Topic: Auto-correct will improve communication on BTT (Read 494 times)
Well, it's a thoughtful idea if you ask me, but then not do necessary. Just like the others have pointed, it would only add to the mountain of tasks Theymos would have to look into, and personally I think we should give him all a break. Stick with the Grammerly or previewing of posts and I think we'll all be good.
If you want auto-correct, you should use it client-side. Server-side auto-correct is very close to censoring, which shouldn't happen.
While bitcointalk will never censor comments made, it goes against the freedom bitcointalk provides. Censorship only occurs in fully regulated types of forums or social media. In the case of censorship, profanities may be replaced with Asterisks, etc LOL.
Proofreading helps a lot too: Preview your post and read it again before you submit it.
The post preview that has been provided is helpful enough to do a review once again before publishing it.
Auto-correction only exists on client-side applications and will never be implemented on bitcointalk servers.
In most of the updates today once you click into a text field there's an auto-correction which is ideal some of the users too preferred having a word file and use a web base grammar checker too, but I didn't use that instead I'm using with the Grammarly extension for correction of the text and its less hassle than let the dev make it for additional features.
Code:
https://app.grammarly.com/
Adding an auto-correct features to this forum will be a waste of time and effort since there's already some third party site where people can easily make use of auto-correct. Besides, I have never seen a forum that has its own auto-correct script.
If you do not have porridge
I'm pretty sure this proves my point about mobile autocorrect messing up posts.
Maybe if it were paired with some AI like GPT (not some silly toy that fits in a single ARM microprocessor) then it would be less buggy. But I haven't seen any service like that yet.
If you do not have porridge and want to improve the quality of the responses, then make it a Self-moderated topic, then the person will think twice before posting, otherwise he will waste his time writing the post.
Your solution is good, but if the person's purpose of spam is quick profit, he will not be bothered by the quality of the posts or writing them well.
Your solution is good, but if the person's purpose of spam is quick profit, he will not be bothered by the quality of the posts or writing them well.
Well I admit it --autocorrect is very helpful or a suggested text that you can find on your mobile phone or install in the browser that you have used like Grammarly. It can correct spelling, grammar --or even the auto-capital letter after you use the [period] in a sentence.
In a forum like this or even everywhere that you can use it as long as it uses a global language which is English. I don't see anything wrong if you will use it, especially if the English language is not your mother language. But before submitting a post just always click [preview] and edit when it is necessary, edit if there is an awkward to read.
In a forum like this or even everywhere that you can use it as long as it uses a global language which is English. I don't see anything wrong if you will use it, especially if the English language is not your mother language. But before submitting a post just always click [preview] and edit when it is necessary, edit if there is an awkward to read.
Auto-correct or predictive text is good but do you know what's better - proof-reading, previewing, and editing. These take a lot mental work and effort. Auto-correct makes us lazy and I have the believe that when we use auto-correct or predictive text so much, the part of our brain that helps us to write and spell correctly becomes atrophied. I doubt that forums can incorporate that . If you need auto-correct when writing, I would recommend that you consider using Grammarly, Word Counter, Microsftword etc.
A script to autocorrect and making word suggestion will not only make conveying ideas easier, it will also improve the vocabularies of Bitcoin talkers. I know there are many websites that can improve one's writing and communication skills that I don't dispute, but learning can be done anywhere and with the increase in users improved communication can make the forum more outstanding.
Autocorrect won't help. At the very least, it is too dumb to understand how to spell Bitcoin keywords and will keep autocorrecting them to gibberish. And the "AI-enhanced" autocorrects (edit: in your phone of course) will actuslly just suggest any word you have used frequently when you type a similar one. Autocorrect has been a blight for me, and only reason I leave it on is that without it, there would be even more adjacent-character errors (the only thing autocorrect is actually good at correcting).
Why do you want to make things so complicated? Can you at name me at least one website which have their own autocorrect script? How Bitcointalk is so special that it need to have it?
I think that such thing would make more harm than good. We all know how sometimes autoccrect replace words that it change meaning of whole sentence. This is why I always have autocorrect disabled. These who want can use spellcheckers on PC/mobile browsers. Google keyboard also have good feature where it try to predict word that you write and shows correct spelling of it.
But after all, is itspelling mistakes is such big problem here? Will you fail to understand my mind if I will miss one letter in word? I don't think that's such big deal. I think it's bigger problem when people not fluent in English struggling to express themselves that people would understand them.
I think that such thing would make more harm than good. We all know how sometimes autoccrect replace words that it change meaning of whole sentence. This is why I always have autocorrect disabled. These who want can use spellcheckers on PC/mobile browsers. Google keyboard also have good feature where it try to predict word that you write and shows correct spelling of it.
But after all, is itspelling mistakes is such big problem here? Will you fail to understand my mind if I will miss one letter in word? I don't think that's such big deal. I think it's bigger problem when people not fluent in English struggling to express themselves that people would understand them.
There is existing auto correct feature on your phone which you can turn on if you want to have auto correction on text you want to type also you can do it on your pc to make sure your spelling on what you are writing is right.
But this suggestion is not really necessary since language is global language and as long as you can understand what people telling you regarding whatever topic it is you can communicate with everyone here.
And communication is so fine here we can talk any topic and understand each other, maybe we have different views on certain topics but we can understand what's the point on the topic created by certain forum users.
But this suggestion is not really necessary since language is global language and as long as you can understand what people telling you regarding whatever topic it is you can communicate with everyone here.
And communication is so fine here we can talk any topic and understand each other, maybe we have different views on certain topics but we can understand what's the point on the topic created by certain forum users.
I have not observed immoderate communication problem in bitcointalk, to be honest i understand almost everything i read in the forum, i understand that you can see a post sometimes that was not constructed well, but understanding is still not impaired, the good thing is that many of those members that i observed had issues with their construction many months ago have now improved and are doing better, i believe they made effort to write in a better way, and it will aid them not only in the forum, but outside of it. Members who don't try to put effort into their communication skills are those that create shitposts and post in boards that good users don't read in or even care about.
Where’s the fun in that lol…this is a bitcoin forum not a English language lecture house. There’s a reason we have the local boards. And I don’t think we don’t need perfect grammar to learn and discuss bitcoin. If this idea was implemented, how do you propose we would have had the famous “hodl” slang come to pass. No matter how drunk that guy was, the autocorrect feature would have interpreted the world as “hold”, my keyboard still underlines the spelling as incorrect every-time. My point is we shouldn’t try to control everything, there should be room for mistakes and improvement.
Yeah this is good suggestions but a user or typist who often uses his pc to browse or login your btt account there some browsers that may quickly solve that for you alternatively before you hit enter the submit button you may used google to crosscheck your English if actually is what you meant of writing before submitting it. Sincerely speaking most times i do use my google to check the meaning before i hit the submit i think you could that as well. anything other than you may used the search function at the home section to look for any other thing you are searching here.
Imho autocorrect can do more bad than good. You can end up with a correct word, but not the correct one you wanted to use.
On the other hand, as Agbe also said, the modern browsers have, in a way or another, spellchecker integrated or available as plugin. And not only on smartphones. Red underlined words attract attention and help people improve on long term. This should be much more helpful than auto-suggestion or auto-correct.
A problem is the over-using of such tools too. I have a bad example, mine: I have spellchecker now set up for 3 languages and I can easily mistake and use sometimes a word from another language. But I think that this problem is a minor one compared with the huge amount of awfully written posts.
On the other hand, as Agbe also said, the modern browsers have, in a way or another, spellchecker integrated or available as plugin. And not only on smartphones. Red underlined words attract attention and help people improve on long term. This should be much more helpful than auto-suggestion or auto-correct.
A problem is the over-using of such tools too. I have a bad example, mine: I have spellchecker now set up for 3 languages and I can easily mistake and use sometimes a word from another language. But I think that this problem is a minor one compared with the huge amount of awfully written posts.
Is there a specific thread/s you found where the discussion becomes messy or on a considered low-tier level of communication because of language problems?
For that specific purpose, the forum isn't the one that needed to do the adjustments for the users. Instead, users are the ones who should adjust.
Besides, if that user didn't know well the exact word to be used, how can they even tell if the suggested word is right? It's better to just try their best to tell us what they are trying to say since as long as the key component of what they are trying to post is there, we should at least able to understand it.
That's not even a big issue here even before so better to just keep it that way.
For that specific purpose, the forum isn't the one that needed to do the adjustments for the users. Instead, users are the ones who should adjust.
Besides, if that user didn't know well the exact word to be used, how can they even tell if the suggested word is right? It's better to just try their best to tell us what they are trying to say since as long as the key component of what they are trying to post is there, we should at least able to understand it.
That's not even a big issue here even before so better to just keep it that way.
Yes, it's all about the meaning. We are not here to judge anyone for their English. Most of us are not native English speakers. Surprisingly you detect something I am unaware of, this forum actually adopted British English which is fine, but why is there a red line under colour when it is also the correct spelling? Maybe something changed in the global dictionary.
When I first registered, most of my post were written in American English, later I changed it to British and I use both American and British English together. If it is Australian English you can speak and write, you are welcome to this forum, even if it is Indian English, only what that matters is that when you speak and write English, can a native speaking English person understand you, if they can, you are welcome. Some people complained of my English, but they still understood me and my account grows, that is just true that we do not have to know the 100% of English like someone that is native English speaking person before we make progress on this forum.As long as your English is understandable, your account will grow because if you are producing value, it doesn't matter which English you are using. It is more or less the same while writing British or American English, but while speaking, it does affect the listeners to understand the different accents.
Since you aren't native to either of those two language variants, I assume you just configured whatever software or tool you used to either US or the UK style of spelling. There aren't that many differences in the spelling that someone not familiar with the two languages would recognize. But if you were a native speaker of either one, you couldn't just change overnight and adopt a completely different style of writing and expressing yourself.
British colonized my country, we learn in British Englsih. In English during schools days, we were thought American English too, just how the words are different. In second school final exam, both are accepted. Even as we were taught in British English, most of the foreign Englsih movies are American movies, subtitled in American English.Why should I use any tool or software to write English when I can communicate with English people and they will understand what I am saying and I understand what they are saying. Just that I know they are perfectly speaking it better than me, but we understand ourselves. That is how it is on this forum too. I even know how some pronunciation like schedule, gruel and many other words are pronounced differently in the two countries, also how some words are different like biscuits and groundnuts are called cookies and peanuts in America
I do no need a tool to post on a forum
When I first registered, most of my post were written in American English, later I changed it to British and I use both American and British English together. If it is Australian English you can speak and write, you are welcome to this forum, even if it is Indian English, only what that matters is that when you speak and write English, can a native speaking English person understand you, if they can, you are welcome. Some people complained of my English, but they still understood me and my account grows.
Since you aren't native to either of those two language variants, I assume you just configured whatever software or tool you used to either US or the UK style of spelling. There aren't that many differences in the spelling that someone not familiar with the two languages would recognize. But if you were a native speaker of either one, you couldn't just change overnight and adopt a completely different style of writing and expressing yourself. Yes, it's all about the meaning. We are not here to judge anyone for their English. Most of us are not native English speakers. Surprisingly you detect something I am unaware of, this forum actually adopted British English which is fine, but why is there a red line under colour when it is also the correct spelling? Maybe something changed in the global dictionary.
When I first registered, most of my post were written in American English, later I changed it to British and I use both American and British English together. If it is Australian English you can speak and write, you are welcome to this forum, even if it is Indian English, only what that matters is that when you speak and write English, can a native speaking English person understand you, if they can, you are welcome. Some people complained of my English, but they still understood me and my account grows, that is just true that we do not have to know the 100% of English like someone that is native English speaking person before we make progress on this forum. Jump to: