graphic typos Options

[demolished]

It should not be tolerated. Why cant people just ... spelled correctly on graphic? How hard is that? Use a dam dictionary.

[*This Confession*]

As ehm nice as you put your topic starter.
I do agree with you.

I guess we could add something like that to spell things correctly.

But sometimes people like to do it to show a part of individuality or its supposedly easier which I haven't figured out yet..

[iDecay]

Ahh, I agree. I don't really think I'd use a graphic that says "ii l0ve yooh" in it. Internet lingo has taken over themmm.

[*This Confession*]

-shrugs-
most of the time if its in sticky caps someone will change it. Or well I do.

[gelionie]

^ I think we're talking about the text on the graphics, not the graphic title.

And Steven, I don't think you used a dictionary in creating this topic anyway. It's "can't" and "damn". And you should use the present tense after "just".

To me, spelling wrongly/annoyingly on graphics and on posts and more or less similar. Especially when you're trying to suggest better grammar and spelling here.

[*This Confession*]

Well I meant on both the title and on a graphic.

I suppose we could tell people to spell things correctly and not use sticky caps. Although I think somewhere it already says not to use them. Its a matter of someones opinion of what it says though. If someone designed it and likes it then they shouldn't need to change it. If thats what they want to portray out from the graphic and so on.

I agree with how its annoying and such

but if we keep making and adding new rules eventually no ones going to want to submit anything with the fear its always going to be rejected

[*Zatanna*]

Actually, I'd be very inclined to reject a graphic if the text (in the graphic) was spelled incorrectly. Unless, of course, it's slang or intentionally spelled incorrectly, in which you case you would probably know (sum instead of "some" or "wat u want" instead of "what you want").

However, I wouldn't reject a graphic because the title of it is mispelled. I would just fix it.

We are trying to retain quality graphics here, so there needs to be a standard. I think proper spelling isn't too much to ask.

Also, Steven if you could, please provide us with some examples.

[starlette]

^ I think we're talking about the text on the graphics, not the graphic title.

And Steven, I don't think you used a dictionary in creating this topic anyway. It's "can't" and "damn". And you should use the present tense after "just".

To me, spelling wrongly/annoyingly on graphics and on posts and more or less similar. Especially when you're trying to suggest better grammar and spelling here.

I think it said darn...

I think its rediculous to focus too much on proper spelling on graphics. A lot of the people into web graphics can't type. they spell everything all crazy like. so they wouldn't appreciate graphics with all the words spelled in proper english. I mean that would be like saying all song lyrics have to be written in full sentances and proper grammar. Loads of classic songs would be out the window. The only tiem i think it owuld be approriate is if someone spelled something blatantly wrong like yekkow instead of yellow and were just too rushed to notice. but web lingo should be left alone.

[*Zatanna*]

^ Proper English I can understand fully not being a criteria for a graphic rejection. Spelling, on the other hand is.

To each his/her own, in that if you want to make a graphic with all sorts of creative spelling, go for it. Just don't expect your graphics to be accepted here as something one might possibly use.

(I don't mean "you" in direct relation to you, Janelle, for the record. I mean "you" in the sense of a public "you," if that makes sense. :) )

[starlette]

^ Proper English I can understand fully not being a criteria for a graphic rejection. Spelling, on the other hand is.

To each his/her own, in that if you want to make a graphic with all sorts of creative spelling, go for it. Just don't expect your graphics to be accepted here as something one might possibly use.

(I don't mean "you" in direct relation to you, Janelle, for the record. I mean "you" in the sense of a public "you," if that makes sense. :) )

why you pickin on meehhh

lol well I would hope you wouldn't mean *me* since I never submit my graphics lol. and the only time I intentionally misspell is when I say "hawt secks" just..well...because I can.

[*Zatanna*]

silly!

Of course I'm not picking on you.

[demolished]

^ I think we're talking about the text on the graphics, not the graphic title.

And Steven, I don't think you used a dictionary in creating this topic anyway. It's "can't" and "damn". And you should use the present tense after "just".

To me, spelling wrongly/annoyingly on graphics and on posts and more or less similar. Especially when you're trying to suggest better grammar and spelling here.

I didn't use a dictionary.

I think it said darn...

I think its rediculous to focus too much on proper spelling on graphics. A lot of the people into web graphics can't type. they spell everything all crazy like. so they wouldn't appreciate graphics with all the words spelled in proper english. I mean that would be like saying all song lyrics have to be written in full sentances and proper grammar. Loads of classic songs would be out the window. The only tiem i think it owuld be approriate is if someone spelled something blatantly wrong like yekkow instead of yellow and were just too rushed to notice. but web lingo should be left alone.

Would you use a graphic with "ur r so kool!!one!!" ?
I don’t mind about the pocastrophe. I let that one go.

[technicolour]

I..actually..very rarely accept graphics that have mispelled words. It bugs the HECK out of me.

And I wouldn't consider "ur r so kool!!one!!" to be a typo.

But would a rule of accepting graphics with correctly spelt words be considered something in part of upping cb's standards?

[*Azarel*]

I'm sorry, but I laughed at the thought that requiring correct spelling would be upping cB's standards; shouldn't it be common sense? Misspelled words don't usually reflect well on the people who made the graphic/layout/site/whatever.. and if we (as a forum) chose to overlook the misspellings and such.. it'd just.. bring cB down a notch, I think. I really didn't know that this was an issue at cB? ..

[technicolour]

I didn't say that requiring correctly spelt words would be considered upping CB's standards.

I said would this fall into the whole fight or whatever about CB needed to up its standards.

" something in part of upping cb's standards? "

See? Big Difference.



And where do you see these mispelt words? (this to the original poster person)

[*Azarel*]

No, not that big of a difference since it is ( or at least, it should be) pretty much a given in layout graphics that words be spelled correctly, not something that's in part raising createBlog standards.

http://www.createblog.com/layouts/preview.php?id=14476 You're

http://www.createblog.com/layouts/download.php?id=14389 / http://www.createblog.com/layouts/download.php?id=14388 September

Haven't been really looking at many layouts lately.

[*This Confession*]

^Honestly I think you pay to much attention.
Although i did notice the thing on Racheal's myspace, I suppose sometimes people are in rush as well., perhaps.

[*Azarel*]

OCD. >_>

[*This Confession*]

Everyone says I have that, I'm a major clean freak though..

But I suppose I understand. I suppose we need to figure out if we're really going to do anything about this whole graphic typos or not. If we are I'll contact designers about it.

[*Azarel*]

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=152317
http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=152219

Um.. could we have topic titles be corrected upon acceptance if the skin/graphic is up to par, but the title misspelled (er, you know what I mean)?

[technicolour]

Okay. Seriously. If we're going to be complete and utter spelling (and grammar) nazi's then people are going to think we're stupid and pathetic. Just chillax about the titles. Its just a TITLE. What actually counts is the layout.

[*Azarel*]

Because people don't appear to be stupid when things are purposely misspelled, right? Oh, no, of course not, because it only takes a couple seconds to spell things correctly, and if you don't want to take that effort, then people will still think of you as a smart person.

I highly doubt that people are going to think we're "stupid and pathetic" if things are spelled correctly, and it's not like we're going around telling people, "NO, EVERYTHING MUST BE SPELLED PERFECTLY OR ELSE WE WON'T ACCEPT." Editing a title takes a whole two seconds, and you know I'm right so don't get snappy because you think I'm a bitch.

[technicolour]

Well, you're being bitchy about the situation, i'll say that.

But seriously. Its a TITLE. Its nothing to cause this much hullabaloo about.

And that first paragraph didn't make any sense to me.

[*Zatanna*]

Actually, I don't think this is too much to ask. Editing titles doesn't take much time and if it's done at the same time the layout is being accepted, shouldn't be too much of a biggie (at least I don't think it would).

It also would make searching for layouts a little easier as well as showing that we care not only about the integrity of layout itself, but how it's presented in-site.

[*Azarel*]

Well, you're being bitchy about the situation, i'll say that.

But seriously. Its a TITLE. Its nothing to cause this much hullabaloo about.

And that first paragraph didn't make any sense to me.

It's called sarcasm, hon.

There was no hullabaloo until you decided to completely disregard my suggestion with no more reason than "people are going to think we're stupid and pathetic." Because, you know, that's a really strong argument.