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Validating word count???

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A Post bluwaterbabe99
Joined: 02 May 2007 01:43:01
Posts: 154
Do we have that here, like on NaNo?

02 May 2007 12:55:12


~Jessi~
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A Post andychilton
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 21:30:06
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At the moment, it's all on trust (we're a very trusting bunch), though we want to add that feature sometime in the future.

I can't say when though...! :-)

02 May 2007 18:41:37


Andrew Chilton - http://kapiti.geek.nz/
A Post bluwaterbabe99
Joined: 02 May 2007 01:43:01
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Ok, thanks. There was one thing about NaNo that I didn't really like (well, it was actually my stupid computer, but...). Instead of chapters, I did sections, and each section would be seperated by either a ~ or - or = thingies, and when I did my own word count, it would count those as words. This time, I'll use chapters.

You live and learn.

03 May 2007 01:27:14


~Jessi~
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A Post andychilton
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 21:30:06
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Yeah, the funny thing is, my own program I use to do Word Count was exactly the same as NaNoWriMo - it counted -'s and ='s and ~'s as words.

This also means if and when we do it, it will be exactly the same! This is both unfortunate but in reality, it's the easiest solution.

They do mention that there can be a discrepancy between different word counts so at least people are made aware of it.

Anyway...I'm jabbering on.

03 May 2007 23:28:44


Andrew Chilton - http://kapiti.geek.nz/
A Post cottreau
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 00:32:22
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That's right - you just use the unix 'wc' program right?

04 May 2007 14:39:40


A Post andychilton
Joined: 21 Dec 2006 21:30:06
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That's right. So whatever it says, I go with! I think a few words here or there don't usually make too much difference unless you're just scraping through :-)

04 May 2007 18:22:28


Andrew Chilton - http://kapiti.geek.nz/
A Post bluwaterbabe99
Joined: 02 May 2007 01:43:01
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Well, the way NaNo has us program it...something like A-Z,a-z,0-9 or whatever would also make the numbers letters, which means words, right? But that's only with scrambling...Ahh!!! I'm confusing myself! But, yeah...live and learn, I'm doing chapters this time.

*confusion over*

05 May 2007 02:40:29


~Jessi~
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