Typing Tutorial for Boards?

Earthhorse

I notice that over on download.com there are a number of typing tutorial programs available for free. My contention is that the lack of proper spelling which irks many boards users, as evidenced by the recent spell check thread, is not as a result of a poster's inability to spell but with their lack of mastery of the keyboard.

Would it be a good idea to have the above link, or something similar, included in the registration mail sent to new users along with the simple suggestion that good spelling, although not mandatory on boards, is appreciated?

Obviously it's not a foolproof solution to the problem but I do think people would take the time to correct their spelling mistakes if they could do so swiftly.

/me waits for someone to point out a spleling mistook in my tops...

User45701

In my case the problem is sometimes that i type to fast
but some of the time i just cant spell

bizmark

im just **** at spelling

Crash

yeah, i mean ffs you spelt shit with four *'s.

GSS LOIKE!

bizmark

You mean its not spelt like that ?

uberwolf

Originally posted by User45701
In my case the problem is sometimes that i type to fast

LOL

*edit this was amusing in the ironic sense

Ronan|Raven

So people make typos/spelling errors. Live with it.

Paddy20

Typing tutorials ?..

God help me from perfectionists, in an imperfect world :rolleyes:

P. :ninja:

Earthhorse

Eh, I am living with it but as I already said my suggestion is following on from the recent spell checker thread which got a lot of thumbs up from people. This is a different solution to the same problem.

And this isn't about the odd typo, it's about the few users who refuse to use the shift, apostrophe, fullstop, comma and return keys, or more likely don't do so because they can't find their way around the keyboard.

Emboss

Originally posted by Earthhorse
Eh, I am living with it but as I already said my suggestion is following on from the recent spell checker thread which got a lot of thumbs up from people. This is a different solution to the same problem.

And this isn't about the odd typo, it's about the few users who refuse to use the shift, apostrophe, fullstop, comma and return keys, or more likely don't do so because they can't find their way around the keyboard.

in 99% of cases it has nothing to do with mastering the keyboard

they're are alot of reasons for this and a typing tutorial won't solve them.

"doc i think i might be suffering from dyslexia"

"really? try a free typing tutorial from download.com"

:rolleyes:

Earthhorse

Actually I imagine most people who suffer from some sort of reading disability would be more concientous of their spelling than the rest of us and doubt they are the people I'm referring to.

I don't think either of us could prove where the majority of poorly spelt posts come from.

I'm still inclined to believe a lot of it is derived from lazyness and that if these people could actually type the quality of their posts would improve. This would help rather than hinder users with reading disabilities as well as those for whom English is not a first language.

Emboss

Originally posted by Earthhorse
Actually I imagine most people who suffer from some sort of reading disability would be more concientous of their spelling than the rest of us and doubt they are the people I'm referring to.

I don't think either of us could prove where the majority of poorly spelt posts come from.

I'm still inclined to believe a lot of it is derived from lazyness and that if these people could actually type the quality of their posts would improve. This would help rather than hinder users with reading disabilities as well as those for whom English is not a first language.

if it was a case of being lazy

why is this lazy person going to sit waiting for a download install said application then spend time going through the tutorial's

Sleipnir

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Earthhorse

They mightn't. It's a case of short term versus long term lazyness. If they've nothing better to do, maybe they'll download and use the typing tutorial for just fifteen minutes a day, because they find using the keyboard frustrating.

The point is, if you encourage it in your culture it might happen. If you don't, it definitely won't.

Funky

I think users with an average of 2 or more spelling mistakes per post should be banned if they don't have proof of a disability.

dahamsta

The use of commas like ,this drives me nuts for some reason. It's so common it's just a little ,bit scary.