Hello! First of all: thank you for writing this great script. :) I would like to propose an additional common spelling mistake to check for: "80's", "90's", "1970's", etc. This should be easy to fix. Also, how about checking for repeated words ("the the", "and and", etc.) as well? — Quibik ( talk) 15:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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I don't know why you invited me to try your spellchecker - although my gnome persona has adopted "retreived" and "rhythym"
Unfortunately, being the sort of dinosaur who believes in correct spelling, I am also the sort of dinosaur who uses Windows IE.
Notwithstanding this, I tried your code - it gives the spell tab as described, but picking articles containing known A-Word errors ("Assasin" and "Adition") - it found neither.
I am not sure if this is:-
Best of luck, and please keep me informed.
Arjayay (
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08:02, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
importScript('User:Symplectic_Map/spell.js');
Sym
On
Gerald Edelman your script is auto-changing "editor" to "publisher", totally incorrectly, as the publisher (the Nobel Foundation) is given later - can this be disabled?
Arjayay (
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16:23, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Clicking the spell tab just takes me to the edit box and nothing else. Using FF 3.5b4. OrangeDog ( talk • edits) 15:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Error: document.editform is undefined Source File: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Symplectic_Map/spell.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript Line: 11
Strange, I am not able to reproduce the same error on FF 3.0.10 on Linux. Are you using Linux or Windows or Mac? I copied your exact monobook.js into my monobook.js, reloaded the cache, then navigated to User:Symplectic Map/sandbox and pressed the spell tab, and everything worked fine. If I am able to debug it on your exact browser configuration, I would be willing to try. Thanks again. Symplectic Map ( talk) 19:40, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Did it change the edit summary? You can invoke it in one of two ways. The most direct ('two-click') method is to first press the 'edit' button to open the edit window, then press the 'spell' button to invoke the spelling corrections. It basically runs a search/replace on the edit window, and if the edit summary is changed, then the script completed. If the edit summary is not changed, then the script must have died somewhere. The one-click method, pressing the 'spell' tab in view mode, must first load the edit window, so could potentially fail even when the first method works. If the 'two-click' method is not working for you, I could mock up a somewhat annoying debug version which would popup windows at each step so you could track where the script is failing. I realize that this is asking you to do some work, which you may not have time for. The good news is that it appears to be working for other users, so I am sure the problem can be eventually solved. Best Regards and thank you for your feedback/help. Symplectic Map ( talk) 18:01, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
If you correct the spelling of image file names included in links to wiki-commons you will break the links even if your spelling is 'correct' and the spelling in the file name is 'wrong'. Is this what you want to do? I am not beyond correcting other folks' spelling myself, but I hope (at least on a good day) I engage brain and look at what I am doing first.
Of course in a perfect world we would all spell 'correctly' every time when creating file names. And we would all agree about which language to use. And Brits and Americans would all agree about spelling English words. But ... surely that would be a bit dull....?
And it would tend to remove the point of wiki-commons which makes images available to more than one language version of an article. In other words, if I upload a new version of an image with a corrected file name spelling I risk messing up entries in languages other than those that I can follow.
Regards Charles01 ( talk) 06:42, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Wonderful! Many thanks. - Biruitorul Talk 01:33, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
I undid this change. As you can see in Google books, the title of the book in question uses the two-f spelling. — David Eppstein ( talk) 05:51, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
This is a debatable question and generally, US usage is "bail" and other countries, especially England, use "bale". FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 23:52, 4 June 2009 (UTC).
Hi, Symplectic Map. Please be mindful that you should not be changing the spelling mistakes of image file names when running your script, as you've done here, here, here, and here. Thanks, -- auburnpilot talk 16:15, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to use your spell checker script to help spell check, but since I'm not very experienced with scripts, I don't know how to install it. I looked at the directions and I got confused. Please help explain it. Thank you, Airplaneman ( talk) 00:03, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
importScript('User:Symplectic_Map/spell.js');
Here is how I currently use the script
Note that I haven't had a chance to add every misspelling listed, but I'm working on it. If you have a favorite misspelling, let me know and I will add it sooner. Symplectic Map ( talk) 00:09, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Parente (2nd nomination). Thank you. Alchaenist ( talk) 20:04, 8 July 2009 (UTC) (Using {{ Please see}})}
Recently found your very helpful AutoSpell script. Thanks for that. I wonder, however, if you would mind if I made an unadvertised copy to my own userspace where I would make a couple changes. Specifically, I want to tweak the edit summary, remove a few of the misspellings that return (for me) a lot of false positives, and (if my weak js abilities allow it) make it so it doesn't look at words surrounded by hyphens (so as not to change URLs). I would, of course, credit you clearly and link back to your page (including in the edit summary). As it doesn't look like you've made an edit since 2009 I may end up taking a non-response as assent :) but I'll link to the changes on your talk page to give a heads up. -- Rhododendrites ( talk) 14:00, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
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Hello! First of all: thank you for writing this great script. :) I would like to propose an additional common spelling mistake to check for: "80's", "90's", "1970's", etc. This should be easy to fix. Also, how about checking for repeated words ("the the", "and and", etc.) as well? — Quibik ( talk) 15:16, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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Ixfd64 (
talk)
00:40, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
I don't know why you invited me to try your spellchecker - although my gnome persona has adopted "retreived" and "rhythym"
Unfortunately, being the sort of dinosaur who believes in correct spelling, I am also the sort of dinosaur who uses Windows IE.
Notwithstanding this, I tried your code - it gives the spell tab as described, but picking articles containing known A-Word errors ("Assasin" and "Adition") - it found neither.
I am not sure if this is:-
Best of luck, and please keep me informed.
Arjayay (
talk)
08:02, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
importScript('User:Symplectic_Map/spell.js');
Sym
On
Gerald Edelman your script is auto-changing "editor" to "publisher", totally incorrectly, as the publisher (the Nobel Foundation) is given later - can this be disabled?
Arjayay (
talk)
16:23, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Clicking the spell tab just takes me to the edit box and nothing else. Using FF 3.5b4. OrangeDog ( talk • edits) 15:35, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
Error: document.editform is undefined Source File: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Symplectic_Map/spell.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript Line: 11
Strange, I am not able to reproduce the same error on FF 3.0.10 on Linux. Are you using Linux or Windows or Mac? I copied your exact monobook.js into my monobook.js, reloaded the cache, then navigated to User:Symplectic Map/sandbox and pressed the spell tab, and everything worked fine. If I am able to debug it on your exact browser configuration, I would be willing to try. Thanks again. Symplectic Map ( talk) 19:40, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
Did it change the edit summary? You can invoke it in one of two ways. The most direct ('two-click') method is to first press the 'edit' button to open the edit window, then press the 'spell' button to invoke the spelling corrections. It basically runs a search/replace on the edit window, and if the edit summary is changed, then the script completed. If the edit summary is not changed, then the script must have died somewhere. The one-click method, pressing the 'spell' tab in view mode, must first load the edit window, so could potentially fail even when the first method works. If the 'two-click' method is not working for you, I could mock up a somewhat annoying debug version which would popup windows at each step so you could track where the script is failing. I realize that this is asking you to do some work, which you may not have time for. The good news is that it appears to be working for other users, so I am sure the problem can be eventually solved. Best Regards and thank you for your feedback/help. Symplectic Map ( talk) 18:01, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
If you correct the spelling of image file names included in links to wiki-commons you will break the links even if your spelling is 'correct' and the spelling in the file name is 'wrong'. Is this what you want to do? I am not beyond correcting other folks' spelling myself, but I hope (at least on a good day) I engage brain and look at what I am doing first.
Of course in a perfect world we would all spell 'correctly' every time when creating file names. And we would all agree about which language to use. And Brits and Americans would all agree about spelling English words. But ... surely that would be a bit dull....?
And it would tend to remove the point of wiki-commons which makes images available to more than one language version of an article. In other words, if I upload a new version of an image with a corrected file name spelling I risk messing up entries in languages other than those that I can follow.
Regards Charles01 ( talk) 06:42, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
Wonderful! Many thanks. - Biruitorul Talk 01:33, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
I undid this change. As you can see in Google books, the title of the book in question uses the two-f spelling. — David Eppstein ( talk) 05:51, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
This is a debatable question and generally, US usage is "bail" and other countries, especially England, use "bale". FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 23:52, 4 June 2009 (UTC).
Hi, Symplectic Map. Please be mindful that you should not be changing the spelling mistakes of image file names when running your script, as you've done here, here, here, and here. Thanks, -- auburnpilot talk 16:15, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to use your spell checker script to help spell check, but since I'm not very experienced with scripts, I don't know how to install it. I looked at the directions and I got confused. Please help explain it. Thank you, Airplaneman ( talk) 00:03, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
importScript('User:Symplectic_Map/spell.js');
Here is how I currently use the script
Note that I haven't had a chance to add every misspelling listed, but I'm working on it. If you have a favorite misspelling, let me know and I will add it sooner. Symplectic Map ( talk) 00:09, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Parente (2nd nomination). Thank you. Alchaenist ( talk) 20:04, 8 July 2009 (UTC) (Using {{ Please see}})}
Recently found your very helpful AutoSpell script. Thanks for that. I wonder, however, if you would mind if I made an unadvertised copy to my own userspace where I would make a couple changes. Specifically, I want to tweak the edit summary, remove a few of the misspellings that return (for me) a lot of false positives, and (if my weak js abilities allow it) make it so it doesn't look at words surrounded by hyphens (so as not to change URLs). I would, of course, credit you clearly and link back to your page (including in the edit summary). As it doesn't look like you've made an edit since 2009 I may end up taking a non-response as assent :) but I'll link to the changes on your talk page to give a heads up. -- Rhododendrites ( talk) 14:00, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current
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Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia
arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose
site bans,
topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The
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site bans,
topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The
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