamed) those things.
And then when I was irritated about it and said so, it's a 'villify Squicky' session?
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quote:As I said in ElJay's thread, on reflection, I don't think I should have written that. I'd delete it if that was something I do and if people hadn't picked up on it. As it is, it's not something I'll say again and I'd really hate for it to get in the way of Sid's cry for attention here.
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The defining part of it for me was the shallowness of thought fueled by the persons narcisism. As I said, obviously other people don't share this view.
That's not an apology. When did that level of acidid insult become tolerable on Hatrack? Is the limit now merely, "Don't call people sexually loose."?
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Oh, unfortunately it's not very sweet of me at all, Katie (and I expect you know me well enough to have realized it). I'm not very upset on Sid's behalf. In fact I do think you (Sid) have tended to talk way too much, and that opinion is exacerbated by the fact that I haven't much been interested in the topics you bring up.
But as Squick so eloquently pointed out in his post, I don't often agree with him. I think he's well-informed, but he kind of pisses me off sometimes. Responding to Sid's post-even if he was right about Sid's motivations-in the fashion that he did is an example. Hatrack's reaction to it baffles and frustrates me.
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Okay I meant the spelling mistakes post above as a joke, and I'll make an effort to proofread my posts if they're more then 50 words in length, and I did my cry for attention because I am/was very depressed over the events in the past couple of days especially by the actions of my parents and/or parental figures ie: my older sister who is now suggesting I shouldn't get the present I want just to instill some kind of moral lesson that I should pay for my own things. I know that I have to pay for my own things but I really don't expect to get a lecture about being selfish when it comes to my own darn birthday for crying out loud gah!
As for MrSquee I thought he was being funny most insults tend to fly over my head.
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Sid, I wasn't trying to insult you. I was shooting for semi-indulgent advice/chiding with a humorous bent. I think you'd really benefit from a bit more patience and a bit less self-absorbtion and "Look at ME!!" behavior. Of course, people have been saying that about teenagers for as long as there have been teenagers. It's still good advice, but it's not like you can blame water for being wet.
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