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Make suggestions, report errors > I think I ´m getting nasty
I think I ´m getting nasty
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franknbea
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As good as the site is and I ´m one of it ´s biggest fans, there is nowhere that says we have to change our nature and adopt a (nicey-nicey) attitude when we login here. I agree there are some horrendous things uploaded and it ´s anyone ´s right to say what they think in the comments providing they have the nerve to do so in the first place. What happens when you write something offhandish is that you can ´t take it back, and people who read it judge you by that one comment and not by the hundred and fifty nice ones you posted before. too many people are ultrasensitive or worry excessively about upseting another member ´s feelings. Having been a victim of downloading a worksheet full of errors and stupidly using it in class without checking it first, I didn ´t know who I was more angry at, the producer of the sheet or myself for being so naive and thinking that everyone uploads 100% error free work. there are people on this site who lie, cheat and steal other ´s work but heaven help anyone who hurts anothers feelings by pointing out the shoddiness of their work.
just my fifty cents |
12 Oct 2010
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fidelina
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Hi y´all
I´ve seen some wonderful worksheet, with 𡜻aults� in
them. Some of these worksheets are 弎ilingual�
, others have spelling mistakes, etc.
I´ve downloaded these worksheets and made the necessary modifications to
suit my needs. Most contributions seem
to be editable, so that´s not a problem.
If I see worksheets that have 𡜻aults�
beyond repair , I just don´t download them.
Same applies with many 𢖯erfect� worksheets, but that is just because I don´t 忛eed� them.
ESLprintables has 333751 printables, 28763 powerpoints and 4132 online
exercises to offer, so there is no need to get irritated over a few
faulty ones  .
Have a nice evening / morning / afternoon.
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12 Oct 2010
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yanogator
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Some of you know that I spend some time (but not as much as I used to) going through new online exercises and sending the creator a nice little PM if there are corrections that need to be made. I don ´t have time for this every day, and I skip crosswords and word searches. Most of the creators thank me for this service, and everyone benefits from it.
What I ´m saying is that we can all be part of the solution.
Bruce
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12 Oct 2010
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MoodyMoody
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elderberrywine, go ahead and make your criticisms of worksheets with flaws, but try to do so diplomatically if the flaws are relatively minor. For example, if a word is misspelled in the title, just write, "I believe you meant to write ´its � and not ´it ´s, �" to use one of my own pet peeves.
On the other hand, if the worksheet breaks the site rules, call the author out on it. Everything is supposed to be 100% English, so a worksheet with French words that haven ´t been borrowed into English is a breach. That author was either too lazy to read the rules, or just didn ´t care; that author deserves the harsh criticism.
But don ´t be nasty just because you can. We need the nitpickers like you to help keep us honest, so don ´t sabotage your credibility. |
12 Oct 2010
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JudyHalevi
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This morning I reported a worksheet that had been uploaded directly from a site that I frequent quite often. The funny thing is the person who uploaded it left the site name on the bottom of the worksheet. Too funny.
Hugs from Israel
Judy |
12 Oct 2010
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MissMelissa12
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Thank God I have so much work to do that I have not much time to repond nasty comments, to follow silly fights, to spy who is doing the RIGHT and WRONG thing and Im never in the mood for "tell me and I´ll say to you" highschool stuff despite maybe me being twenty four years old - maybe the youngest here.
Elderberrywine, I hope you have a great day today, with a lot of work, many smiles at you, and more than a couple of hugs...nothing better than that, Huh?
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15 Oct 2010
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elderberrywine
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Well, thank God you had the time to dig up a thread that had vanished two or three days before and answer it.
I hope you had a great day, too, with all the smiles and hugs you wished me, and that writing the above post just topped it all off for you.
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15 Oct 2010
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