Too many illiterate people on HELP.
I for one am sick of all the people who either can’t spell correctly, can’t use punctuation, can’t complete a sentence, or some combination of the three. What happened to the little advisor above the “start a new post” box that said spelling and grammar are important because people are more likely to reply if they can understand it? Where did that go? Somebody needs to do something about it. I hate scrolling through five hundred posts a day and finding only one or two that look like they are written by somebody who is not a native of some foreign country who took a two hour class on english or a rabid monkey with cerebral palsy that types by banging its head on the keyboard.
I would like to clear a few things up.
First, I have no problem with people who don’t use English as their first language. If they do come from a foreign country and are trying their best to type correctly, I applaud them for their efforts. What I have a problem with is people who grew up speaking English as their first language, and whose parents both speak English, and have the kid from Puerto Rico, again, who I applaud, type more correctly then they do. Thats just lazy.
Second, I know I’m not perfect. But I actually TRY to type correctly. I have Dyslexia, so reading and writing are difficult for me. So I make typos. I Dont have a problem with anyone making typos, but whn u typ lik ths n make crzy a$$ wrds w/ fnky symbls, it makes it darn near impossible for me to read it, and I’m sure that goes for others as well, Dyslexia or not. Would it be so hard for people to take the extra thirty seconds a page to type out the words correctly?
Third, I found the HELP advisor. It says: “Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are all important. Proper writing helps our automated systems work better and people will be more willing to answer intelligently written posts.” So it is not just me. HELP itself wants people to type more intelligently, as it helps the web site work more efficiently and smoothly.
Im talking about netspeak you idiots! Period, thats it. I dont care about foreigners or people with less education. I meen id!0ts who (email removed) th3 @b!lty 2 spk n typ rite butt tlk lk3 th!s jst cawse th3y tink it mks dem l00k kewl.
Its freaking retarded. They are extreme posers. It actually takes more effort to type like a moron than it does to type grammatically correct. And MUCH more effort to understand it. How is anyone supposed to help you find out if the guy you like likes you if we can’t even understand what the problem is because yu wnt 2 no y he nors ya and mks fun 0 yo.
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Too many illiterate people on HELP. I for one am sick of all the people who either can’t spell correctly, cant use punctuation, cant complete a sentence, or some combination of the three. What happened to the little advisor above the start a new post box that said spelling and gramar are important because people are more likely to reply if they can understand it? Where did that go? Somebody needs to do something about it. I hate scrolling through five hundred posts a day and finding only one or two that look like they are writen by somebody who isnt a native of some foreign country who took a two hour class on english or a rabid monkey with cerebral palsy that types by banging its head on the keyboard.
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Too many illiterate people on HELP. I for one am sick of all the people who either can’t spell correctly, cant use punctuation, cant complete a sentence, or some combination of the three. What happened to the little advisor above the start a new post box that said spelling and gramar are important because people are more likely to reply if they can understand it? Where did that go? Somebody needs to do something about it. I hate scrolling through five hundred posts a day and finding only one or two that look like they are written by somebody who isnt a native of some foreign country who took a two hour class on english or a rabid monkey with cerebral palsy that types by banging its head on the keyboard.
Hybrid Theory edited this post 8 months, 2 weeks ago. Read the previous text »
Too many illiterate people on HELP. I for one am sick of all the people who either can’t spell correctly, can’t use punctuation, can’t complete a sentence, or some combination of the three. What happened to the little advisor above the “start a new post” box that said spelling and grammar are important because people are more likely to reply if they can understand it? Where did that go? Somebody needs to do something about it. I hate scrolling through five hundred posts a day and finding only one or two that look like they are written by somebody who is not a native of some foreign country who took a two hour class on english or a rabid monkey with cerebral palsy that types by banging its head on the keyboard.
I would like to clear a few things up.
First, I have no problem with peopl who don’t use English as their first language. If they do come from a foreign country and are trying their best to type correctly, I applaud them for their efforts. What I have a problem with is people who grew up speaking English as their first language, and whose parents both speak English, and have the kid from Puerto Rico, again, who I applaud, type more correctly then they do. Thats just lazy.
Second, I know I’m not perfect. But I actually TRY to type correctly. I have Dyslexia, so reading and writing are difficult for me. So I make typos. I Dont have a problem with anyone making typos, but whn u typ lik ths n make crzy a$$ wrds w/ fnky symbls, it makes it darn near impossible for me to read it, and I’m sure that goes for others as well, Dyslexia or not. Would it be so hard for people to take the extra thirty seconds a page to type out the words correctly.
Third, I found the HELP advisor. It says: “Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are all important. Proper writing helps our automated systems work better and people will be more willing to answer intelligently written posts.” So it is not just me. HELP itself wants people to type more intelligently, as it helps the web site work more efficiently and smoothly.
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Hybrid Theory edited this post 3 months ago. Read the previous text »
Too many illiterate people on HELP. I for one am sick of all the people who either can’t spell correctly, can’t use punctuation, can’t complete a sentence, or some combination of the three. What happened to the little advisor above the “start a new post” box that said spelling and grammar are important because people are more likely to reply if they can understand it? Where did that go? Somebody needs to do something about it. I hate scrolling through five hundred posts a day and finding only one or two that look like they are written by somebody who is not a native of some foreign country who took a two hour class on english or a rabid monkey with cerebral palsy that types by banging its head on the keyboard.
I would like to clear a few things up.
First, I have no problem with people who don’t use English as their first language. If they do come from a foreign country and are trying their best to type correctly, I applaud them for their efforts. What I have a problem with is people who grew up speaking English as their first language, and whose parents both speak English, and have the kid from Puerto Rico, again, who I applaud, type more correctly then they do. Thats just lazy.
Second, I know I’m not perfect. But I actually TRY to type correctly. I have Dyslexia, so reading and writing are difficult for me. So I make typos. I Dont have a problem with anyone making typos, but whn u typ lik ths n make crzy a$$ wrds w/ fnky symbls, it makes it darn near impossible for me to read it, and I’m sure that goes for others as well, Dyslexia or not. Would it be so hard for people to take the extra thirty seconds a page to type out the words correctly?
Third, I found the HELP advisor. It says: “Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are all important. Proper writing helps our automated systems work better and people will be more willing to answer intelligently written posts.” So it is not just me. HELP itself wants people to type more intelligently, as it helps the web site work more efficiently and smoothly.
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