[fixed] A handful of grammar mistakes and stuff

[Cluster]

SUGGESTION:
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Add a Jabber contact info, below ICQ and AIM.

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TYPOS:
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"That's all folks!" -> "That's all, folks!"

vB options: "Administrators will still be able to see the board" -- put a period at the end.
"Hide private forum" -> "Hide private forums"
"Awaiting Coppa" -> "Awaiting COPPA"
"mysql" -> "MySQL"
"html" -> "HTML"
"title length" -> "Title Length"

"Sorry. Registration has been disabled by the administrator." -> "Sorry, registration has been disabled by the administrator."

In the Poll Stripper: "thread id" -> "thread ID", with a colon at the end of the sentence

In Unsubscribe thread: "threadid(s)" -> "thread ID(s)"

In page 2 of FAQs, "can not" -> "cannot"
"excede" -> "exceed"

In page 3 of FAQs, "knowledgable" -> "knowledgeable"

In config.php.new: "persistant" -> "persistent"

In control panel: when it momentarily says "Hang on a sec", I'd love for it to be more professional, like "Stand by... processing your login."

[tubedogg]

I think you're being a little oversensitive.

threadid is perfectly acceptable. Title length does not have to be capitalised, nor does HTML or MySQL or COPPA. That's All Folks does not necessarily have a comma in it.

The hang on a sec is only seen by you (and any co-admins) so it is hardly something we are worrying about.

[TechTalk]

Sounds to me like you would rather see things worded your way LOL.

I personally do not have a problem with most of the things listed above.

[Bane]

On the other hand some of those are perfectly valid, though not really bugs the spelling errors can be fixed, I don't see the problem with pointing them out, though perhaps this thread would be better suited to suggestions or something of the sort.

[John]

It's in here to remind me to look into the issues bought up and fix those which are necessary :)

Which I will do in due course...

John

[Jet]

I don't think this thread should stay here, any case.... :rolleyes:

[Joshua Clinard]

The spelling errors were reported by me and fixed in 2.2.2.

[Greg]

"mysql" -> "MySQL" no, it's mySQL.


also, WHO CARES

[tubedogg]

I hate to be confrontational (who, me? ;)) but according to the official MySQL website it is
MySQL
not
mySQL
http://www.mysql.com/images/interface-logo.png (http://www.mysql.com/)

[Greg]

i was joking actually


:)

[JJR512]

Well, since we're getting technical...

Yes, HTML is more correct than html. (www.w3c.org)

Yes, COPPA is more correct than Coppa. (See here (http://forums.jjr512.com/main.php?s=&action=coppa_resource) with links to sites with more info on COPPA.)

You're right, "That's All Folks" does not necessarily have to have a comma in it...if you don't necessarily want to use grammatically correct English.

Things like this obviously do not seem all that important to some of you. What you fail to realize is that correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc. contribute to a professional appearance. This contributes to first impressions. Suppose a potential customer is considering vBulletin or some other message board, and sees these little errors? Suppose he/she sees that nobody cares about them (witness this thread)? He/she might think that the developers also don't care about good programming or customer service. Or suppose a potential advertiser is reviewing your site and thinking about paying you money to display his/her advertisement. You get the idea. All I'm saying is, yeah, sure, it might not seem like much...but stop for a minute and think about it, and when someone takes the time to point out the little things, don't make fun of him for just trying to improve something we all love, OK? Thank you! :)

[Cluster]

Thank you, JJR512.