Should we have a spell checker?

I would like one,  
I am Dyslexic, and just a little OCD, I must always check what I submit is spelled correctly and as I have vista, (Slow as Fuck) It takes awhile for word to boot up so I can check if I have made a mistake, It's usually obvious but, I just cant see it. 
 
I know of other forums that have this feature,  
Do you not have it because you don’t want people to be lazy, Or is it because it is too hard to code? 
 
Cheers for any replies. 

I'm hesitant, just because us Brits have to put up with being told we're spelling "Colour" and "Favourite" wrong. Grr.

"I'm hesitant, just because us Brits have to put up with being told we're spelling "Colour" and "Favourite" wrong. Grr. "

Do we really need one? Every time I misspell a word on here I get a red line under it, and if I right click on it I get suggestions as to the words I might be trying to spell. I guess it's part of my browser (firefox), but don't most other browsers do that too?

" @Alex_Murphy: Haha, IE sucks arse,   I have Firefox, I just can't be arsed using it. "

I think a spell checker that simply highlights the words that you mispelled would be better instead of forcing you to change it.

1. The ability to toggle it on or off for whatever reason.
2. It highlights the words that you mispelled
3. The computer "guesses" what words you're trying to spell and could give suggestions.
4. English and American English support to satisfy everyone.
   

FIREFOX FTW

Firefox does it for me. Make the change! ;)

I use Firefox and I think there is one in it already.  I know when I misspell a word, it underlines the misspelled word in red.  If I click on the word, it gives me a choice of correct spellings.

A spellchecker isn't going to fix people using "adds" when they mean "ads."

Judging by some of the wikis I've seen, a spell checker would be incredible. I don't need one, because I'm great at spelling

Spell checking software would certainly be welcome, as it would improve the spelling of everyone and thus improve the readability. Wikis could use it too. I just don't know how demanding that software is for a website like this so it would be interesting to see if there could be a method of spell checking that Giant Bomb could use.

" I'm hesitant, just because us Brits have to put up with being told we're spelling "Colour" and "Favourite" wrong. Grr. "

" A spellchecker isn't going to fix people using "adds" when they mean "ads." "

I'd say so, its never a bad thing to have, but I use chrome and it has it built in, and I believe the same is true for firefox.... 
 
Plus, forums will be constantly plagued with bad grammar, but maybe it'll be the little bit that helps

Yes, it gets on my nerves not having one.

It's called Firefox.

Pretty much any decent web browser has a built in spell checker, or a spell checker add-on you can install.

i'm using firefox AND chrome so they both have spellcheckers built in  
i think everyome should be using firefox. 

I don't think anyone would have said this yet so I'll give you a piece of advice. Use Firefox. You're welcome.

" Pretty much any decent web browser has a built in spell checker, or a spell checker add-on you can install. "

I voted "No", FIrefox already has one. Its recommended to write wiki pages in Word anyways.
 
Does anyone remember a Bomb Should Have a Face episode when Snide was on, I believe he said they wouldn't be adding a spellchecker for theses reasons.

" I voted "No", FIrefox already has one."

Not really. Well Firefox does it all for me so I don't particularly need it. It underlines every misspelled word.

Not even a spellchecker could save the abomination that is the writings of governmentcheese.  
 
I wonder if his browser has a spellchecker...because I really don't know how it could get that bad. He must be using IE, he must...

One comes with Firefox. 
I wouldnt bother wasting time coding all that.

Use Firefox or Google toolbar.

Spell checking is built into FireFox. I don't really see the need to duplicate the effort server-side.

" Also, I have never seen a server-side spellchecker. You would have to intercept keypresses in the active memory of the client, if you want to check anything before the client actually sends it. Every virus checker would go nuts if a website tried to hook into the keyboard driver (and rightly so). While I am typing in this reply box, I am basically typing into my RAM. The Giantbomb server doesn't "see" a single letter before pushing the "post reply" button. "

I do.  It's called Firefox.

Why was this bumped for Info i already know?

You just said what other people have said.....

Hmmm. 
 
Triple Eight Yeayeah!