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Dusty

2nd August 2008 16:57

Stuff.co.nz - champeon fo teh poof reeding.

....Yes - that's right.....

P.S. Actually screenshotted a couple of days ago.

CCS	2nd August 2008 17:07

That is lolworthy!

Speaking of shit proofreading, I like this wee gem from Wynne Gray.

Quote:

This kid Luke Burgess could be a ripper, well that's the verdict from Nick Farr-Jones who knew a thing or two about halfback play. So the All Blacks need to upset him. If Burgess starts throwing Harbour Bridge balloons, then it will effect the rest of the backline. If he tries to make a foray and is snotted, that too will put doughts into the rookie.

Right. Doughts. Droughts? Doughs? Doubts even? So Gray can't spell. At least some fuck at the Herald could earn their pay and run the copy through a fucken spell checker. Too much to ask? I don't know. Gentle, what do you think?

ChaosWulf

2nd August 2008 17:37

Spac-tacular! :eek:

BaM	2nd August 2008 17:38

Could be doughnuts.

xin	2nd August 2008 17:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

That is lolworthy!

Speaking of shit proofreading, I like this wee gem from Wynne Gray.Right. Doughts. Droughts? Doughs? Doubts even? So Gray can't spell. At least some fuck at the Herald could earn their pay and run the copy through a fucken spell checker. Too much to ask? I don't know. Gentle, what do you think?

I'm lead to believe the Herald run their articles through two spell checkers. First in word, and then in Firefox.

But I could be wrong. It wouldn't surprise me if some writers just write their stuff straight into the cms thingie.

CCS	2nd August 2008 18:53

Their two spell checkers missed 'doughts'? If Wynne Gray is submitting his copy straight to the website, someone ought to slap his hand.

MadMax

5th August 2008 08:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by iHug

Bandwidth issue 2008-07-25 11:32:57
Some customers may notice that their bandwidth for the 24th and 25th of July is higher than usual.

We are currently investigating this issue with our Engineers and we hope to resolve this as soon as possible

Thank you for your patience

yeah, i can see how increased bandwidth could be an issue

dead goon

5th August 2008 08:47

"The Settlement has 470 residents, and about 150 had already left this morning."

you know, just about 150 or so. so casual, it's like reading a friends description after driving past in his car.

Gentl e

5th August 2008 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

mm let's see, in the paper version that copy reads:

"Rattle Burgess
This kid Luke Burgess could be a ripper, well that's
the verdict from Nick Farr-Jones who knew a thing
or two about halfback play. So the All Blacks need to
upset him. If Burgess starts throwing Harbour
Bridge balloons, then it will affect the rest of the
backline. If he tries to make a foray and is snotted,
that too will put doubts into the rookie."

So it does look like they have put it through a spell checker, not sure why that was missed in the online version. Lesson for the day: you should buy the paper if you don't want to be dissapointed with tiny errors.

Gentl e

5th August 2008 09:48

CCS	5th August 2008 09:59

So basically the Herald doesn't care about people viewing the paper online? It's more of a marketing exercise than a means of delivering news?

Gentl e

5th August 2008 10:32

That's a rather cynical view, how unlike you CCS.

CCS	5th August 2008 10:41

Fuck the Herald and fuck their stupid shitty website.

Gentl e

5th August 2008 10:56

Where is your website?

I'd like to make some comparisons. :p

CCS	5th August 2008 11:02

I don't understand. Are you saying that unless I run an online newspaper then I'm not in a position to criticise? If that's not what you're suggesting, then I hardly see the relevance of whether I have a website or not.

Gentl e

5th August 2008 11:03

No I was referring to my meltdown in random thoughts a few days ago.

CCS	5th August 2008 11:22

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Gentl e

5th August 2008 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gentl e

Checking every single comment for validity is just stupid, the T & C was created to pre-empt anal little shits posting crap and then get their panties in a twist because stuff didn't pick it up for what are extremely obvious reasons.

This is just another shit attempt at someone trying to troll the newspaper websites for doing their job, its actually getting pretty old now. Let's see your attempt at something similar that works as a business model - front up or fuck off.

CCS	5th August 2008 11:37

I'm still not sure what you're talking about.

Redneck

5th August 2008 11:41

THAT'S FASCINATING!

Could we get a thread lock over here, please?

CCS	5th August 2008 12:02

Fine, let's get this thread on track. Better yet, let's make it a catch-all for all newspaper fuck-ups, rather than just for stuff.

For example

Quote:

Clearly, English sees Key as the smiling face, he's the pretty boy put up front. English is the rail brains behind it all," he said.

- NZHERALD STAFF, with NZPA

Huh? Is this some turn of phrase I'm not familiar with?

StN	5th August 2008 12:06

I think it means he, as well as Key, made some dosh off Toll, or maybe he is a real pistol, and has a rail gun for a mind.

xor	5th August 2008 12:15

The thing that gets me about nzherald or stuff is that when a venture receives government funding it is written like this: 'xyz company has won $10,000 to help find a cure to cancer'
Won? wtf, it's not like a fucken lotto ticket lady!

Spink

5th August 2008 13:37

Well they do spend all day doing battle with fierce foes and mighty dragons, so when they win the battle they won...

Gentl e

5th August 2008 19:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCS

Fine, let's get this thread on track. Better yet, let's make it a catch-all for all newspaper fuck-ups, rather than just for stuff.

Quote:

Clearly, English sees Key as the smiling face, he's the pretty boy put up front. English is the rail brains behind it all," he said.

- NZHERALD STAFF, with NZPA

For exampleHuh? Is this some turn of phrase I'm not familiar with?

Serendipity?.. "English: I didn't choose my words well"

xin	6th August 2008 17:17

Todays NZHerald goof isn't actually a goof, despite the article sounding like it was written by a kid with ADD.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10525614

Quote:

TRAINS WHEE!
Joseph Ward organised the Parliamentary Special to take a group of 200 celebrities, including 44 members of Parliament, to Auckland to welcome the visiting American Great White Fleet.

The journey took more than 20 hours and included several locomotive changes to complete the trip.

In one section of the line, the train crawled over a temporary, un-ballasted track that the Public Works Department had rushed through in the nick of time.

It was not until November of that year that the North Island Main Trunk Line was actually completed.

BATTLESHIPS
The Great White Fleet was a political charm offensive conceived by US President Teddy Roosevelt to show his countrymen and the rest of the world that the United States Navy had teeth and was capable of operating globally, particularly in the Pacific where America's relationships with Japan were becoming very uneasy.

The fleet included 16 great battleships and a number of smaller escort vessels. It took 14 months to complete, visiting 32 ports in 26 countries.

TRAINS!
Initially, the train will be powered by steam locomotive JA1271, a product of years of careful restoration by Steam Incorporated, Paekakariki.

Epox	6th August 2008 19:06

Eye see that and present this

Quote:

Originally Posted by NZHerald

A man has been injured in Auckland's Aotea Square and taken to hospital.
The toilets between Eye Max and the Aotea Centre and the grassed area between the Centre and the Auckland Town Hall have been cordoned off.

Inspector Ian Booker said the police are on their way.

- NZ HERALD STAFF

Rince

8th August 2008 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.stuff.co.nz/4648406a19715.html

Police said the boys assaulted the woman before leaving the shop. She was not injured.

Gentl e

8th August 2008 16:21

Verbal assault?

:o

Dan	8th August 2008 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gentl e

Verbal assault?

:o

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oxford Dictionary of Law

assault n. An intentional or reckless act that causes someone to be put in fear of immediate physical harm. Actual physical contact is not necessary to constitute an assault (for example, pointing a gun at someone may constitute an assault), but the word is often loosely used to include both threatening acts and physical violence (see battery). Assault is a form of trespass to the person and a crime as well as a tort: an ordinary (or common) assault, as described above, is a summary offence punishable by a fine and/or up to six months' imprisonment. Certain kinds of more serious assault are known as aggravated assaults and carry stricter penalties. Examples of these are assault with intent to resist lawful arrest (two years), assault occasioning actual bodily harm (five years), and assault with intent to rob (life imprisonment). See also affray; sexual assault.

CCS	9th August 2008 14:49

I love bullshit headlines! I really do!

Crown lawyer drove over twice legal limit - court

Quote:

A Rotorua crown prosecutor has been caught drink driving at nearly twice the legal limit.

Rotorua District Court was told yesterday that Richard William Maze, 27, was stopped at a checkpoint in June after he had been out celebrating his birthday, the Daily Post reported.

He recorded a reading of 729 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath. The limit is 400mcg.

Judge James Weir fined Maze $450 and banned him from driving for six months after he admitted driving over the alcohol limit.

Yeeeeah... I think there's a pretty distinct difference between being nearly twice the limit and over twice the limit.

Plane 'blown away' as passengers disembarked

Quote:

The incident happened in June, shortly after passengers disembarked the plane, and was caught by an airport CCTV camera.

Well which is it? As passengers disembarked or after? I guess it sounds so much more sexy and exciting to have a headline in your newspaper that says the plane was blown away from the boarding gate as passengers were disembarking. So dangerous and enthralling! We couldn't possibly have a truthful headline which is not nearly so alarmist and shocking.

BloodDonor

9th August 2008 15:49

Rapid vampire bats suspect in 38 deaths

RaBid

Rince

9th August 2008 18:27

they might have been really really fast....

:p

Dusty

11th August 2008 09:54

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4650912a26500.html

Maybe I'm just a noob - but WTF are 'Oly Whites'?

Haydos

11th August 2008 09:55

The official name of the Olympic soccer team.

CCS	11th August 2008 10:15

That's the best they could come up with? Couldn't they just call the team 'New Zealand' for fucks sake?

Haydos

11th August 2008 10:16

Are you seriously so petty that the name of a sports team you probably don't watch means this much to you?

Oh wait, having read this thread where small little print errors are the bane of your existence, that question is answered. Thanks for playing "Who wants to be a neurotic monkeyfart"

CCS	11th August 2008 10:22

I just don't like the name. Am I allowed to just not like the name without having to justify to some smeggy man on the internet?

Dusty

11th August 2008 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haydos

/RAGEQUIT!

Gentl e

11th August 2008 14:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dusty

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4650912a26500.html

Maybe I'm just a noob - but WTF are 'Oly Whites'?

Yes your a noob.

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