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Toy Ranch

08-20-2005, 10:27 AM

Hey Ross...

On EzBoard, there was only the option of edit or no edit.

vBulletin has the option of edit, edit with a time limit, and no edit..

Would you consider a 1 minute edit or something, for typos?

Powerhouse

08-20-2005, 10:35 AM

I'm a hard ass - I like the no edit philosophy here - you own your words, typos and all. Typos are expected, no one is perfect. :1guitarpl

Toy Ranch

08-20-2005, 10:47 AM

rossshow

08-20-2005, 10:55 AM

I'll think on this issue. It's certainly an easier issue that "Ross, we need CHAT"....

packyrat

08-20-2005, 10:56 AM

Know what ya mean Bobby...and it is even MORE confusing if you post in the game or other threads where edit *IS* ok.....I keep forgetting that it isn't in the main forum.

Course....you could also look at it from another standpoint.....

....look at George's posts....and he plays up the typos and misspellings and bad grammer in his posts....

....and WHO is it that gets all the wimmins on the boards???

Maybe us anal retentive, typo~spellchecker addicts are the ones missing the key play to the game! :D

tekobari

08-20-2005, 10:56 AM

With a one-minute edit time, couldn't you delete your whole post instead of just correcting a typo?

sadie999

08-20-2005, 11:07 AM

Playing devil's advocate here - it's hard to proof your own writing anywhere.

Even though I use the preview button 99.9% of the time, there are still times when I'm reading through a thread that I see a typo I made that just embarrasses the crap out of me.

I'm not sure 15, 30, or 60 seconds will solve anything that the preview button doesn't already solve.

Peace,
Sadie http://server1.inlandnet.com/~jilittle/coffee9.gif

paleryder

08-20-2005, 11:11 AM

No edit for members of TCW........heee

:1chirol_r

Kashtin

08-20-2005, 11:12 AM

If you use internet explorer, I use IESpell.

It does a spell check on your post, and will even add those cute little accent marks to words like:

Pinata and fiancee.

PIÑATA FIANCÉE

Kashtin

08-20-2005, 11:19 AM

Damn, if I'd had an edit I would have put in the link to the program.

It's free.

IESpell (http://iespell.com/)

Toy Ranch

08-20-2005, 12:07 PM

Kashtin~ Not all typos are speeling errors.

http://www.therossshow.com/showthread.php?p=8604#post8604

I first typed that post another way, and then realized it was clumsy and didn't convey my thought well... so I changed around the words in the first part of the sentence so it would make more sense, but it didn't make sense with the rest of it to convey my meaning.

Kashtin

08-20-2005, 12:16 PM

Yeah, I know Bobby. Like my last post illustrated, I forgot to put a link to the program. Edit would make it handy for those one finger typists like me, whose brain goes just a little faster than the finger. Sometimes the finger can't keep up.

But as far as spelling typos, I like IESpell a lot better than whats found on the boards for a spell check.

Therp

08-20-2005, 12:19 PM

I'll chime in in favor of "No Edit".

While I'm as prone as anyone to typo's, more than many, I think the penalty of not being able to fix typo's is outweighed by the benefits of not having edit capabilities. In addition to the obvious factor of 'owning your words', there is also the added benefit of coercing people to slow down and see what they're saying. There is nothing so urgent on a message board that you can't take the time to preview your post for typo's and also review what you've written to make sure it says what you mean.

What you should have though Ross, is something I've seen on another board - a forum where people can not only edit their own post, but anyone else's posts as well. :D Now THAT gets interesting. :D

george

08-20-2005, 12:35 PM

buh ha with the way i spell i need a ecit buttin makes no diffrence hum but a naked secretary would haelp greatly i vote for nakedness

george

08-20-2005, 12:37 PM

now with a naked secretary sitting next to me

george says: all is fine

tekobari

08-20-2005, 01:03 PM

True, george gets all the women-folk. But that's because he's cute and funny and sexy and smart. Other than that, what else would we be interested in?

Therp

08-20-2005, 01:31 PM

I'll second the naked secretary. :D

The rest of the staff (except Ross of course) should also be clothing optional. :D

george

08-20-2005, 02:01 PM

ha ha humm wonder if ross is one of those hairy people that look like there wearing a fur suit?

Therp

08-20-2005, 02:05 PM

I don't believe I've ever seen a picture of Ross, but I've never noticed any hairs sticking out of his artwork - you'd think if he was that hairy one or two would have gotten stuck in the paint. :p :1artist: :D

blissmeister

08-20-2005, 02:21 PM

Yippee, everyone is gunna toss in their two cents, YIPPEE, r0ss is going to be RICH, YIPPEE~! I dont care if the feature is here or not, but will leave you all with one of my more favourable quotes...

If you're going through hell, keep going. Sir Winston Churchill

(By the way, that is not a link so quit trying to cleek it.) :1rotflmao

sadie999

08-20-2005, 02:21 PM

:1amateras

Kiheicat

08-20-2005, 03:01 PM

I like the no edit philosophy here - you own your words, typos and all. Typos are expected, no one is perfect.
I agree. In a forum often fraught with debate, sometimes markedly heated, your words are your tools of impact. Personally when I'm typing a post I usually re-read it before I hit submit. I'll be doing that before I hit submit on this post. Sometimes I don't and I eat the typos and/or misconstrued effect - but the bottom line is that your post is a snapshot of your thoughts at the moment.... 'later' even if its a minute later, that snapshot is not the same however subtle or inconsequential the difference may be. If your point is crucial, then you should take the time to re-read your words anyway before you commit to them, sometimes seemingly for all eternity. Some folks get in trouble not doing that but I'm not naming any names, LOL .......

Re-read .................. ok ......... SUBMIT!

toke

08-20-2005, 03:10 PM

Though god knows Ross, I use edit to the max...no edit, please.

nobs

08-20-2005, 03:56 PM

Hi Toke-sis !

Fancy that, I agree :1both:

How did you get #2? :) And who is #1?

toke

08-20-2005, 04:03 PM

Hey, Nobs-Sis... :)

I got #2 by a fluke of fate. Rosshow is #1...LOL! I just checked the link that Bobby posted, and there the site was...with just Ross as a member. I signed up, natch. ;) What can I say...I'm only second to Ross. :1modhat:

agentorange

08-20-2005, 04:42 PM

I think a 5 minute edit option would be a good idea and wouldn't be abused (and couldn't) by 99.9% of the posters here. Sometimes you regret something you said, immediately after saying it, and wish you could delete it. And, typos, for some of you who make them, those suck too.

Heartland

08-20-2005, 05:30 PM

Sometimes you regret something you said, immediately after saying it, and wish you could delete it. Yes, Base definitely needs a five-minute edit. :1dig:

I'm sittin' on the fence, myself. I don't mind eating my typos, but I can understand not being clear about something and having it misconstrued. On the other hand, there is the preview, and it would be a good idea for everyone to get in the habit of using it.

nancam

08-20-2005, 05:33 PM

True, typos are expected, but sometimes they totally lose the point of the post. And it takes 3 or 4 more posts to compensate... it just makes the whole thing more confusing, and for what? So you can "own your typos"?

LOL Bobby!!!

Hey Ross - there's your new header!

Everyone is Welcome - Friend or Foe
and
You Own Your Typos

bluekazoo

08-20-2005, 06:35 PM

We need chat, Ross.

:1evil3:

tekobari

08-20-2005, 09:17 PM

We need a title change at 500. Pleeeeez? Just like eBay. Just make one up.

I'm a broken record. Mike will be the first to get there, and can have First...Whatever...it'll be coooool.

chynna

08-20-2005, 11:34 PM

I vote No Edit. :)

YaY typos. :1rotfl2:

nanastuff

08-21-2005, 07:43 AM

No edit

Need chat :1tantrum:

Don't care about titles

So there!! :)

BWS

08-21-2005, 08:02 AM

Thanks for the IESpell...just got it...love it.....whohoo...fingers no longer need to try to keep up with the brain

nobs

08-21-2005, 08:45 AM

Chat would be nice.

And as proven by all of the folks in chat Friday night at GT - we don't need edit. The people who post here would understand typos etc.
I have made my fair share and I just add a post to explain the typo.
My fear with having a 60 sec. edit (or however many seconds) is that it would encourage the fucktards as opposed to helping the decent (and somewhat decent) folk who post here. And it would create a nightmare for Ross. I can just picture it now. :1eek2:

paleryder

08-21-2005, 09:19 AM

PREVIEW POST is the edit feature.Use it.

sadie999

08-21-2005, 09:36 AM

PREVIEW POST is the edit feature.Use it.

Yes, or you might forget to put a space between two sentences. :D

http://server1.inlandnet.com/~jilittle/kiss.gif,
Sadie

paleryder

08-21-2005, 09:54 AM

hahaha

Powerhouse

08-21-2005, 11:51 AM

We need a title change at 500. Pleeeeez? Just like eBay. Just make one up.

I'm a broken record. Mike will be the first to get there, and can have First...Whatever...it'll be coooool.

What's-a matter you? :1bonk1:
Hey! Gotta no respect :1neko2:
What-a you t'ink you do? :confused:
Why you look-a so sad? :1cryhard: