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The Relationships Between QC Subfora
Alex C:
I'm not a huge fan of nitpicking since it's often more pedantic than helpful, but I'm also a firm believer that coherence is a virtue. In my short time here I've never seen a newbie get flamed to death over a dangling participle anyway, so I'm pretty comfortable saying that whatever unspoken standards we have in place are reasonable.
Spluff:
--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 29 Feb 2008, 17:35 ---Compared to many other boards, 4chan in particular, the spelling and grammar is impeccable.
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Dude, anything looks good if you compare it to 4chan.
--- Quote from: Elizzybeth on 29 Feb 2008, 17:33 ---Poor spelling may not be a sign of stupidity, but at this point, so many browsers have a spell check function that it IS a sign of laziness. Like Anyways points out, on a more personal level, it strikes me as being somewhat disrespectful. If you don't care enough about what you're saying to make sure that it's said correctly, why should anyone else care enough about it to make sure it's read correctly?
Or maybe I'm just an English major grammar nazi. Regardless, I like all the good spelling and grammar on this board.
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Also, I find myself agreeing with Elizzybeth. It's not hard to to use inbuilt spellcheckers, or to use basic grammar (periods, commas, capital letters) - not doing it just makes it look like you don't care, or that you're just plain old lazy.
Patrick:
I like leading by example when it comes to spelling, capitalization, etc. because I refuse to read anything that is so shoddily written that it's almost incomprehensible because of all the glaring errors everywhere. I just assume that it's the same way with other people.
Also, guys, I know it's real cute and popular to antagonize 4chan and talk about how terrible and stupid it is, but seriously? You just show your ignorance to the fact that not every thread is stupidity feeding off of stupidity. Note also that even 4chan has standards regarding internet shorthand.
blaha 41:
--- Quote from: Anyways on 29 Feb 2008, 17:30 ---
I don't think anyone is taking proper grammar as a sign of intelligence, or bad grammar a sign of the opposite. It's more on a level where it's annoying because it sends off a message that states "I couldn't be arsed to type this post up properly, it's not worth my time" or similar. It might be considered a childish approach, but I consider it as much a respect thing as anything else. I really could care less about it if you don't actually know how to convey what you're trying to say, but "2" for "to"/"too"? "cuz" or "b/c" for "because"? Come on. I haven't seen a lot of it on these boards, but the tendency is definitely growing.
Given your long habit of posting, I guess you've probably realized a lot of fora have rules, both written and unwritten - you try to follow these, at least until you know when it's accepted not to. Know the rules before you break them, and all that. Doing your best grammatically without using a dictionary is the norm here (and has been for a while).* Following this rule is a polite thing to do, and we all just want to get along, don't we? Why should we not type properly?
*Well, that's how it's always appeared to me - people tend to have pretty good grammar in here, at any rate.
edit for spelling, ironically.
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Yeah, I have noticed a more "mature" approach to the writing styles here than on almost any other board I know. It's almost to the point that I want to make a poll about what age everyone here is because almost no one types like a 12 yr. old girl from Peoria, which, on the internet, makes me feel as if i'm in the presence of a bunch of middle-aged economics professors.
Jimmy the Squid:
Where it's much more likely that you are surrounded by uni students, top-end high school students (some are younger), young profressionals and some older people who actually learnt spelling and grammar at school. They don't seem to teach it anymore as far as I can see...
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