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Subject: net.spell - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 13-Jul-83 04:31:42 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 13 04:31:42 1983
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ucbesvax!turner    Jul 12 23:00:00 1983

    I propose a "net.spell" for

	o  those who have spelling problems, but want to improve;
	o  those who feel a strong urge to correct the spelling
	   errors of others, in a non-inflammatory manner;
	o  those who are implementing, or are expert users of,
	   spelling-checker utilities.
	
    Is this ridiculous?  After all, gripes about other people's spelling
seems to fall mostly into the "flame" category.  But maybe this sort of
impulse could be usefully channeled if into a spelling newsgroup, even if
it only served to channel flame *away* from more productive discussion.

    At any rate, I know, just from reading netnews, that a "net.spell"
would never die.  I'm not sure if this is, in itself, a justification
for its existence.  What do others think?

	    Michael ("not `Micheal'!") Turner
	    ucbvax!ucbesvax.turner