LD0506 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I think what we need to askourselves is WWJD I always ask myself WWJDFAKB (What Would Jesus Do For A Klondike Bar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnowItAll Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If you dont like what you are reading, then just skip it. Duh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 This rule is absolutely needed. The butchering of the English language that goes on here is infuriating. Be proud of how you get your points across, because if you don't take the time to make sure your message is correctly spelled and presented in a legible way, I'm not going to take the time to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaganaut Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I’m 29, and have been around message boards in one form or another since 1997. Here is my take on this. Grammar mistakes I can forgive, spelling mistakes less so. Firefox and IE both have plug-ins, that are widely and freely available to help you spell check before hitting submit. Does that mean everything is 100% right all the time? Of course it doesn't. However, Being that this is a textual medium by which we intend to express our opinions and beliefs about a wide range of topics. I feel it is in our best interests as posters to use language and syntax that everyone can understand. Typos will happen on occasion, my brother (who doesn’t visit these boards), often rushes as he words his ideas and avoids any revising before he posts. Now, I don’t text message, my wife and I have a pre-paid cell phone, but we use it sparingly. I don’t see a problem using some terms like (ROFL for example), but by the same token I’d be concerned if conversation began to degenerate into what would amount to gibberish to those of us who are not familiar with IM or texting. ES caters to a wide range of age groups and for that I’m inclined to say that anything we can do to improve our level of discourse on this board, the better.Here's the problem. There's having a rule, and then there is enforcing it. Do you really want the mods getting involved with posts that use the "TextSpeak" in them? I'm not sure We need to get the mods into doing that as there are enough tasks around here that need done as it is. This is a good overall view of the situation and I agree with most of what Veretax says here. Sometimes it is good, though, to have rules on the books when things get out of hand. I think that ROTFLMFAO is common enough as well as BTW, or OTOH, but some of the more obscure IM language seems to me to be a form of elitism. This is not MySpace and God forbid if it ever goes that direction. I am old school from pre-merger ES and a little of this type of abbreviated language seems fine as long as it doesn't become an elitism issue. Language changes man, it's nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins86 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 i say let posters post how they want. if their lingo isn't legible then they've done nothing more then wasted their own time. if we got a rule against every stupid thing people do it wouldnt even feel like a fun environment to conversate with fellow fans. i love the redskins and enjoy talking about anything having to do with them....so whatever. opps i mean islpphtw. iflilthtdnmtwtot. iwgaraestpdiweflafetcwff. iltraetaahtdwt....sw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Will this rule end up meaning more people get the nnt label or bans? You made the Big Time. You're a featured item now. :cool: http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4943611#post4943611 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'KanSkinFan Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 TIP ! I would prefer a "spell check" be added to the message board vs text message! Text message is "society/age oriented" and there are various groups on this board and what one texter may text - may be interpeted as WTF by another texter BTW - TIP, is "There, I posted"! :laugh: Can I also vote for PEZ to be a mod? - My bad, wrong thread :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRSmith Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 You made the Big Time. You're a featured item now. :cool: http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4943611#post4943611 It is all good now, now when i have a question or want to discuss something I just place it in a thread with a similar word, sure it may be a little disruptive but hey it is my only option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomE Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If you dont like what you are reading, then just skip it. Duh! Sure.... we can just skip it. So why type it? Duh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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