07-05-2012, 03:29 PM
Just want to make a brief commentary (?? rant ??) about utilizing an online forum.
In a day and age when the computer CAN do all the hard work for you, I am astonished at just how poorly written so many posts are.
I vacillate back and forth in my mind debating whether this prolific problem is a result of laziness or outright ignorance. I'm not sure that one assessment is kinder than the other.
When a post must be reread three times (to mentally fill in the punctuation that doesn't exist) in order to comprehend the poster's meaning, there's a problem.
While I am aware that no one is being graded on this forum, I would also politely suggest that you paint a less-than-flattering portrait of yourself as somewhat of a... dope ... when you're too lazy to even attempt to properly utilize a language you've almost all been speaking since you were one.
...Soooo, just a request here: could we, for the benefit of the community here, at least ATTEMPT to use full sentences, spellcheck, and throw in the occasional comma or period now and again?
I appreciate what you all bring to the forum: knowledge, enthusiasm, reports... but it is wearisome to need a Urim & Thummim or Rosetta Stone to comprehend what you're trying to convey.
Thanks! Rant Over.
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In a day and age when the computer CAN do all the hard work for you, I am astonished at just how poorly written so many posts are.
I vacillate back and forth in my mind debating whether this prolific problem is a result of laziness or outright ignorance. I'm not sure that one assessment is kinder than the other.
When a post must be reread three times (to mentally fill in the punctuation that doesn't exist) in order to comprehend the poster's meaning, there's a problem.
While I am aware that no one is being graded on this forum, I would also politely suggest that you paint a less-than-flattering portrait of yourself as somewhat of a... dope ... when you're too lazy to even attempt to properly utilize a language you've almost all been speaking since you were one.
...Soooo, just a request here: could we, for the benefit of the community here, at least ATTEMPT to use full sentences, spellcheck, and throw in the occasional comma or period now and again?
I appreciate what you all bring to the forum: knowledge, enthusiasm, reports... but it is wearisome to need a Urim & Thummim or Rosetta Stone to comprehend what you're trying to convey.
Thanks! Rant Over.
[#4040FF](NOTE: moderators, if this needs adjusting, just let me know. I'd really like to see this considered and/or discussed.)[/#4040FF]
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