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artzelda	Jun 7 2004, 05:41 PM Post #1
The MAN Group: Private Member Posts: 455 Joined: 18-March 04 Member No.: 26	I think it would be a good idea to have a forum devoted to spyware and security issues. This may be part of the current software support forum but a specific forum just to this issue would be great. I just helped a buddy get rid of the about:blank spyware and it was a bitch. I wouild have appreciated a place to post my experience and get any info available. Anyone else have any thoughts on this.

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Bearsland

Jun 10 2004, 03:36 PM

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QUOTE (amourdevin @ Jun 10 2004, 02:59 PM)

I do not see it. Can Alpha folks see it?

It's at the bottom of the Support Forums so you should be able to see it.

btw. Could one of the Admins edit it a bit, there is no such word as virii, the plural of virus is viruses. :D

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The plural of virus is viruses.

The convention for forming the plural of Latin words in English is to use the Latin plural form, or, if Latin does not actually have a plural form for the word, to form the plural in the normal manner used for other English words.

So, for example:

The plural of basis is bases. basis is a third declension noun with the nominative singular ending in -is. The nominative plural of such nouns ends in -es.

The plural of ignoramus is ignoramuses. ignoramus is not a singular word in Latin. It isn't even a noun. It is a verb, and already in the plural. (It means "we do not know". This is the first person plural.) So one forms its English plural by appending -es.
virus is a second declension noun ending in -us. (It can be translated to "slime", "poison", "venom", or "stench".)

However, it is one of the few such nouns that has no plural in Latin. It occurs only in the singular. So, just as with ignoramus, one forms its English plural by appending -es.

By the way, the word viri is a Latin word. But it is a completely different and unrelated one. It is the plural of vir. It means "men". Unless, when you talk of being infected by viri you really are talking about being infected by men (and not by viruses), viri is not the correct word to use.

~Bear (aka Mr. Pedantic) B)

btw2. Since this is now up and running, I'll shift a lot of the latest Security posts in the Software section to it. I think Artzelda is right, this will be a busy place.

This post has been edited by Bearsland: Jun 10 2004, 11:42 PM

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artzelda Why not a security, spyware forum Jun 7 2004, 05:41 PM

Maggietobias Agree totally with Artzelda. I think that there i... Jun 7 2004, 06:25 PM

Deepone I think there are quite a few topics already that ... Jun 7 2004, 08:03 PM

amourdevin Sounds like a good idea! Jun 8 2004, 02:00 PM

Pikaporeon Fifth the motion. Jun 8 2004, 10:13 PM

Bearsland Well, I see no reason why not; computer security i... Jun 8 2004, 11:00 PM

amourdevin There are forums entirely dedicated to this subj... Jun 9 2004, 03:43 AM

Jobefx A very good suggestion, I have had more problems w... Jun 9 2004, 07:23 PM

Blue_Muppet ok guys, i think this sounds like a good idea. i... Jun 10 2004, 06:32 AM

amourdevin I do not see it. Can Alpha folks see it? Jun 10 2004, 01:59 PM

Bearsland It's at the bottom of the Support Forums so y... Jun 10 2004, 03:36 PM

DutchKid Yup, agreed!! Jun 10 2004, 10:54 PM

DutchKid PS: Viewable for all!! Jun 11 2004, 01:13 AM

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