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   Lawrence
   

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   Just a friendly reminder, and to ask that everyone please follow Rule Number Nine.

   Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

   9. In order to maintain the quality of our forum and facilitate communication, it is the policy of PipesMagazine to encourage the use of standard spelling, punctuation and grammar.

   Members are requested to proof read their posts before submitting them. Please capitalize words in the thread titles.

   You may be contacted by moderators and asked to reword posts that we deem too difficult for many to read. If there are repeated violations that appear to be due only to laziness, you run the risk of having posts deleted or being submitted for moderation before appearing on the forum.

   A list of common abbreviations and acronyms may be found at http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/terminology. We can add to this list, but if you use new or obscure acronyms, please GUAH (Give Us A Hint).

   British-English spelling standards are acceptable as well as American standards.

   Perfect grammar is not required. We encourage everyone to do his best. Allowances will be made for those for whom English is difficult.

   
   "Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." Winston Churchill
   

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   Just to be sure that I had been correcting titles "correctly" I decided to check up on myself.
   Here is what I found.
   I think this will be useful for those with questions about "proper" capitalization of titles.

   Here are directions for implementing APA’s title case:

   Capitalize the first word of the title/heading and of any subtitle/subheading;
   Capitalize all “major” words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns) in the title/heading, including the second part of hyphenated major words (e.g., Self-Report not Self-report); and
   Capitalize all words of four letters or more.
   This boils down to using lowercase only for “minor” words of three letters or fewer, namely, for conjunctions (words like and, or, nor, and but), articles (the words a, an, and the), and prepositions (words like as, at, by, for, in, of, on, per, and to), as long as they aren’t the first word in a title or subtitle.

   APA Style Blog: Capitalization (The America Psychological Association defines and refines, in most cases, the preferred style for professional and scholarly writings. )

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   mrenglish
   

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   What if we use the MLA style?

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   I have used MLA before, and APA was a particular pain in the posterior... especially with nit-picky Professors.

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   ^^^ "Semper Fidelis" ^^^

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   Well coming from someone who is spelling challenged and always has been I appreciate your extra work to aid us non-spellers having said that though I will aspire to spell check my work.....wait that would be a great addition to the forums......Lawrence? LOL

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   I believe that most browsers have a spell checker built in.
   If a misspelled word has a row of red dots beneath it... double click on the word then right click on the highlighted word and there should be one or two sometimes more selections to choose from, then click on the appropriate word spelling... and poof!

   However; we don't worry about spelling to much. We try to avoid changing someone's posts.
   We pay more attention to the titles.

   

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   Lawrence, I have a habit of short handing some words such as tho = though or making certain posts easy going or down homey by saying, or typing as is the case here, things like "wuddaya think?" or "who wudda thunk!?" No objections to this if it remains out of the titles?

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   I have no problem at all with "Who Wudda Thunk!?" in a title.
   Just as long as you use the proper forms of Y'all (singular form) and All Y'all (plural form).

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    I have no problem at all with "Who Wudda Thunk!?" in a title.
    Just as long as you use the proper forms of Y'all (singular form) and All Y'all (plural form).

    Youse is da best! Tanks alot... er, a lot!

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    Ok Lawrence, I Will Do My Very Best To Not Violate Rule Number Nine.

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    Hey Guys and Gals!

    I want to thank everyone for making a concerted effort to save this ol' Mod a lot of effort.

    I just thought; since we have at least a hundred new members since this was last bumped, it was about time.

    Welcome to all New Members, we're glad to have you aboard!
    

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    You da bomb with us Lawrence!

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    I know I'm guilty of this. Typing on an ipad can really suck. I will try harder from now on.

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    i Have pfat figners!

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    Scurvydog, are you Randy Couture's brother? All you need is a five day shadow and presto!

    I learned well Lawrence, you only had to Edit my first post, I guess I never was very good at reading rules, directions, or a woman's mind. I'm not very good at spelling either, but I try.

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    Thanks Guys.
    I appreciate it.
    It really does make the Forum Page look good.

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    I'm no ekspert spellur myself, but I do try to make an effort. I would like to say how appreciative I am for PM even caring about the subject. For me it truly sets you apart from ohhh... every other forum I have run across. Good job, and Thank You.

    "We have to be continuously jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down" - Kurt Vonnegut

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    Love this forum , will try my best whenever I post anything.

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    I didn't really appreciate this rule, so I'm fortunate the letters of GBD are all capitalized!

    Also, thanks btw for fixing issues and generally making this forum a pleasant place to visit!

    Al
    

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    Darn! Thought this was going to be a Monty Python thread...

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    Thanks Al.

    I wondered how long it would take before someone to posted that.

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    Really Lawrence, it took you three weeks to see that and bump the thread back up? This is still the “cleanest” forum I’ve seen, and that includes writer forums. I think Kevin should already be proud in the quality of this forum and the work the moderators (you) have done.

    “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry

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    I have to apply a musical analogy to all of life's lessons learned....

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    I feel the need to piont out taht msot poeple can raed tihngs wtih vrey few isseus as lnog as teh frist and lsat letetrs reiman teh smae.

    Freaky isn't it? I saw it on the discovery channel.

    Smoke your pipe and be silent; there's only wind and smoke in the world. - Irish Proverb

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    I also in no way shape of form advocate sloppy spelling, punctuation, and grammar. You should see some of the crap that gets handed to me when I substitute. It would blow your minds.

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    I feel the need to piont out taht msot poeple can raed tihngs wtih vrey few isseus as lnog as teh frist and lsat letetrs reiman teh smae.

    
    It is weird. I read all of that with no problem.

    As long as I got a pipe full of baccy and a nose full of snuff, I'm a happy camper
    Cigarettes are an addiction, cigars are a hobby, pipes are a religion

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    How many rules are there?

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    Nine. So far anyway.

    Kevin asked that we all read this before posting here:

    http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/forum-rules-read-before-posting-please-1

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    ......rules.........

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    How many rules are there?

    Not that many, but pay particular attention to Number 247, subsection D, Addendum 8; which addresses typing in Florida during a full moon in February. But it's all covered in the handbook you received when you joined.

    I am kidding.

    In all honesty, this forum retains the basic guidelines that keep it enjoyable. Politeness and respect. The effort to submit entries that are readable. (With a heavy dose of understanding for those who wish to communicate, but have issues with the language, grammar and spelling.)

    While all that might seem "a hassle" to some, I would remind there is an incredible amount of information and experience contained here and the mods seem fair about issues. (sshhhhh...they're watching us...)

    We Watch - We Learn - Knowledge is Power ... Inn Cog Neato 2013

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