AI and this forum
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
AI and this forum
I use a spell and grammar checker to pick up accidental typos and mistypes before I post them. Is that a bad use of AI? I know what I want to say and can tell if the spell or grammar checker is misreading or making incorrect assumptions. I know how to communicate in English; most of the reason I use the spell and grammar checking is that I'm too lazy to more thoroughly proofread my posts before making them. If I took more time and care in posting, I wouldn't need a spell and grammar checker. And of course, if I took more time to proofread my posts, I wouldn't be able to spew out so many knee-jerk responses to so many posts that others make.
So maybe the lesson I should take away is that I should take more time to proofread and make more thoughtful replies. That never hurts. Most of my prolific posts are overreactions and knee-jerk anyway. I need to slow down. But chatting on a forum is so much fun. It would bog me down immensely to take more time and consideration in each one of my posts. Diligence and care are more annoying than fun.
Basically, everything always boils down to: I suck.
So maybe the lesson I should take away is that I should take more time to proofread and make more thoughtful replies. That never hurts. Most of my prolific posts are overreactions and knee-jerk anyway. I need to slow down. But chatting on a forum is so much fun. It would bog me down immensely to take more time and consideration in each one of my posts. Diligence and care are more annoying than fun.
Basically, everything always boils down to: I suck.
-
mickthinks
- Posts: 1905
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:10 am
- Location: Augsburg
Re: AI and this forum
HmmmGary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2026 12:52 am I … I … I … I … I … I … I … my … I … I … I … my … I … I … I … my … I … me … my … I …
Re: AI and this forum
Write the OP again, but this time …
1. Do not use any form of “to be,” in your rewrite.
2. Exorcise the me-monster words from your rewrite.
That will take the lead foot off the SOC (stream of consciousness).
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
Yes. The world is shitty because I use the words "I" and "is" too much. At least I didn't vote for the abomination in the White House.
Last edited by Gary Childress on Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:13 am, edited 1 time in total.
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
No idea why you're complaining about me using first-person descriptors when writing. A person can't use the word "I" apparently.mickthinks wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2026 9:40 pmHmmmGary Childress wrote: ↑Fri Aug 07, 2026 12:52 am I … I … I … I … I … I … I … my … I … I … I … my … I … I … I … my … I … me … my … I …![]()
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
Obviously, I should stop being candid about my own character flaws. I really wish others would acknowledge some of their own once in a while instead of dogpiling me.
-
mickthinks
- Posts: 1905
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:10 am
- Location: Augsburg
Re: AI and this forum
One of your bigger character flaws is sharing what you imagine are your endearing admissions of weakness too much, inappropriately, and to no purpose.
Ask yourself, “What’s the About this Forum subforum about?” Then ask yourself why you started this thread in it.
Ask yourself, “What’s the About this Forum subforum about?” Then ask yourself why you started this thread in it.
mickthinks wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 8:02 amYou’re an attention whore, Gary. And it’s getting boring.
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
To theists, I'm evil. To you, I'm an "attention whore" who is "boring". What else is new?mickthinks wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:34 am One of your bigger character flaws is sharing what you imagine are your endearing admissions of weakness too much, inappropriately, and to no purpose.
Ask yourself, “What’s the About this Forum subforum about?” Then ask yourself why you started this thread in it.
mickthinks wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2026 8:02 amYou’re an attention whore, Gary. And it’s getting boring.
-
mickthinks
- Posts: 1905
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:10 am
- Location: Augsburg
Re: AI and this forum
Did you ask yourself what the About this Forum subforum is about?
You didn’t, did you Gary?
You didn’t, did you Gary?
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
I asked. But like many others here, I decided to post anyway. Apparently it was an unforgivable sin. Maybe I should have embraced Jesus as my "savior" too. Maybe that's why the world is such a shitty place.mickthinks wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 11:58 am Did you ask yourself what the About this Forum subforum is about?
You didn’t, did you Gary?
-
mickthinks
- Posts: 1905
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:10 am
- Location: Augsburg
Re: AI and this forum
I decided to post anyway.
Why did you decide to post about yourself, Gary?
Why did you decide to post about yourself, Gary?
Re: AI and this forum
Just showing a method to "slow down."
Glad to help.
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
Because it's true. Why did you decide to respond to my post in the way you did?mickthinks wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2026 12:20 pm I decided to post anyway.
Why did you decide to post about yourself, Gary?
-
Gary Childress
- Posts: 13115
- Joined: Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:08 pm
- Location: It's my fault
Re: AI and this forum
-
mickthinks
- Posts: 1905
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:10 am
- Location: Augsburg
Re: AI and this forum
Do you really think it’s okay to ignore the forum categories and post about yourself anywhere you like? Really? That’s an astonishing sense of entitlement, Gary!
You’re an attention whore, Gary. And it’s getting boring.