Help us : Spelling/Grammar/Structure Errors in ENGLISH

by Cornelia on September 26th 2007, 9:45 pm

First topic message reminder :

For all members, especially the ones for whom English is their first language.

Even if a blitz of corrections has been done in the English language files lately, there might be still some errors left. That's why I seek your help in order to finish these corrections.

To report an error

Post the word or the sentence where you see an error
Give the correction you suggest
Give the location of this error (ex : In the admin panel > Modules > Portal Structure > "Adding of existing modules") It is advised to provide a screenshot of this. If you don't know how to take a screenshot, look here

We ask you to not post an error report if the error is one of these followings :

Having "Parcourir" when you upload a file/picture, and "Envoyer" when you use the founder's utils. In these two cases, this comes from your browser's language. So, if your browser is in French, these buttons will be in French. If your browser is in English, the buttons will be in English.
Buttons (nav links or messages buttons) in French such as "Citer", "profil", "mp", etc. If they are in French, try to add _en before the .gif, or try to reinstall this styles in Styles > Choose your styles. If it doesn't work, this means the style isn't translated to English yet.

Thanks for your collaboration.

Cordially
Forumotion Staff

by Doomie on December 4th 2008, 11:19 am

I'm going to make this short because my firefox browser crashed twice in a row when I clicked the send button on the "post a reply" form.
I'm very damn patient now, and I'm going to re-write this all over again.
This would better not get ignored! >.<

Alright, here we go, I hope I'm lucky this time with internet explorer...

Click spoiler to get pwnd... lol

Spoiler:

That's probably everything I can write atm, I'll post some more mistakes when I've cooled down my hands -.-
Remember, I wrote this 3 times for now! bwi

And I'm sorry if you want me to put in screenshots, but I'm too tired now... will do that later, I hope it's ok...

Best Regards,

Doomie

Edit: me goes for a nap. yaay for me D:

by **Typlo** on December 4th 2008, 11:30 am

Cheers for your feedbacks, all translation are being modified Wink

by Doomie on December 4th 2008, 12:56 pm

Thank you Typlo, it's good to know that I'm appreciated ^^
I'll edit this reply sooner or later when I find something Smile

Best wishes to you Typlo and the rest of the forumotion team! ^^

Regards,

Doomie

Edit: almost forgot... change the category name from this:
Need of a technician ?
TO THIS:
In Need of a technician?

by darren1 on January 11th 2009, 3:24 am

Id like to point out, the URL in-correctness, it says "connexion"

When it should say "connection"

Screenshot below Wink

I hope this is something fixable Smile

by ready2spark on January 11th 2009, 7:39 am

Re: Registration Agreement Terms

The moderators of this forum will try hard to edit or remove reprehensible messages as soon as possible. However, it is impossible for them to review all the messages. You thus admit that all the messages posted on this forum express the sight and opinion of their respective authors and not those of the moderators or the Webmaster (except messages posted by them) and consequently, they cannot be held responsible of (should be FOR)the discussions.

This forum uses cookies to store information on your computer. These cookies will not contain any personal information; they are only used to improve comfort while browsing. The address e-mail is only used in order to confirm the details of your registration as your password - I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS. IS IT GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?(and also to send you back your password if you forget it).

- Aggressive or slanderous messages, as well as personal insults and critics, the - REMOVE??coarseness and vulgarities, and more generally - SHOULDN'T THIS BE SPECIFICALLY??any message contravening the - REMOVE French laws are prohibited.
- Messages who - should be THAT promote - or evoke - illegal practices are prohibited.
- If you post informations - should not be plural - should be INFORMATION who come from another site
, look first if the site in question doesn't forbid it - THIS ENTIRE SENTENCE IS NOT GRAMATICALLY CORRECT. Should be something like: If you post information that references another site, ensure that you follow applicable copyright laws. Show the address of the site in question in order to respect the work of their administrators! - THIS DOESN'T SOUND VERY GRAMATICALLY CORRECT EITHER
- Please post your messages only once. The repetitions - should be: REPITITIONS, remove The are unpleasant and useless!
- Please make an effort on grammar and spelling - should be something like: Please follow proper grammar and spelling rules. SMS-style language (ex: r u sk8ing?) is not advised!

Any message contravening the listing - should be RULES above will be edited or removed without additional notice or justification within deadlines which will depend on the availability of the moderators - do you mean: AT THE MODERATOR'S DISCRETION??. Any abuse will involve the cancellation of the registration. Internet is neither an anonymous space, nor a space of no-right - this doesn't make much sense in English! We reserve ourselves the possibility of informing your access provider and/or the legal authorities of any malevolent behavior. An IP address of each poster is recorded in order to help us to make you respect these conditions.

By clicking on " I agree to these terms " below:
- You acknowledge to have fully read these current rules;
- You commit yourself to respect unreservedly these current rules;
- You grant the moderators of this forum the right to delete, move or edit any discussion subject at any moment.

by brdfrd on January 15th 2009, 4:51 pm

Hi folks, I was just directed to this topic. There are errors and awkward language in the Rules of the Forum that are diplayed when a user registers. I've included all the copy below with the errors in bold, and the entire text corrected after....

Original copy:
The moderators of this forum will try hard to edit or remove reprehensible messages as soon as possible. However, it is impossible for them to review all the messages. You thus admit that all the messages posted on this forum express the sight and opinion of their respective authors and not those of the moderators or the Webmaster (except messages posted by them) and consequently, they cannot be held responsible of the discussions.

This forum uses cookies to store information on your computer. These cookies will not contain any personal information; they are only used to improve comfort while browsing. The address e-mail is only used in order to confirm the details of your registration as your password (and also to send you back your password if you forget it).

- Aggressive or slanderous messages, as well as personal insults and critics, the coarseness and vulgarities, and more generally any message contravening the French laws are prohibited.
- Messages who promote - or evoke - illegal practices are prohibited.
- If you post information who come from another site, look first if the site in question doesn't forbid it. Show the address of the site in question in order to respect the work of their administrators!
- Please post your messages only once. The repetitions are unpleasant and useless!
- Please make an effort on grammar and spelling. SMS-style language (ex: r u sk8ing?) is not advised!

Any message contravening the listing above will be edited or removed without additional notice or justification within deadlines which will depend on the availability of the moderators. Any abuse will involve the cancellation of the registration. Internet is neither an anonymous space, nor a space of no-right! We reserve ourselves the possibility of informing your access provider and/or the legal authorities of any malevolent behavior. An IP address of each poster is recorded in order to help us to make you respect these conditions.

Suggested corrections:
The moderators of this forum will try hard to edit or remove inappropriate messages as soon as possible. However, it is impossible to review all messages. All messages posted on this forum express the views and opinions of their respective authors and not those of the moderators or the Webmaster (except messages posted by them) and consequently, they cannot be held responsible for message content.

This forum uses cookies to store information on your computer. These cookies will not contain any personal information; they are only used to improve usability while browsing. The e-mail address is only used in order to confirm the details of your registration and send your password if you forget it.

- Aggressive or slanderous messages, as well as personal insults, offensive language, and more generally any message in direct conflict with local laws are prohibited.
- Messages that promote - or evoke - illegal practices are prohibited.
- If you post information from another site, be sure that you have permission to do so and credit the orginal source. If you do not have permission to do so, please do not post it.
- Please post your messages only once. The duplicate posts are annoying and useless!
- Please make an effort on grammar and spelling. SMS-style language (ex: r u sk8ing?) is not advised!

Any message in violation of the rules above will be edited or removed without notice, or justification, by the moderators. Any abuse will result in the cancellation of the registration. The internet is neither an anonymous or lawless place! We reserve the right to inform your access provider and/or the legal authorities of any malevolent behavior. An IP address of each poster is recorded in order to help us to make you respect these conditions.

Thanks and regards, Brad

by Guest on January 15th 2009, 6:35 pm

badger11 wrote:I have done a re-write of the forums rules (sorry skittlespc).

Forum’s Terms of service

The moderators of this forum will remove reprehensible messages as soon as possible. However, it is impossible for them to review all of the messages. All of the messages posted on this forum express the views and opinions of their respective authors and not necessarily those of the moderators or the Webmaster (except messages posted by them) and consequently, they cannot be held responsible for the contents of same.

This forum uses cookies to store information on your computer. These cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information; they are only used to improve your browsing experience. Your e-mail address is only used to confirm the same registration details as your password (and also to send you your password if you forget it).

- Aggressive or slanderous messages, as well as personal insults, criticism, coarseness, vulgarity, and generally any message contravening International laws are prohibited.
- Messages that promote - or encourage - illegal activities are prohibited.
- If you post information that comes from another site, check first to see if the site in question allows this. Show the address of the site in question in order to respect their administrators work and copyright!
- Please post your messages only once. Repetitions are unnecessary and therefore will be removed!
- Please make an effort on grammar and spelling. SMS-style language (ex: r u sk8ing?) is not advised!

Any message contravening the listing above will be edited or removed without further notice or justification as soon as the administrators or moderators are available. Any abuse of these terms will result in the immediate deletion of your account. The internet is neither anonymous, nor outside of international law! We reserve the right to inform your internet access provider and/or the legal authorities of any illegal behavior or action on your part. The IP address of each poster is recorded in order for us to report violators of these terms and conditions.

By clicking on " I agree to these terms " below:
- You acknowledge that you have fully read and understood the current rules;
- You commit yourself to respect unreservedly the current rules or any amendments of same;
- You grant the moderators of this forum the right to delete, move or edit any post or discussion subject at any time.

Found this and its quite an early post.

by **Sanket** on January 15th 2009, 6:39 pm

Admin Panel>General>Configuration

by DavidHughesCoopers on February 9th 2009, 12:44 pm

Hello,

When a user joins our forum, they receive a welcome message containing their user name and password. Sadly, the grammar in this message is incorrect:

1. "Please keep this email for your savebox. Your account informations are as follow:"

Should be "Your account information is as follows:"

2. "Your account is currently inactive, the administrator of the board will need to activate it before you can log in. You will receive another email when this has will be done."

Should read "when this has been done."

Please can you fix this for us?

Thanks
David
Freemen of Newcastle upon Tyne

by Guest on February 9th 2009, 12:49 pm

badger11 wrote:I have done a re-write of the forums rules (sorry skittlespc).

Forum’s Terms of service

The moderators of this forum will remove inappropriate messages as soon as possible. However, it is impossible for them to review all of the messages. The messages posted on this forum express the views and opinions of their respective authors and not necessarily those of the moderators or the Webmaster (except messages posted by them) and consequently, they cannot be held responsible for the contents of same.

This forum uses cookies to store information on your computer. These cookies do not contain any personally identifiable information; they are only used to improve your browsing experience. Your e-mail address is only used to confirm the same registration details as your password (and also to send you your password if you forget it).

- Aggressive or slanderous messages, as well as personal insults, criticism, coarseness, vulgarity, and generally any message contravening International laws are prohibited.
- Messages that promote - or encourage - illegal activities are prohibited.
- If you post information that comes from another site, check first to see if the site in question allows this. Show the address of the site in question in order to respect their administrators work and copyright!
- Please post your messages only once. Repetitions are unnecessary and therefore will be removed!
- Please make an effort on grammar and spelling. SMS-style language (ex: r u sk8ing?) is not advised!

Any message contravening the listing above will be edited or removed without further notice or justification as soon as the administrators or moderators are available. Any abuse of these terms will result in the immediate deletion of your account. The internet is neither anonymous, nor outside of international law! We reserve the right to inform your internet access provider and/or the legal authorities of any illegal behavior or action on your part. The IP address of each poster is recorded in order for us to report violators of these terms and conditions.

By clicking on " I agree to these terms " below:
- You acknowledge that you have fully read and understood the current rules;
- You commit yourself to respect unreservedly the current rules or any amendments of same;
- You grant the moderators of this forum the right to delete, move or edit any post or discussion subject at any time.

I wrote this some time ago and I am curious as to why it isn't used?
I spent over 3 hours on it and accessed many legal books and legal websites to ensure it was legally binding which the present one isn't.
I've edited it further to make even more sense.
Even though I left this site due to personal differences with a staff member and was banned the day after I left I still give full permission for it to be used.

by kylesmummy06 on March 1st 2009, 1:58 pm

admin panel first page warning
Do never provide your password to anyone, even if this person claims being part of our forum hosting! Beside your forum, only the rescue tools (http://www.forumotion.com/en/utils/) requires the use of your password.

This should be Do not provide or Never provide do never does not sound right

by kylesmummy06 on March 3rd 2009, 11:16 am

when will this be correctied?

by kylesmummy06 on March 7th 2009, 1:43 pm

is this going to be corrected? been nearly a week and nothing has changed and no ones commented

by toxorobot on April 2nd 2009, 8:03 pm

on the friend list it say: Your friends list allows an rapid access with the members with whom you often discuss.

the an should be a. just sayin'

by **Eximma** on April 13th 2009, 6:37 pm

A little mistake :

On the donation page :

With your contribution for *********, you accept to credit points to the account of this forum and you allow its administrator to use them as he wish.

wish should be wishes Smile

by darren1 on April 25th 2009, 1:54 am

IPGetInfro ~ "Connexion" should be "connection"

Location: http://ipgetinfo.com/speed.php?lang=en

Screenshot:

by darren1 on May 2nd 2009, 6:01 am

OK, another mistake Sad

Admin panel >> General > messages and emails/configuration

It currently shows

Code:: Activate the WYSIWYG mod by default in the posts

It should say

Code:: Activate the WYSIWYG mode by default in the posts

so it just needs another E after WYSIWYG mod by default

by Nivlac on May 11th 2009, 7:09 pm

I thought that this might need some fixing on the admin panel. It's been like that for the past six months, lol.

by Splytte on May 11th 2009, 7:21 pm

Nivlac wrote:

I thought that this might need some fixing on the admin panel. It's been like that for the past six months, lol.

This is not really a mystake...

-=~Splytte~=-

by Christos on May 11th 2009, 7:28 pm

depends how you read it ..if you read it DO...NEVER provide..its not wrong..

if you read it do never...provide..well its wrong..at least its sounds wrong xD

by Bling on May 13th 2009, 6:12 pm

And in friends list
it says for example.
Caihlem friends list
it should be
Caihelm's friends list

by RoxyChick on May 14th 2009, 12:52 pm

Splytte wrote:
Nivlac wrote:

I thought that this might need some fixing on the admin panel. It's been like that for the past six months, lol.

This is not really a ~~mystake~~...

-=~Splytte~=-

Mistake, btw.

Also, it is a mistake.

It should read just 'Never provide your password...'

by Vibhor on May 14th 2009, 1:07 pm

Well, I would like to correct 2 things -

1) When we see any other member's profile, It says "See all your friends" Instead of "See all username friends" OR "See all Friends"

2) Second mistake I'd like to bring to notice is that, When we use chat box and log in it, Its says "Username has joined the chat the Thu 4 may" Instead of Username has joined the chat on Thu 4 may"

Support team, Please try to correct both the mistakes soon because they look very bad and comes in any ones notice easily.Thanks. Smile

by Bling on May 21st 2009, 1:59 pm

Is the mistakes being corrected?

by daxterdude on June 23rd 2009, 12:46 pm

well the

smiley has the word 'pirate' spelled wrong..

by UofMfanJJ on June 28th 2009, 6:13 pm

There is a weird problem on my chat in my forums, (i consider this a structure problem)

i had an old site at:www.bloodykillerz.forumotion.net & chat worked fine on my wii browser, (i got hacked password for admin changed & admins here wont respond) but on my new site:www.bloodykillerz.forumotion.net when i click on the little text area, my text board pops up & then dissapears so i may not chat, please respond & fix

by Doctor Inferno on July 2nd 2009, 1:02 pm

If you post informations who come from another site

"informations who come" should be "information which come"

This can be found in the registration page.

by darren1 on July 16th 2009, 6:05 am

In Admin panel >> General (tab) >> Security >> Admin/mod log:

It shows the

Code:: The data for user have been updated

Where as it should say:

Code:: The data for the user has been updated

Excuse the crappy image above

by Master Marc on July 16th 2009, 12:43 pm

Spelling Error:
You are here in the dedicated space for your avatars. The avatar is the appearance that a user takes in a virtual world. Choosen by the user himself, the awatar representing him appears each time he connects to a virtual world, to visually identify him.

Location:
ACP=>Display Tab=>Avatars=>Avatar gallery=>

~You'll see the message

by MrMega on July 16th 2009, 7:03 pm

This is in ACP > Display

"Our collection of themes will allow you to elaborate very easily an attractive forum." It should be "Our collection of themes will allow you to elaborate an attractive forum very easily."