RYA advocating bad grammar!
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Topic: RYA advocating bad grammar!
Posted By: Guests
Subject: RYA advocating bad grammar!
Date Posted: 20 Jan 09 at 9:16pm
This needs to be ranted!
I've just had several attempts at filling out an online application form to
be allowed to do my race coaching course, only to have the form rejected
several times. The reason for the rejection you ask? I dared to be so bold
as to include proper grammar to better verbalize 'summary of experience'.
It wasn't until I systematically reworded everything to exclude all
apostrophes and commas that it finally accepted my form. I couldn't
bring myself to remove the full stops and was relieved when it finally
accepted my form with those included. However, the problem now arises
that they're to receive an application form so dumbed down that they'll
assume me to be either a slow child or merely a complete moron.
Who ever designed the application form clearly still harbours a severe
grudge against their old english teacher.
Doug H
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Posted By: James Bell
Date Posted: 20 Jan 09 at 9:29pm
In their defense, it sounds like it may just be a badly programmed form.
In programming, commands (SQL statements) to databases tend to be enclosed within apostrophes or quotes.
If the form data to update the database also includes apostrophes or quotes, and these aren't properly 'escaped', then it can break things, as the computer gets confused!
No excuse really, but quite possibly the actual reason. Might be worth reporting it their webmaster?
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Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 20 Jan 09 at 9:34pm
Although it is lazy programming there are characters that without some fiddling are upsetting if the next step is database access. Apostrophes are a favourite as are ampersands - and don't get me started on the Irish and their surnames - apostrophes valid in email names - whatever next!
If I ever use numerics in place of proper spelling for words such as "before" and "great" or am caught using the numeric equivalent for "all the time" - please shoot me.
Get hip to the jive (or whatever you young people say) - never.
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Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 21 Jan 09 at 9:47am
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Doug, if you can bear to, please let their webmaster know. This is probably an issue with apostrophes and database access, which is easy to solve if the programmer takes a bit of care.
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