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To: marginmike who wrote (14072)	8/23/1998 10:57:00 PM
From: Drew Williams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

When you are finished writing a public message, such as this one (there is no spell checker for private messages), the next step is to press the button, "Submit Response." You then go to the Preview-Public Screen. Words that SI's spell checker does not recognize will be in red. This will include some words that are correct, like Mqurice. (If you are color blind, too, you are still in trouble. <g>) There you can choose to "Publish Message," "Edit," or "Cancel." If you choose to make any corrections, you can bounce back and forth to the edit screen as often as you want until you are satisfied that everything is as it should be. After you publish, you still have fifteen minutes to go back and edit some more (although on this board, everybody will have already read it by then.)

To: marginmike who wrote (14072)	8/23/1998 11:06:00 PM
From: dougjn	Respond to of 152472

Marginmike. I'm guilty of lots of typos and yes, even some genuine misspellings on SI. (Misspelling = don't know its wrong if you carefully check.) Sometimes not, when I take care to re-read and edit. But sometimes I just belt it out and let it fly. It's a question of time. Net thread communications, I think, are more like speech than publishing an essay. Anyway, that's how I treat it. And while I type fast I don't type so good. <gg> I think those that get all prissy about perfectly intelligible message board messages, are being just a bit....prissy. Since I touch type very quickly (though far from perfectly), I often treat net writing very casually. I am of course much more careful in business communications. Personally, I have no difficulty in distinguishing between poorly thought out ideas, and lapses (i.e. the absence) of editing. But anyway, the best way is to belt it out on a word processor (like MS Word in Office, but virtually any will do) and use its built in spell checker. Because that way, not only are you alerted to possible misspellings, but are also offered probably correct alternatives to choose from. Which saves time. Then cut and past to SI. I'm probably asking for it with this post. (As in, take your own advice, Dougie boy. Please!) Oh well. <gg> I don't always bother, obviously. Actually, usually don't, but occasionally do. Doug