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Demitri wrote:Like you, I am also a bit of a stickler when it comes to spelling, grammar (please note that you misspelled grammar in your post) and punctuation (another concept you have a tiny bit of trouble with).

I fixed the typo in my second use of the word "grammar." I don't see any errors in punctuation.

More to the point, there's a huge difference between an individual writing on a forum and a company communicating to the public.

I don't care if your home is immaculate or you're a real slob with dirty clothes in every room and week-old dishes in the sink. If you're a stranger it wouldn't matter and if you're a friend I'd accept you how you are--or perhaps offer to help. But if I walk into a store or restaurant and the place is a mess, I'm not going to do business with that establishment. The way one keeps one's place of business correlates well with the quality of goods and service offered.

In fact, even if my post had been riddled with errors it wouldn't be a reason for me to accept them on a seller's website. If my kitchen were a hideous mess, that doesn't mean I should be willing to eat in a filthy restaurant. (A messy kitchen might be the reason I decided to eat out in the first place!)

More importantly, it can take hours per week to keep a bricks and mortar store clean and attractive. Spelling and grammar errors can be fixed in seconds. That's what makes finding them on a website so disturbing. If a company won't lift a finger to fix something that's practically effortless to fix, it makes you wonder about how well they'd do with something that would take a modicum of effort.

Thank you for your response. Let's see if Outlaw is interested in what people are saying about them online and how long it takes them to correct their errors.

This is an interesting point but the Review is of the product and included text, not the website of the producers. It might be better to contact them direct and point out the errors etc as they're more likely to correct them from such a message than reading it second hand on a Forum. Let us know how you get on!

You don't see any errors in punctuation, because you removed portions of your original post.

Yes, there's a huge difference between the two. However, it doesn't change the fact that you came here commenting about errors made on a website, touting the benefits of spell check, while apparently forgetting to perform one, yourself. Your examples make perfect sense, but a few spelling errors on a website hardly means the business isn't worth your time.

I have seen hundreds of typos on Amazon.com. While I groan and roll my eyes at it, I would hardly "take my business elsewhere" as a result of the errors. I hold myself to a higher standard, but over time have learned that I can't (and in some cases, shouldn't) always hold others to that same standard.

The true measure of a business is quality of products, and responsiveness to customers. Had you gone back to the Outlaw site, you would have noticed that the typos mentioned in this thread were fixed last night.

Poor attention to detail? One minor question was posed on one of thousands of message boards and the error was fixed in less than 24 hours. I challenge you to find a business that works faster to please even the most stringent of customers.

I don't want to make a huge deal of this. Your response came off as a bit defensive and confrontational, which is not something I intended. I'd rather not turn this into an all-out battle between grammar nerds. So, shall we shake hands like gentlemen and applaud each other for being such linguistic anomalies in this age of grammatical barbarism?

Rocketeer thank you for pointing out the errors in grammar. I assure you
the homicide book was reviewed many times.

Thank you for your interest you will not be disapointed.

Demitri thank you for the responce to Mr. Rocketeer's post.

Gentleman feel free to PM me anytime with questions or issues you may have.

Rick

Demitri,

I assure you, I fixed only the single typo I had made in my second use of the word "grammar."

In my view there's no such thing as a "grammar nerd." There are simply people who think grammar and spelling are an important aspect of effective communications and those who don't. I am one of the former.

Yes, let's do shake hands in any event.

And I applaud Outlaw for their prompt attention. That speaks volumes. I'll be placing my order as soon as I decide whether to just buy Outlaw or get one of their package deals.

Hi Rocketeer,
(loved you in that movie by the way)
I've now purchased the whole catologue from Outlaw and really can't fault them, I wish I'd got it all in one go though. However that said I probably appreciated it all better for buying it individually. Once I've had more of a chance to play with it I'll probably review my Outlaw Wallet, but my initial findings are really good.
I agree with you about grammer but with Homicide it actually isn't so much of an issue as you are encouraged to make ammendments anyway (scribbling adds to authenticity believe me).
I really like this effect and I'd also recommend the rest of Outlaw's products as well, but then I'm a fan...