Comments on: Win a Flip by corecting our speling and gramar with GooseGrade http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:17:46 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben G http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369664 Ben G Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:17:43 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369664 Hi EJP, Your post doesn't really address my 'complaint' but that's ok, as you don't seem to be using my submissions either ;-) Hi EJP,

Your post doesn’t really address my ‘complaint’ but that’s ok, as you don’t seem to be using my submissions either ;-)

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369663 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:58:14 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369663 Hi Ben G and Notafish. Thanks for the comments and of course your copy-editing efforts! I've been using Goosegrade in a slightly different way. Here's how: - You correct something, I receive an email. - I send the correction to the author of the post. He or she changes the error and learns from it But now I realize I'll have to browse to Goosegrade.com to let you know that the change has actually been made. Sorry about that. I hope you're still eager to keep us sharp and improve our English. (the announcement about the winner is coming soon!) Hi Ben G and Notafish. Thanks for the comments and of course your copy-editing efforts! I’ve been using Goosegrade in a slightly different way. Here’s how:

- You correct something, I receive an email.
- I send the correction to the author of the post. He or she changes the error and learns from it

But now I realize I’ll have to browse to Goosegrade.com to let you know that the change has actually been made. Sorry about that. I hope you’re still eager to keep us sharp and improve our English.

(the announcement about the winner is coming soon!)

]]> By: Ben G http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369662 Ben G Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:20:16 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369662 @notafish - agree. i have filed a few corrections here and there over the past few weeks but haven't noticed *any* of them being used. going to goosegrade i can't see my corrections so it's hard to know if they've even arrived - so i'm not risking spending a weekend going through the whole nextweb archive. oops, just realized it's past dec 1st anyway :) i like the idea of this goosegrade thing but it really needs some work before it's comfortable for the correctors imho. @notafish – agree. i have filed a few corrections here and there over the past few weeks but haven’t noticed *any* of them being used. going to goosegrade i can’t see my corrections so it’s hard to know if they’ve even arrived – so i’m not risking spending a weekend going through the whole nextweb archive.

oops, just realized it’s past dec 1st anyway :)

i like the idea of this goosegrade thing but it really needs some work before it’s comfortable for the correctors imho.

]]> By: notafish http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369661 notafish Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:18:21 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369661 Well I proposed changes and I would like to see 1) if they have been integrated into the database - and I supposed proposed to the author. 2) which changes I proposed three days/weeks ago, so that I can a) make sure I don't say the same thing twice b) see if they have been implemented At this stage, when I log in Goosegrade, I have nothing, no history of my proposed changes, I can't look at them again. There is a link "your correction" in the Goosegrade interface, but it returns nothing to me (although I have proposed changes with the text box). Hope it's clearer :) Well I proposed changes and I would like to see 1) if they have been integrated into the database – and I supposed proposed to the author. 2) which changes I proposed three days/weeks ago, so that I can a) make sure I don’t say the same thing twice b) see if they have been implemented

At this stage, when I log in Goosegrade, I have nothing, no history of my proposed changes, I can’t look at them again. There is a link “your correction” in the Goosegrade interface, but it returns nothing to me (although I have proposed changes with the text box).
Hope it’s clearer :)

]]> By: Bob Boynton http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369660 Bob Boynton Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:56:58 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369660 I believe it works like -- you propose a change, and someone else either does or does not make the change. Of course, that may not be the problem; I cannot be quite sure from your description of how it is or is not working. I believe it works like — you propose a change, and someone else either does or does not make the change. Of course, that may not be the problem; I cannot be quite sure from your description of how it is or is not working.

]]> By: notafish http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369659 notafish Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:09:09 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369659 I would have worked on this, as I find it's a great idea, but I can't seem to get Goosegrade to work. At least, it does not display the mistakes I've tried to correct in the user interface. The tabs/links "Your corrections" does not lead anywhere and I can't see what I've already corrected. :( (Linux & Firefox 3) I would have worked on this, as I find it’s a great idea, but I can’t seem to get Goosegrade to work. At least, it does not display the mistakes I’ve tried to correct in the user interface. The tabs/links “Your corrections” does not lead anywhere and I can’t see what I’ve already corrected. :( (Linux & Firefox 3)

]]> By: Another crowd-source initiative: rate our posts with JS-Kit http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369658 Another crowd-source initiative: rate our posts with JS-Kit Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:01:01 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369658 [...] not sure why, maybe we’re just inspired by the US elections. We started with launching a GooseGrade competition (correct our spelling and grammar and have the chance of winning a Flip Video), now we’ve [...] [...] not sure why, maybe we’re just inspired by the US elections. We started with launching a GooseGrade competition (correct our spelling and grammar and have the chance of winning a Flip Video), now we’ve [...]

]]> By: John Brooks Pounders http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369657 John Brooks Pounders Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:13:58 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369657 Alright the text box issue has been fixed. Enjoy grading and please send us any other feedback. John Brooks Pounders gooseGrade.com CEO Alright the text box issue has been fixed. Enjoy grading and please send us any other feedback.

John Brooks Pounders
gooseGrade.com
CEO

]]> By: Jerry Houtman http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369656 Jerry Houtman Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:07:02 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369656 FYI that's how I see it as well... FYI that’s how I see it as well…

]]> By: John Brooks Pounders http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/31/win-a-flip-by-corecting-our-speling-and-gramar-with-goosegrade/#comment-369655 John Brooks Pounders Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:05:09 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=6310#comment-369655 @Danielle, I just saw the screen shot on your blog....that's definitely not how it should look. We're working to fix it now. -JB @Danielle, I just saw the screen shot on your blog….that’s definitely not how it should look. We’re working to fix it now.

-JB

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