113 replies to this topic

[ComradeJ]

Don't delete/close this topic, it can actually be helpful. I forgot about the its/it's thing, but now I remember.

The way I see it, the better your spelling is, the smarter you appear. And personally, I'd like to make a smart impression on people. Even if I make spelling mistakes once in a while, I try to do not. I'm too lazy to actually look up spelling of a word, so usually I take a word that means the same (as in this case, where I don't know how to spell Synonime).

[Blodo]

and downloading hentai pron and showing dead people is high standards? wtf?

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So, is showing horrifically long IM discussions on forums high standards?

Not that im bashing anyone, im just making a point here

[Ash]

Owned.

As said, he wasn't directing it at anyone. If it was implying anything, it was implying the people responsible to read it and do something about it. He put it in CNC Reloaded because a large congregation of people who contravene the 'how to not sound like a moron' pointers seem to appear there.

If I were him, I'd have cloned it in the MOAPYR and RA2 and YR Editing forums also

[Tom]

OMG dis is so fuking cool. LOL!!! Yeah we get the picture

Personally this topic would be better under spam, but i can't be bothered to click more than once to move it.

[Crazy Carl]

I love creating topics that I get flamed for. It's one of the best ways to entertain myself.

Anyway, it is ok to talk with some form of casuality online, but it is quite another to speak in a language that nobody else can read. It's alot easier to talk to someone when you can understand what they said.

As was said, this wasn't directed at anyone in particular. Just try to sound intelligent, and we just might treat you that way...

[Tom]

Agreed.

[Allied General]

so what do u think a spam factory is for? meaningful discussions? people its some words not nukes falling on usa or something

again i'm not offended but its a forum lighten up.

[Samael]

Ok Crazy Carl and Fenring I see your point with people that type very crappie that is worse than gribbish but I will still type shorthand (lol,ASAP,wtf,btw and others)just to quicken the typing speed.

[Lord Dragonclaw]

agreed ppl type like that for the speed its not a writing class in school

[Samael]

and what do you mean by that

[Lord Dragonclaw]

I mean that its easier to type shorthand so u can post faster. its not a school why should ppl be forced to write perfect? *remembers SHK* *shuddders* teh one forum that forcd its members to write with no flaws at all if they misspelled one word the mods/admins edited it and put (mods name) was here im bold italics.

[Mastermind]

I kinda like the idea. Does it hurt you to add a "y" and an "o" to your letter "u" to get the proper word? Or is it really that hard to add a few extra letters to "ppl" to get the word "people"? The whole shortened IM speak has a place. This isn't IM. Use your little abbreviations in the medium where they might actually be used. Like maybe on your T-9 phone that takes forever to type a message. Otherwise, give me English.

[Hostile]

I always typo you insted of your for some reason. Can't quite figure it out.

[Mastermind]

An occasional typo is fine. It's people intentionally posting things in IM speak or 1337 that get me.

[FK47]

hay guyz lawl ¬¬

[BlckWyerve]

This topic needs to be duplicated and pinned in every forum on the Internet. Just because this isn't school, it's not an excuse to look like a dumbass. Think of it like this; IM is like..the cafeteria. Anything goes, really. A forum is like a classroom discussion. You have to actually work to not look like a blubering buffoon in front of people.

[Samael]

Ok I don't get the idea why you people think IM and messaging borads are related to school because IM and messaging borads are very close to what they are it is just that IM is instant messaging and message borads are for posting but still posting is like what you do at IM-ing and borads are not instant it just matters how long will someone will reply think of it this way since you guys are talking about school, borad messaging is like passing notes to your friends which you won't receive a reply right away and IM is like stand next to someone and talking to them but use proper english through and since the way of the future has came now you talk to your friends anywhere and everywhere they are to the internet by email,IM,message borads and if you know the shorthand words and the meaning of them it is ok to use them in some standards.Also I think people should learn what are the meanings of the abbreviations so they can be used properbly.

[Destroyer]

Exactly.

Nobody wants to read the text if they have to spend 3 hours figuring out what one sentences means when put back into english.

I'm saving this thing to my computer, to make sure it stays for a long time. I might even print it out.

[Samael]

Ok I believe there should be a vote on this very important topic if this should be kept or not and also who agrees with I just said.

[Crazy Carl]

Well, up to this point, I don't think I've agreed with anything Lurker has said. So I would vote against him on this. Anyway, I just felt that something needed said, as forums everwhere are being overrun by fools. I'm finding these people's typing harder to read than a 3 year old's handwriting.