[Wikipedia-l] Waiting for 1.0

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Mark Ryan wrote:

>I know automatic spell checking is just a tool. But we still have
>spelling errors being found now, years after they were first inserted
>into articles. Humans are prone to errors. I know I can proofread an
>essay of my own over ten times and not notice the most obvious
>spelling errors. An automatic spell checker would just draw our
>attention to possibly overlooked errors. How many spelling errors
>would you find on Britannica?
>
Spell checkers didn't exist when the first edition of Britannica came out.

It's always more difficult to find these spelling errors on your own 
work, but those same errors tend to stand out when you check another 
person's work.  Maybe you should be letting someone else spell check 
your work.

Ec

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