# Mods: can you change big typo in my hed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413>\
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**Created:** [September 2, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413 "2012-09-02T02:37:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413/1 "2012-09-02T02:37:03Z")

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I just posted in GQ a question on military jets and whether the back seat guy can fly one.

Can you change “jest” to “jets.” It’s pretty embarrassing.

Thnx

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413/2 "2012-09-02T02:47:13Z")

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But surely you jest. 😃

I’ve found the quickest way to get a change like that made is to “report” your own post by clicking on the exclamation mark inside the red triangle in the upper right of the box. You’ll be given a space to explain exactly what it is you’re reporting.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413/3 "2012-09-02T03:32:48Z")

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I fixed it, but, yes, the best way to get something like this taken care of is to report the post. That triggers an email to all the moderators in that forum, instead of waiting till someone wanders by ATMB.

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**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413/4 "2012-09-02T04:32:02Z")

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Interesting topic. Worth a new thread.😉

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413/5 "2012-09-02T04:41:00Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> But surely you jest. 😃

I believe he’s serious. And don’t call him Shirley. 😃

I tell ya, it’s like playing “Shave and A Haircut” in the presence of a Toon. A line like that is almost impossible to let go by.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-can-you-change-big-typo-in-my-hed/633413/6 "2012-09-02T07:10:14Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> I just posted in GQ a question on military jets and whether the back seat guy can fly one.
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> Can you change “jest” to “jets.” It’s pretty embarrassing.
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> Thnx

Leo, you’ve already been told to just report threads if you want a moderator to make a correction. Stop starting ATMB threads for this purpose.

I’m going to close this.