Posted by WALSH on October 15, 2000 at 12:50:34:
In Reply to: The 'Mealody of Faith and Hope' and other error riddled bard notes. =P posted by Tharena on October 15, 2000 at 08:51:07:
> When you log in and see 4 notes by bards, at least half of which have a spelling or formatting problem, I no longer wonder why Bards who write mass notes have a Bad Name =P Damn it to hell, proof read before posting. If you want to play a bard, and aren't strong in your english skills, keep a dictionary nearby for checks on spelling. =P Hell, use a word processor with spelling and grammar checks before you post. =P
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> Examples 1:
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> Note: Stars removed for everyone's protection. ;)
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> ------Cut Log----------
> [#] Chayan: Chayan, Mealody of Faith and Hope
> Sat Oct 14 14:26:29 2000
> To: all
>
> Greetings to ye all,
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> I write to ye all about a bard who believes in faith and
> hope for all. Even though I have been removed from the
> Dawn, I am still available to aid those in need and bring
> them faith and hope. It is my faith being stronger than
> ever, that gives me great hope I will be a Servant of the
> Dawn once again soon.
>
> To all who have written me missives supporting me in my
> demise, I would like to thank each and everyone of you. It
> tells me my hard work in the Dawn, was not forgotten.
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> Thank You all, Chayan Koi, The Mealody of Faith and Hope,
> ------End Cut Log-------
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> Here, Chayan's made himself a rather tasty morsel to be toyed with by the dark fates that already have fingers in the pie. I didn't work the grammatical errors. I can only thank Chayan's stars for his posts being so well aligned and fitting to the screen. ;)
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> Example 2/3:
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> On an 80 character line, Tarakh's note wraps at least twice, and Pelnebreus' note is a festival of improper format. A suggestion would be to wrap at about 75.. Fits everyone's screen nicely.
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> Example 4:
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> Ieyasen! Cute poem. However, alignment is again a plague, and:
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> ------Cut Log----------
> O Dyson, O Dyson, protector of all that is good
> Noone recognizes your great deeds, so I thought I would
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> Whether patrolling the eastern road to keep the young safe
> Or protecting Thera from the ravages of the wild mist wraith
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> Questing, never resting, with your duergar plenty, ranked six and twenty
> Changing, always rearranging is your bag of tricks, replete with any fix
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> Perhaps bravery lies in slaying dragons, but I do not take this road,
> for what could be braver than crusading, when your heart might explode?
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> Some say the world belongs to those who are strong, some to the weak,
> But I say give it all to the great Dyson, because he's so unique!
> ------End Cut Log-------
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> Capital E on Eastern. ;) No one is two words.
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> Now *NORMALLY* I am the last person to bitch about bard notes, but you read through 4 and all of them are bad, it becomes a sad day indeed. =P
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> - Tharena, who can already feel the warm touch of the flame..