Do you revise before submitting a comment?

usha manohar wrote:

Do you revise before submitting a comment?

I normally respond only when I have something to say, so I respond spontaneously which is how I prefer it rather than make too many changes and corrections which would take away the essence of what I want to convey. Other people may not notice it but for me it makes a difference to read a carefully crafted text and one that was written on the spur of the moment..I make corrections if needed for spellings and structures only.

I too make corrections of spelling mistakes and syntax errors. I comment what I feel so usually, I do not change the whole content. The topic which I have raised here is basically regarding the errors in spelling and grammar. What I feel is we need to revise spelling and grammar then only it makes for an interesting comment or a write-up.   

I normally revise and correct my comment if needed but in any case I do read it before hitting enter so as not to make too many mistakes. However, when in hurry sometimes, some mistakes do occur, then I have to edit it later.

Before posting a comment I used to check it again to ensure that there is no spelling or grammar mistake and it conveys the right message what I have in my mind. However when I read the post later, sometimes I feel that something is missing, or it should have written in a different way, etc; but I do not edit the content once it is posted, except for some serious spelling mistakes. 

Revising whatever a member submits be it a Post or a an article is very essential. Literally Revision means " to see again." I do it. Because of neglecting revision earlier, I felt uncomfortable when some members suggested to Check the spelling in the heading of the Post .Revising is essential for all of us.

There is nothing to be uncomfortable because mistakes may occur by anyone. Yes, it is always beneficial to revise but sometimes after revision also we fail to recognise the error so we need to be very alert. 

Definitely committing  spelling mistakes either in the Topic postings or Articles, makes me think that I should have taken some little care to avoid these small  mistakes which create bad impression on the Members.

Certain mistakes that slip only make us look real esp. in the forum where ideas should matter and not spellings.

vijay wrote:

Certain mistakes that slip only make us look real esp. in the forum where ideas should matter and not spellings.

Fine but it should not be too many. If so then the impact of the comment loose its grip.  

RAMAKRISHNAN. A wrote:

Before posting a comment I used to check it again to ensure that there is no spelling or grammar mistake and it conveys the right message what I have in my mind. However when I read the post later, sometimes I feel that something is missing, or it should have written in a different way, etc; but I do not edit the content once it is posted, except for some serious spelling mistakes. 

But it is essential to edit the post, even after posting. I do it. Because Posting a thread with spelling mistakes will definitely confuse the Forum readers.

This post is a good example of how to stretch a post for which I am also responsible.

yes i think that all of us revise as we are typing not writing from our own hand 

It is different when you write an article where you have to take care of paragraphs ,grammar and sentence formation. But on a forum, the idea is to express yourself naturally, not quote from other sources ...So, the more natural with a mistake here and there is acceptable and better than a carefully written monologue which can be boring .. 

Not always. But you r right we should review after writing!!!

Avijit Bhunia wrote:

Not always. But you r right we should review after writing!!!

True, more for grammar and spelling mistake rather than the content which, I feel is always at its best when it is spontaneous...later when you correct it and edit it, it loses that freshness.

usha manohar wrote:

Avijit Bhunia wrote:

Not always. But you r right we should review after writing!!!

True, more for grammar and spelling mistake rather than the content which, I feel is always at its best when it is spontaneous...later when you correct it and edit it, it loses that freshness.

I agree, spontaneity in forum posts does imbibe freshness and honesty in the posts much more than carefully worded and edited posts, but the mistakes should not be glaringly evident nor change the meaning of words or sentences, which sometimes we see in some peoples' posts.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Avijit Bhunia wrote:

Not always. But you r right we should review after writing!!!

True, more for grammar and spelling mistake rather than the content which, I feel is always at its best when it is spontaneous...later when you correct it and edit it, it loses that freshness.

I agree, spontaneity in forum posts does imbibe freshness and honesty in the posts much more than carefully worded and edited posts, but the mistakes should not be glaringly evident nor change the meaning of words or sentences, which sometimes we see in some peoples' posts.

yes very true, carefully worded and edited posts increase the standard of the forum and took it to another level of perfection.

@ Kalyani

There are some posts in the forum with spelling mistakes. These mistakes were committed by senior members and other members including me. This is the direct impact of not revising the post. I'm all for revising the post for a reasonably good post.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

usha manohar wrote:

Avijit Bhunia wrote:

Not always. But you r right we should review after writing!!!

True, more for grammar and spelling mistake rather than the content which, I feel is always at its best when it is spontaneous...later when you correct it and edit it, it loses that freshness.

I agree, spontaneity in forum posts does imbibe freshness and honesty in the posts much more than carefully worded and edited posts, but the mistakes should not be glaringly evident nor change the meaning of words or sentences, which sometimes we see in some peoples' posts.

Very true, funnily enough I have also seen members editing their entire post. I remember having read a comment by a member and thought of responding later and when i decide to do so, the post has been dramatically changed, giving an opposite perspective, probably after having read a couple of comments by other members that were posted after the particular comment...lol

Such howlers will definitely take place if revision is ignored. Most of these mistakes are due to not knowing some subtle difference between some words like, THERE and THEIR.  On the whole, revision is a must.

rambabu wrote:

@ Kalyani

There are some posts in the forum with spelling mistakes. These mistakes were committed by senior members and other members including me. This is the direct impact of not revising the post. I'm all for revising the post for a reasonably good post.

 

True Rambabu even I am not immune to spelling mistakes, I too commit them often. What I meant is there is no hard and fast rule as to what kind of spelling mistakes can be considered spontaneous and which ones don't. It differs from post to post and carefully worded ones, with tight grammar rules adhered too, not even a punctuation error etc. are the ones that are carefully thought of and not spontaneous. Also, the content too determines that.