madame_zora
Sexy Member
I'm glad this come up, and from a newer member. We talk about it from time to time but as new members join, they haven't read the older conversations.
The purpose of posting on a message board is to communicate. If someone who can spell and punctuate simply does not bother, then why would I bother to put any effort into a response? Usually I'll ignore the post, or if I'm cranky I'll make fun of it. If someone thinks they pwned me because I made fun of their bad grammar, then that's someone I'm pretty sure I'll never have any interest in communicating with anyway.
IF someone is doing their best but their spelling is not stellar, you'll never see a word coming from me about it. This includes both those for whom English is not their native language as well as native speakers who just don't spell well. How do I tell the difference between those and the lazy ones? Simple- read more than one post. You can get a lot from the issues they bring up and the tone of their posts. Are they bringing up serious issues, or just trying to create chaos? If someone makes a serious post and it contains a few errors, so what? Perhaps they are nervous about saying what they're saying and they didn't remember to edit, or they're just not a great speller to begin with. They are still deserving of help and feedback. If they're just bitching and whining, then they should be able to operate the simple functions a computer offers. Unlike spoken conversation, you have an unlimited amount of time in which to construct your posts, a preview option, and a whole hour to edit your post even after it's posted. Please use those things so we can all understand each other better.
Thank you, please drive through.:tongue:
The purpose of posting on a message board is to communicate. If someone who can spell and punctuate simply does not bother, then why would I bother to put any effort into a response? Usually I'll ignore the post, or if I'm cranky I'll make fun of it. If someone thinks they pwned me because I made fun of their bad grammar, then that's someone I'm pretty sure I'll never have any interest in communicating with anyway.
IF someone is doing their best but their spelling is not stellar, you'll never see a word coming from me about it. This includes both those for whom English is not their native language as well as native speakers who just don't spell well. How do I tell the difference between those and the lazy ones? Simple- read more than one post. You can get a lot from the issues they bring up and the tone of their posts. Are they bringing up serious issues, or just trying to create chaos? If someone makes a serious post and it contains a few errors, so what? Perhaps they are nervous about saying what they're saying and they didn't remember to edit, or they're just not a great speller to begin with. They are still deserving of help and feedback. If they're just bitching and whining, then they should be able to operate the simple functions a computer offers. Unlike spoken conversation, you have an unlimited amount of time in which to construct your posts, a preview option, and a whole hour to edit your post even after it's posted. Please use those things so we can all understand each other better.
Thank you, please drive through.:tongue: