I admit I have not always had the best quality of spelling and grammar. In fact, I suspect there will be errors of one variety or another in this post. However, I have noticed something rather striking sense I returned to this forum after a very, very long absence. (Long enough, I was surprised my account existed, let alone my world project leader tag).
However, to get to the point.
Spelling and grammar seems to have taken a great dive in the time I have been gone. When I used to post on this forum, a post using u instead of you, and no capitalization and punctuation would have resulted in at least a warning. However, now it seems this has changed.
Has the forum fallen so far that we excuse posting that is downright unpleasant and irritating to read, solely based on how badly it is spelled and typed?
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It might be a matter that more of the user base cares less about that. While I do enjoy it, i have a tendency to pull an e.e. cummings on the capitalization of a large portion of things. I have never gotten reported for it though.
People are typing on their phones a lot more now than they were even 1 year ago and I think that has a lot to do with it. When you are sitting at a keyboard there are different rules than when you are chicken-pecking your phone on a smoke break at work.
I admit I have not always had the best quality of spelling and grammar. In fact, I suspect there will be errors of one variety or another in this post. However, I have noticed something rather striking sense I returned to this forum after a very, very long absence. (Long enough, I was surprised my account existed, let alone my world project leader tag).
However, to get to the point.
Spelling and grammar seems to have taken a great dive in the time I have been gone. When I used to post on this forum, a post using u instead of you, and no capitalization and punctuation would have resulted in at least a warning. However, now it seems this has changed.
Has the forum fallen so far that we excuse posting that is downright unpleasant and irritating to read, solely based on how badly it is spelled and typed?
SINCE U BEEN GONE!!!
But no, really. No one on the internet can spell. At all. Blame AOL and texting. And the fact that you're posting on a Magic the Gathering board, and the current direction of magic is to seek out an acquire ten year olds.
Yeah, but five years ago, we had some younger people on the forum, but they were still forced to use proper spelling, and not text speak.
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Nyarlathotep must all things be told
for he is the messenger between the spheres
and the traveler between the realms of the living and the dead.
He shall summon forth the ancient ones
and wake them from their deathly slumber
then shall the elder signs be shattered. Trade Thread
thats freking stupid, u shouldnt be punished if ur spellin sux
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Stoneforge Mystic is GILBIC.
Dude, Blightning sucks. It's just a slightly better Mind Rot!
Squadron Hawks? Maybe okay in Limited. They're just 1/1 fliers, after all.
Why pre-order 30 Primeval Titans off Ebay for 25$ each? Sun Titan is obviously the best.
thats freking stupid, u shouldnt be punished if ur spellin sux
Please, Please tell me this was a joke.
Because otherwise, I type better then this when I am trashed.
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Nyarlathotep must all things be told
for he is the messenger between the spheres
and the traveler between the realms of the living and the dead.
He shall summon forth the ancient ones
and wake them from their deathly slumber
then shall the elder signs be shattered. Trade Thread
thats freking stupid, u shouldnt be punished if ur spellin sux
No one's talking about spelling mistakes, they're talking about mutilating the english language because you're too lazy to spell out the words "your, sucks, you" etc.
I just don't understand why people do this. This is a new level of lazyness. It takes two letters, two strokes on a keyboard to turn UR into YOUR. Why must they do this then? It's ridiculous.
thats freking stupid, u shouldnt be punished if ur spellin sux
You're a 300 pound gentleman in his mother's basement. You have to be. My mind is unable to accept the proposition that a stereotypically ditzy teenage girl is legitimately a member of *any* online forum, much less one for something like magic.
thats freking stupid, u shouldnt be punished if ur spellin sux
Irony.
It's not that hard to take the extra time to actually capitalize your sentences and spell things right. I find it extremely hard to believe if you for instance do not know that...
"thats" should be "That's" because it's the first word in a sentence and is a contraction which needs the ' character.
"freking" is not how you spell "freaking"
"u"... really? You can't just add a "yo" in front of that?
"shouldnt" is a contraction
"ur" = "your"
"spellin" = "spelling"
"sux" = "sucks"
Some of what I see on the forums is blatant disregard for the English language. I honestly cannot believe that some people don't know how to spell things like "sucks" or "you", and have to abbreviate it with text-speak.
I blame the qwerty keyboard! I also blame spell check. Quite frequently my fingers run over to some keys faster than others. So much that i rather find a shorter way to type instead of having some letters be misplaced.
I don't have problems with anyone using u or urs. What's the problem with taking shortcuts? I have no issues with anyone keeping sentences short, this is not as disruptive as those people that use to TyPe LiKE tHis.
I find it hilarious that each person complaining about the grammar can understand what mtg_girl wrote. If the grammar was really an issue. Everyone would respond with just: huh? wth? what?
I find it hilarious that each person complaining about the grammar can understand what mtg_girl wrote. If the grammar was really an issue. Everyone would respond with just: huh? wth? what?
iirc, the human eye/brain is very good at picking up patterns/filling in the blanks(remember something about being able to misspell a work and you can read it, just as long as the first and last letters are indeed the first and last letters). Also, being able to read it doesn't make it ok.
Also, courtesy Mr. Bill Watterson's 'Calvin and Hobbes'
First off, I find it rather funny that there are small grammar mistakes in just about every post (with the exception of Cabal_chan. Bravo).
Secondly, I'd like to make a point about Cabal_chan's last post. Srue, it's psosbile to raed tihs, but taht deons't mkae it any lses aonyinng to raed. And ya this is ez 2 read 4 plenty of peeps 2, it still isn't fun 2 try an decipher.
It's been said before, and I'll say it again; if you can't take the time to post clearly (what would be the internet form of enunciation), then your post isn't worth the time it took to post, nor is it worth the time it would take to read. Small spelling and/or grammar errors are one thing. It's incessant lolspeak, or text speak that grinds the nerves of those of us here that come for intellectual conversation about our favorite game.
This is a matter that irks me, as well. I am not a native english speaker, nor does my native tongue have any real resemblance to english. Despite these two factors I often find that my written english is more coherent and understandable than a lot of what native english speakers write. I went through all the trouble to learn their language, they should at least have the courtesy to remember it.
I figure that a large part of this problem stems from the attitude of: "I get along with what I've got just well, I don't need to learn more.". I would be happy if I had some magic cure for this ail, but alas, I do not. I just suggest we get more strict about spelling and grammar, so the offenders will either have to redeem themselves or they will slowly get sifted away from the rest of us, through suspensions and bans.
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and acts without effort.
Teaching without verbosity,
producing without possessing,
creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
the Sage has nothing to lose.
I admit I have not always had the best quality of spelling and grammar. In fact, I suspect there will be errors of one variety or another in this post. However, I have noticed something rather striking sense I returned to this forum after a very, very long absence. (Long enough, I was surprised my account existed, let alone my world project leader tag).
However, to get to the point.
Spelling and grammar seems to have taken a great dive in the time I have been gone. When I used to post on this forum, a post using u instead of you, and no capitalization and punctuation would have resulted in at least a warning. However, now it seems this has changed.
Has the forum fallen so far that we excuse posting that is downright unpleasant and irritating to read, solely based on how badly it is spelled and typed?
for he is the messenger between the spheres
and the traveler between the realms of the living and the dead.
He shall summon forth the ancient ones
and wake them from their deathly slumber
then shall the elder signs be shattered.
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SINCE U BEEN GONE!!!
But no, really. No one on the internet can spell. At all. Blame AOL and texting. And the fact that you're posting on a Magic the Gathering board, and the current direction of magic is to seek out an acquire ten year olds.
for he is the messenger between the spheres
and the traveler between the realms of the living and the dead.
He shall summon forth the ancient ones
and wake them from their deathly slumber
then shall the elder signs be shattered.
Trade Thread
You can always report away.
That, and make sure to note users with the habit and maybe monitor them to see if they improve after a warning or two.
Stoneforge Mystic is GILBIC.
Dude, Blightning sucks. It's just a slightly better Mind Rot!
Squadron Hawks? Maybe okay in Limited. They're just 1/1 fliers, after all.
Why pre-order 30 Primeval Titans off Ebay for 25$ each? Sun Titan is obviously the best.
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Please, Please tell me this was a joke.
Because otherwise, I type better then this when I am trashed.
for he is the messenger between the spheres
and the traveler between the realms of the living and the dead.
He shall summon forth the ancient ones
and wake them from their deathly slumber
then shall the elder signs be shattered.
Trade Thread
No one's talking about spelling mistakes, they're talking about mutilating the english language because you're too lazy to spell out the words "your, sucks, you" etc.
I think you're being biased, as you clearly have a vested interest in this matter.
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You're a 300 pound gentleman in his mother's basement. You have to be. My mind is unable to accept the proposition that a stereotypically ditzy teenage girl is legitimately a member of *any* online forum, much less one for something like magic.
I think we have a winner
It's not that hard to take the extra time to actually capitalize your sentences and spell things right. I find it extremely hard to believe if you for instance do not know that...
I don't have problems with anyone using u or urs. What's the problem with taking shortcuts? I have no issues with anyone keeping sentences short, this is not as disruptive as those people that use to TyPe LiKE tHis.
I find it hilarious that each person complaining about the grammar can understand what mtg_girl wrote. If the grammar was really an issue. Everyone would respond with just: huh? wth? what?
iirc, the human eye/brain is very good at picking up patterns/filling in the blanks(remember something about being able to misspell a work and you can read it, just as long as the first and last letters are indeed the first and last letters). Also, being able to read it doesn't make it ok.
Also, courtesy Mr. Bill Watterson's 'Calvin and Hobbes'
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Secondly, I'd like to make a point about Cabal_chan's last post. Srue, it's psosbile to raed tihs, but taht deons't mkae it any lses aonyinng to raed. And ya this is ez 2 read 4 plenty of peeps 2, it still isn't fun 2 try an decipher.
It's been said before, and I'll say it again; if you can't take the time to post clearly (what would be the internet form of enunciation), then your post isn't worth the time it took to post, nor is it worth the time it would take to read. Small spelling and/or grammar errors are one thing. It's incessant lolspeak, or text speak that grinds the nerves of those of us here that come for intellectual conversation about our favorite game.
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I figure that a large part of this problem stems from the attitude of: "I get along with what I've got just well, I don't need to learn more.". I would be happy if I had some magic cure for this ail, but alas, I do not. I just suggest we get more strict about spelling and grammar, so the offenders will either have to redeem themselves or they will slowly get sifted away from the rest of us, through suspensions and bans.
and acts without effort.
Teaching without verbosity,
producing without possessing,
creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
the Sage has nothing to lose.
I'm just a hair too lazy to look it up, link plox.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1171/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3497/
Not 100% sure if there's a grammar one. Just do a Google search using 'Firefox <add-on of choice>'.
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