Timeline for Closure of question and rude approach
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| Aug 28, 2018 at 17:32 | comment | added | bertieb | I appreciate the cleanup by all involved (too many to tag), my fingers were less accurate than usual :) | |
| Aug 28, 2018 at 13:20 | comment | added | robinCTS | @Run5k There all fixed now ;-) To be honest, I'm actually more familiar with the US spelling (even though I'm an Aussie) and had to double-check the spelling. But you're right, it is a fairly archaic word. EDIT. What would be useful would be a green squiggly line for words spelt in the alternative style to that of the dictionary in use. | |
| Aug 28, 2018 at 13:11 | history | edited | robinCTS | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Restored bertieb-style "behoves" ;-)
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| Aug 28, 2018 at 13:07 | comment | added | Run5k | @robinCTS, thanks for the feedback. Yes, I'm aware that Rob (a.k.a. Bertieb) is based in the UK. My goal was to simply correct the minor typo found in the word "recommending," but I also noticed the famous red squiggly line underneath some other words. While I knew better than to correct "realise," my knowledge of the eccentricities associated with UK-style English isn't comprehensive enough to know that "behove" wasn't a typo. For better or worse, that isn't exactly the most common word utilized in casual conversation on either side of the Atlantic. ;-) | |
| Aug 28, 2018 at 6:22 | history | edited | robinCTS | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Minor typo fixes / readability improvements
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| Aug 28, 2018 at 5:43 | comment | added | robinCTS | @Run5k FYI, behove (UK) vs behoove (US) and an Ngram Chart of the two words. Since bertieb used both behove and realise, I would say that the post is written in UK (or Aussie, etc) style English, and your correction is incorrect ;-) Or, if you know bertieb intended to use US English, you missed fixing "realise" ;-) | |
| Aug 28, 2018 at 1:01 | history | edited | Run5k | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Minor typo fixes
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| Aug 27, 2018 at 16:41 | history | edited | DavidPostillMod | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
deleted 1 character in body
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| Aug 27, 2018 at 15:36 | comment | added | Ramhound | If you canot accept the act of trying to improve the community, by holding contributions, to a certain level of quality as not being personal then you will become frustrated. If you recieve feedback you don't agree with, take a step back, and consider taking the feedback to heart. There is likely a good reason you are getting the feedback you are, sometimes it's as simply as clarifying a single sentence, other times you have to ask your question an entirely different way. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 15:30 | comment | added | Ramhound | It is not rude to close a question, because that question can be reopened at any point when it's improved. The appearance of rudeness is not the same as actually being rude. The act of moderation is absolutely not being rude. Likewise when a user issues a vote, and they don't submit that optional comment, that isn't an act of being rude. You might not agree with the vote, but the user is participating in the community, by voting on your contribution. The worst thing that could happen to your contribution is everyone simply ignores it. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 14:33 | comment | added | bertieb | @mt025 I was going to update my answer to address your suggestion, but I wonder if it might be worth a separate question so the community could explore the pros and cons (thinking out loud at this point- others may address) | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 14:25 | comment | added | bertieb | An interesting suggestion! | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 12:33 | vote | accept | mt025 | ||
| Aug 27, 2018 at 12:18 | comment | added | mt025 | I have updated my question, with the first solution that comes to mind. But I do agree it’s a difficult issue to address | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 11:58 | comment | added | bertieb | @mt05 Thanks- I feel there is probably room for improvement on the subject of appearing more polite to new users, but I'm not sure what the best way forward is. It's a tricky issue to balance resource wise. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 11:52 | history | edited | bertieb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
typo begone, short elaboration
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| Aug 27, 2018 at 11:52 | comment | added | mt025 | Thank you very much for your answer. I do agree with what you have said and I’ll take on-board the advice given about SuperUser community moderation. I just feel that something needs to be done to appear more polite to users. I will update the question shortly to expand on my why I find it rude. | |
| Aug 27, 2018 at 11:42 | history | answered | bertieb | CC BY-SA 4.0 |