May I please have a word with the Gods who run DU?

[LiberalHeart]

I think it's time your spell checker stops putting a red line under "Obama" ... here, of all places, it should be recognized as the correct spelling. Please.

[MichaelHarris]

1. right on

right on, right on!

[elocs]

2. Obama, Obama, Obama. No red lines here for me. n/t

[LiberalHeart]

3. I get 'em every time. Is it my browser? (Seamonkey)

Not in the subject line; just in the message body.

[elocs]

4. Obama

Obama. No red lines anywhere for me.

[LiberalHeart]

5. The DU Gods like you better than they like me.

[CatholicEdHead]

7. Probably browser spell check

It also happens when I use Firefox 3.x. It is Firefox putting them there, not DU. Run the DU spell check (lower left button) and see if that catches it (it does not).

[Meeker Morgan]

14. Testing 1 2 3

Barack Obama

[question everything]

42. Same here, with Firefox

(which, like Seamonkey is from Mozilla)

IE may be different.

[Skinner]

6. Um, that's your spellchecker, not ours.

It's your web browser.

Double click on "Obama" when it has a little red underline.

Right click.

Select "Add to dictionary."

[LiberalHeart]

9. May I please thank the Gods who run DU? Thank you, Skinner.

[Skinner]

10. You're welcome.

:thumbsup:

[YOY]

33. Pssst. If it makes you feel any better "Biden" wasn't in the list until I buzzed Senor Skinner

So dropping lines never hurts. I think he added "Palin" as well. Hopefully we won't be talking about that much in a month.

Thanks to Skinner and the crew for listening.

[JonLP24]

47. Also Palin comes up red on spellchecker as well

just sayin'

[donheld]

48. Spell check should ALWAYS reject Palin

Just like the rest of us.

[Locrian]

50. thats lipstick dearie!

[Starry Messenger]

21. It's awesome having a direct line to god!!

Thank you...that's been bugging me too. Obama. Done and done!

[On the Road]

8. There Might be Another Spell Checker Embedded in Your Browser

I get two sets of spell check.

[Generic Brad]

11. DU is run by Gods?

I was always under the distinct impression it evolved under the watchful eye of political scientists.

[LiberalHeart]

16. You worship your way, I'll worship my way.

[krispos42]

45. And their minions!

Don't forget the minions! :evilgrin:


I like being a minion. I get to throw atomic weapons and perform teleportation,


And we get a hot tub. Mmmmm... hot tub...

[tavalon]

53. Skinner, Elad, and EarlG are Gods to me, if it counts.

Actually, I've met two of them and they both seem like really great guys but the work they've done here really qualifies them as at least minor deities.

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. Tell your browser's spellcheck to learn the word

I had to tell mine to do that

Obama

[VeggieTart]

13. It's Firefux--I mean, Firefox--that redlines it.

It's one reason I don't care for Firefox.

[Longhorn]

17. All you have to do is right-click on the word and add it to your dictionary. nt

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. Microsoft is made by meat eaters!

:evilgrin:

[lonestarnot]

15. And it wants to double up on the r's in Barack. But then R is for recommend!

:evilgrin: Although, I just tried to get it to do it and it didn't :shrug:

[LiberalHeart]

18. When I type "Palin" it suggests "Biden."

[lonestarnot]

19. LOL good!

[entanglement]

23. Hmmm...when I type Palin, Firefox suggests 'pain' as an alternative

:rofl:

[kansasblue]

22. What? there is more to the internet than DU?

[chknltl]

24. Amazing!!! 31% of DUers do not believe in the Gods who run DU!!!

Proof:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4229254

Poll result (286 votes)
Christian (54 votes, 19%) Vote
Jewish (1 votes, 0%) Vote
Muslim (0 votes, 0%) Vote
Buddhist (7 votes, 2%) Vote
Hindu (0 votes, 0%) Vote
Other religion (which?) (6 votes, 2%) Vote
I believe in some kind of God, energy or supernatural force, just not in organized religion (72 votes, 25%) Vote
Atheist (90 votes, 31%) Vote
Agnostic (37 votes, 13%) Vote
Some other description (19 votes, 7%) Vote

What a strange forum we have! Almost a third of us do not believe in the ADMIN GODS! Sadly should there be a rapture, there will be plenty of flames and much gnashing of teeth by those 31% once they learn that they will NOT be allowed anywhere near the Eternal Admin Rapture Lounge Garden*!!!

*(It's the super secret location for THE Sacred Hot-Tub, THE Holy 'Herbs-Of-Incite' Grow-Op and THE open all-night Microbrewery/Latte Stand!)

[LiberalHeart]

25. But they do call Skinner "a creative force in the universe." Six of one, half dozen of the other.

[notadmblnd]

26. There's an easy more direct way to channel the divine ones you seek...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/contact.html

[Skittles]

27. WTF?

DU doesn't have its OWN spellchecker

[LiberalHeart]

28. Yeah, it does. Go into reply and look at the lower left of the message window.

[Skittles]

34. but it's not a DU spellchecker - it's the browser spellchecker

I think

[LiberalHeart]

35. Nope. The red line thingy is the browser, but DU post windows have checkers, too.

[chknltl]

31. NO NO NO! You are thinking of the free republic!

The free republick/repugnik/republikkk prides itself on not needing spell check. They also belong to the Society Of English Manglers (or S.h.i.t.h.e.a.d.s for short and no, I have no idea how they arrived at that acronym). They are also dedicated to supporting politicians who believe that the world is round....like a pizza and they have a strange religion which worships ultra rich white-guys.
Weird huh?

[ddeclue]

29. Add it yourself...

Here's what the spell checker thinks it might be:

Obadiah
Obadias
Bamako
Alabama

oh and Add to Dictionary...you can add it for yourself...man up...

Obama

[whopis01]

30. You are the one with the spell checker doing that, not DU.

Try fixing your own problem first.

[LiberalHeart]

32. Well, excuuuuuuse me. (And you could try reading the responses before duplicating.)

[Skittles]

36. and you could Google on how to add a word in fucking spellchecker

[LiberalHeart]

37. Do you have an anger problem -- or do you just want to spank me for fun?

If I'd known I could add a word to my spell checker (before someone kindly told me I could and told me how), I wouldn't have had to google it, would I?

[Greyhound]

38. While you're wrong on the specifics, you do bring up a good subject.

Isn't it about time to have another "update the DU spellchecker" thread? Seems like it's been well over a year since the last one.

[texasleo]

39. Where is your God now?

[LiberalHeart]

43. Obama? Toledo.

[awoke_in_2003]

44. In the ceiling

[LiberalHeart]

46. ...and I always try to make it interesting. I wear my tuna costume.

[awoke_in_2003]

49. don't ask...

don't tell :)

[awoke_in_2003]

52. Funny thing is...

several times my cat has seen me naked. Made me uncomfortable, but I didn't know why. Then I saw "Deuce Bigalow, American Gigalo", and I knew why :)

[texasleo]

54. lol

[awoke_in_2003]

55. Gotta watch those kittehs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD3pezyh4W8

[FlyingSquirrel]

40. Spall chekers are fore wussis!

:D

[Omnibus]

41. K & R, baby!

Also get rid of the ones under "Barack" and "Biden".

(You can keep the one under "Palin".)

[aikoaiko]

51. Obama, Obama, Obama.

Obama.


Just checking. ;)