I know this probably has to do with the forum program INFOPOP. Other forums I go to or have seen have this, it would be great because some times its a real pain to read peoples stuff, or its just agonizing.

You can just down load one on your computer. That's how i do it and it works fine. Google has one.

another way is using MS Word to type up your posts, then after corrections, copy and paste into a post here.

another benefit is that you'd be less likely to accidently loose a post that you have spent some time typing, since Word has autosave and recovery features. also, Word has grammer check...not many free spell checkers have that.

I do exactly what Ed suggested. If my reply is short and sweet then I type it directly and then preview before posting. If it is going to be long then I write it in Microsoft Word and then cut and paste. For those that can't write worth a darn or can't use proper grammer, then they are the ones that look bad in the eyes of everybody else. How do you take somebody like that seriously if they can't even take the time needed to form simple sentences?

Edited because my foot tastes horrible

Exactly ... I will now take my foot out of my mouth and exit quietly before somebody notices me. AHHHHHH!

Exactly. I don't think that I myself have a problem with this as much as others. It's great to do it in word, but honestly I think some people are just too lazy. It would just be easier for them to click a button then have to do ms word.

In OS X, spell checking is built into the OS(along with a dictionary). Functions in Safari.

There is a spell checking extension for firefox, called spellbound. Get it here: http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/

OS X, yes its the perfect system...but I was helping the other 99% of computer users.

you'd think that with ed and you going on about spelling right you would at least spell grammar right lol.