08-15-2016, 08:04 PM
(08-15-2016, 08:38 AM)Drashner1 Wrote:(08-14-2016, 10:26 PM)selden Wrote: http://www.orionsarm.com/xcms.php?r=oa-f...Criticisms
"the sapient level of intelligence just like you and I."
would be better as
"the same sapient level of intelligence as you and I."
On that same page there are quite a few places where it seems that somebody's word processor inserted non-translatable "smart quotes".
different from Orion’s Arm in detail
should be
different from Orion's Arm in detail"
Wouldn’t that be an interesting
should be
Wouldn't that be an interesting
(known as “vecs†after the AI
should be
(known as "Moravecs" or "vecs" after the AI
just “bigger and better†humans
should be
just "bigger and better" humans
E.E “Doc†Smith,
should be
E.E "Doc" Smith,
I think this is all fixed now. I eventually ended up going through all the FAQs inside the Content Management System and looking for the 'smart quotes have messed things up' symbol. While I found and corrected some of what you list here, in other cases it seemed to be that someone had beaten me to it. Or maybe I just missed it.
If you would like to recheck these and, if there are any still messed up, indicate which FAQ question they are a part of (the FAQ Q&As are each separate entries in the CMS) that would be very helpful.
Thanks!
Todd
They look OK to me.
In the FAQ
What is the good of describing your setting as a "Space Opera" if you leave out all the fun space opera elements like FTL and humanoid aliens?
I see one possible "error": the use of single quotes instead of double quotes for E. E. 'Doc' Smith. That's a difference between British and U.S. English usage, I think. I can't get too excited about it, but thought it should be mentioned.
Thanks for all the edits!
Selden