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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 11/28/2004 : 21:19:30
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Originally posted by AC
Surely this problem could have been fixed with a personal message, particularly since the reviewer in question remains very active. I don't see how this public outing to highlight sloppy spelling assists anyone at all.
Do as you would be done by. As I have already explained, I think that a personal message is intrusive and inappropriate in this sort of context. This is vastly more the case as I do not remember seeing the person in question in the Fourum, and so contacting them would be as a total stranger. There is no shame involved in a typo being highlighted; it does not imply and judgment of the person who made it.
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AC 
"Returning FWFR Old-Timer"
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Posted - 11/28/2004 : 21:34:03
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So smug public humiliation is better?
Odd.
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 11/28/2004 : 22:00:21
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Originally posted by Salopian
I do not remember seeing the person in question in the Fourum
Then they're not very likely to see your post. 
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 11/29/2004 : 04:37:32
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FLUFFY BLOODY BUNNIES!!!!!!
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 11/29/2004 : 07:59:48
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 11/30/2004 : 02:25:54
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quote:
Originally posted by AC
So smug public humiliation is better?
I don't think it was smug and it was certainly not humiliation. (As I had already said above, there is no shame in making a typo - everyone does it.)
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 11/30/2004 : 02:26:47
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Originally posted by Sean
Then they're not very likely to see your post.
They're not supposed to. Benj will see it and correct the spelling.
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AC
"Returning FWFR Old-Timer"
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Posted - 11/30/2004 : 02:35:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
quote:
Originally posted by AC
So smug public humiliation is better?
I don't think it was smug and it was certainly not humiliation. (As I had already said above, there is no shame in making a typo - everyone does it.)
I would say a line like:
"Bambi in this film is (perhaps) a fawn. He isn't a faun."
is unnecessarily gilding the lily, as it loudly points out the mistake, with a smartass correction. I would guess that that reviewer might recognise their error, or not, but the way you put these things almost always comes across as "see? I'm smarter than you."
I understand that that might not be your intention, but it comes across that way very often, and smugness is easily read into it.
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Demisemicenturian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 07:52:06
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Originally posted by AC
it comes across that way
To you.
The same could be said for your constant lecturing about this sort of thing.
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Conan The Westy
"Father, Faithful Friend, Fwiffer"
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 08:03:19
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Go to neutral corners please.
AC please keep PMing.
Salopian please keep posting.
Conan please keep writing bloody reports and stop trying to procrastinate. 
My message to me was a failure. I finished reading a book while in the bath - I was only in there for 2.5 hours. Looks like a 4am starting time as penance. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 10:45:47
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Who likes my cute fluffy penguin?
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AC
"Returning FWFR Old-Timer"
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 12:59:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Salopian
quote:
Originally posted by AC
it comes across that way
To you.
The same could be said for your constant lecturing about this sort of thing.
Searching for a 'yawning' smilie which might be appropriate to deal with these posts. Certainly would come in handy. Will keep searching.
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 16:30:24
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I like Sean's cute, fluffy penguin.
EM :)
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MguyXXV
"X marks the spot"
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 17:50:06
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I don't know about you guys, but (at least for this week) I can't concentrate on a thing AC is saying: that Buffy-Selma thing's got my full attention!
I'll have to come back next week, after I finish visiting the fourum every few seconds to check out that avatar again.
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Montgomery
"F**k!"
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Posted - 12/01/2004 : 19:03:16
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Originally posted by MguyX
I don't know about you guys, but (at least for this week) I can't concentrate on a thing AC is saying: that Buffy-Selma thing's got my full attention!
It is distracting, and I'm a chick.
EM :)
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Reviews that are wrong
