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than editors who don't use automation. So Adopt-a-typo is most useful if you adopt a typo that has too many false positives for AWB, or can only be partly done in AWB, or is embarrassing and should be prioritized. For example: "pubic" is commonly a typo for "public", but is also a word used in over 800 Knowledge (XXG) articles. "Pubication", "pubic school" and "pubic library" are all in AWB, but "pubic" itself has far too many false positives for AWB. Thus, "pubic" is a good candidate for the adopt-a-typo program as it has over 700 false positives screened out via the patrol process.
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your typos and to make searching for them easy. While some typos naturally require more attention than others, the frequency of care that you give to your adopted typos is completely up to you. Adopting a typo suggests that you intend to provide them with some attention but, unlike a real baby, you do not have to worry about negligence and nobody will be upset if you are a "bad" parent.
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is the link label. Colors are used here just so you can easily see the parts of the template and have nothing to do with the template itself. The link label can be whatever you like but it is helpful to note the "additional" misspellings it can find beyond just the search term, which is why the link
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If a typo has no or almost no false positives then it is usually more suitable for semi-automated fixing by AWB users. Sometimes there is a backlog of tens of thousands of articles with potential AWB fixes, but AWB users will get around to them eventually, and they can fix far more typos per hour
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are a good way to proudly proclaim that you have adopted a typo. They also allow for easy linking to your search term. You can even specify a color (pink, blue, or yellow) for your typo. Here are some ways the user box may be used and how it appears using "abbriviated" as an example:
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