How do you spell modding?

[PvK]

Well, I think it's better to make a new word not have an irregular pronunciation, where possible.

Also, one can check how people are using the word currently. A simple unscientific method is to use an Internet search engine. Google finds about 6850 instances of "moding", including "MODing" and a different gaming term, which has to do with role-playing (see THIS LINK ).

Google finds about 235,000 cases of "modding", however.

PvK

[ December 23, 2002, 03:00: Message edited by: PvK ]

[Skulky]

contrary to my previous beliefs, the evidence is decisive. Modding is a word.

[Suicide Junkie]

Ah, now I am curious as to how the RP "Moding" is pronounced!

[PvK]

RP "moding" is apparently pronounced the way it would appear to be: mode-ing. At least, a couple of the articles I found dealing with the term also use the present form "to mode". I am still wondering what the etymology of the term is, though. I think it is probably refers to a mode of roleplaying speech. There are then sub-types of moding, and the articles I found all were relating to improper roleplaying, where a roleplayer would speak in a mode that game them control that their character would not have, by saying what other characters do, or by acting based on knowledge their character would not have, or by claiming to do impossible or near-impossible things.

PvK

[mlmbd]

Hey, I got it right. Do I win a prize, or something?

mlmbd

[geoschmo]

I dont' care. I still think two d's looks wierd. I can't think off the top of my head of any other word with two consecutive d's. But if it's important to have it spelled with two d's I'll just go back to using modifying.

Geoschmo

[Suicide Junkie]

Flower Bud
The flower is budding.

Replace the "Bu" with an "Mo", and you have
"Flower Mod"
I'm modding a flower racial tech.