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Although many of the bots require fast clicking skills, some are educational and relevant to writing - the math ones require careful reading (and in some cases, math skills) and some bots require alphabetizing skills. What if some of them tested spelling, grammar and usage? For example: the difference between they're / their / there, proper punctuation, capitalization, he and I versus him and me, etc. You could have a list of five sentences, and the player has to select the sentence with the correct grammar/spelling/usage. I realize we have international users with different rules, so a small disclaimer about which style book you're referencing would take care of that. E.g., "According to AP Stylebook guidelines, which of the following sentences is correct?" In fact, if you really wanted to educate our writers, you could reference different stylebooks in different bots to demonstrate varying rules. I'm sure there are professional editors among our user base who could help come up with the questions. I know Seisa-sleepingcatbooks.com is one, for example. Regards, Michelle |