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Judge Gigi-Honorary Geek
Dearest darling geeks,
I have recently noticed that many new members (and now some old ones have joined the band waggon) are writing their posts on the main forum in what I consider TEXT TYPE.
I think those of you who do it have forgotten to respect our members from other countries, to whom English is not their native language. TEXT TYPE is difficult for these peeps to understand, and for others of us it is just plain damned annoying! :irked: PLUS it makes the site look rubbish.
The letter i should always be capitalised if you have forgotten, like this ... I
The word im (which should mean I am) should be written thus .. I'm
dont should correctly be written as don't
ppl is actually people
I'm sure no one wants me to go on and I am equally sure you all know how to write correctly so that others can understand what you are writing. If what you write is worth reading, then everyone should be able to understand it.
Putting paragraphs in your posts between thoughts also helps the reader to organise his/her thoughts and to separate yours ... and pages of writing with no paragraphs is just plain boring to read and I personally never read them.
Spelling words correctly also helps those who don't speak English on a day to day basis, and there is no excuse not to use the spell checker before you post in order to help our members.
So may I ask very kindly that we all have a little respect for the site, how it looks to others and for those others who come here to read and learn. Thank You.
I have recently noticed that many new members (and now some old ones have joined the band waggon) are writing their posts on the main forum in what I consider TEXT TYPE.
I think those of you who do it have forgotten to respect our members from other countries, to whom English is not their native language. TEXT TYPE is difficult for these peeps to understand, and for others of us it is just plain damned annoying! :irked: PLUS it makes the site look rubbish.
The letter i should always be capitalised if you have forgotten, like this ... I
The word im (which should mean I am) should be written thus .. I'm
dont should correctly be written as don't
ppl is actually people
I'm sure no one wants me to go on and I am equally sure you all know how to write correctly so that others can understand what you are writing. If what you write is worth reading, then everyone should be able to understand it.
Putting paragraphs in your posts between thoughts also helps the reader to organise his/her thoughts and to separate yours ... and pages of writing with no paragraphs is just plain boring to read and I personally never read them.
Spelling words correctly also helps those who don't speak English on a day to day basis, and there is no excuse not to use the spell checker before you post in order to help our members.
So may I ask very kindly that we all have a little respect for the site, how it looks to others and for those others who come here to read and learn. Thank You.