The full stop shows that the version above (recorded on 27 August 2013, at 10.32) was treated as a complete sentence. The current version (which shows a date-stamp timed some half-hour earlier) is presented as part of a more complex sentence, but the crucial comma is still missing:
Businesses that don't bother checking their websites, journalists who write gibberish and balderdash, professionals who can't take the extra time and effort to spell-check and proofread, newspapers that turn tragedy into farce through solecisms, plus the odd guide to solving common grammatical difficulties… Contributions and suggestions welcome. (… Also corrections if required, obviously!) Send to: manglingenglishATgmxDOTcom, stating your nom de mangle (if desired).
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