Edit and Delete Buttons

[WoodSheddin]

After a couple of incidents I removed editing and delete permissions. I thought I would try it for a while. If it turns out to be a bad move, then I can turn it back on.

Just giving it a try. I left permissions on in I believe the For Sale and eBay areas.

[Mark]

Yikes! This means I can't go back an edited my extremely rare, but extremely embarassing, grammar and spelling errots.

Seriously, I liked being able to correct typos, etc.

[tubaguy9]

At least for 'editing' posts, we can now get more counts on posting!

[Wyvern]

I guess this means we will just have to be more careful before hitting the "Submit" button and live with any errors, or clarify in a further post.

I have long since used the spell checker on the Google toolbar to pick up my spelling errors, but have frequently edited immediately after posting when I have thought the grammar was bad, I was unclear, or on second thought considered what I wrote sounded rather dumb.

I have never noticed people deigning what they have previously posted, although have frequently seen "blanked out" posts which I find rather annoying, particular if I have gone back to a thread to reference - so am pleased this will stop those!

[Captain Sousie]

I agree with both of you. I will post a few "stupids" before I get trained to use the Preview button.

This should make for some entertaining posts!

In light of this, your signature image/animation is rather appropriate. It will probably be that way for me too. I go back and edit my own posts for stupidity and the occasional spelling/grammar error.

Whee,
Sou

[KevinMadden]

With all this happening, many people are saying that they'll just "use my spell-checker more often, do all web browsers come with on? I use mozilla Firefox and any help as to how/where the spelll checker is would be appreciated.

[Captain Sousie]

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1022/

Should be a good spellchecker for firefox but I'm not sure on the details. Maybe somebody who actually knows something about this can give you the real answer.

Sou

[tubaguy9]

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1022/

Should be a good spellchecker for firefox but I'm not sure on the details. Maybe somebody who actually knows something about this can give you the real answer.

Sou

That add-on DOES work extremely well. What you do, is when you type, the wrong words will have a red dotted line under them, and if you want, you can right click them, and it will suggest the correct spelling...for example, I have it, and it says that Captain Sousie has 'spellchecker' wrong, and says it should be 'spell checker'. Besides that, it also ironically has 'firefox' wrong, saying it should be 'Firefox', 'firebox', or 'fire fox', so as I said, it works almost too well..

[Captain Sousie]

What does it say about "tubist"?

Sou

[Wyvern]

With all this happening, many people are saying that they'll just "use my spell-checker more often, do all web browsers come with on? I use mozilla Firefox and any help as to how/where the spelll checker is would be appreciated.

I have used Firefox ever since IE7 installed on my PC (!) and the Google toolbar also works with Firefox - see http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/toolbar/

[KevinMadden]

Well now i have Firefox 2, which has a built in spell checker, thanks Tubenet! (although Tubenet is apparently not a word )

[jacojdm]

With all this happening, many people are saying that they'll just "use my spell-checker more often, do all web browsers come with on? I use mozilla Firefox and any help as to how/where the spelll checker is would be appreciated.

Firefox 2.0 underlines your misspellings in red. For example, when I quoted your post, "spelll" is underlined.

[tubaguy9]

What does it say about "tubist"?

Sou

It says 'tubist' should be 'cubist'. So that makes it wrong

[quinterbourne]

So, if you use a newer Macintosh, the function is built into the OS, much like the (also very cool) capability to save any document as a PDF. without the expense of Adobe Acrobat.

Is paying for Adobe Acrobat the only way to create PDF files if I'm working with a PC? Are there any free programs out there I can get my hands on?

[iiipopes]

Hey, Mister --- can we please have our ball back? (edit & delete buttons)

[Tubaryan12]

Hey, Mister --- can we please have our ball back? (edit & delete buttons)

Ditto

[Tubaryan12]

Hey, Mister --- can we please have our ball back? (edit & delete buttons)

Ditto

Sheesh, I bet you guys use that rubbery thing on the end of your pencils, too!

It's where I hold my gum.

[iiipopes]

Hey, Mister --- can we please have our ball back? (edit & delete buttons)

Ditto

Sheesh, I bet you guys use that rubbery thing on the end of your pencils, too!

Hey, I resemble that remark! Except mine's one of the big pink parallogram shaped chunks, and my wife, with her professional printing background, actually has an electric one that looks like a small dremel with a pencil-shaped stick of white rubber you insert in the ferrule.

[Captain Sousie]

I'd like to step up in Sean's defense. I believe he has his reasons for all of the things he has done recently, e.g. food pics and the buttons. As a teacher, I too have to make unpopular decisions that will inconvenience many but in the end they are good for the whole group. I think Sean has been getting just a wee bit too much flack and, no offense to any here, whining coming his way. I am pretty sure it is getting to where he is very frustrated with all of the negative feedback and constant hammering on anything he does to regulate his board. We all may want our ball back, but if we give too much in the way of problems he might just take his ball and go home. Playful prodding is all well and good, but sometimes it can be like pouring lemon juice in a paper cut. I will now retreat back to the safety of my computer chair.

Sou

[windshieldbug]

For those (including myself) that need to be trained to hit the "Preview" button first, here ya go!