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You know, it really annoys me when someone tries to make a valid point, and all they get is "SPAG" "SPAG" "SPAG".
Just because someone may not be able to spell well, doesn't mean that their opinion is not a valid one.
It is rather childish to jump on them all of the time for small grammatical errors, this is not school, it's a discussion forum. To me good discussion has always been about what you have to say (or post) not about whether every word is spelt correctly.
Obviously if a post is properly layed out it makes it easier to read, but the points contained within do not become any more valid.
Rather than campaigning against poor SPAG, why not campaign against banal and pointless posts?
Just because someone may not be able to spell well, doesn't mean that their opinion is not a valid one.
It is rather childish to jump on them all of the time for small grammatical errors, this is not school, it's a discussion forum. To me good discussion has always been about what you have to say (or post) not about whether every word is spelt correctly.
Obviously if a post is properly layed out it makes it easier to read, but the points contained within do not become any more valid.
Rather than campaigning against poor SPAG, why not campaign against banal and pointless posts?
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Fish-e wrote:
> I believe the main culprit for this is turbonutter
Not SPAG as much, just stupid newbies that think it's "cool" and "wicked" to type in Net-Speak. It's not, it's just sad.
Net-Speak is OK on fast paced chat like MSN and chat rooms, but on a discussion forum with a bloody keyboard in front of you it's just inexcusable.
Now there are stupid little d***s like Wilmaaaaa who continue to do this even when half of the members have shouted at him. What's worse, he did a very good new topic with no Net-Speak what so ever, and then replied in that totally gay lanuagage thereafter!
SPAG that comes from not being ABLE to spell or just mistakes is fine, but not when they do it on purpose.
> I believe the main culprit for this is turbonutter
Not SPAG as much, just stupid newbies that think it's "cool" and "wicked" to type in Net-Speak. It's not, it's just sad.
Net-Speak is OK on fast paced chat like MSN and chat rooms, but on a discussion forum with a bloody keyboard in front of you it's just inexcusable.
Now there are stupid little d***s like Wilmaaaaa who continue to do this even when half of the members have shouted at him. What's worse, he did a very good new topic with no Net-Speak what so ever, and then replied in that totally gay lanuagage thereafter!
SPAG that comes from not being ABLE to spell or just mistakes is fine, but not when they do it on purpose.
Yes, he stole a twix from Tony!
Nope
Does anyone know why Lunchbox got banned?
OK, I'm a screw up, I know but, hey someone has to be!!!
VenomByte wrote:
> spelt (2) (splt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spell
> (1).
I thought as much! I was just asking Jeeves too. : )
> spelt (2) (splt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spell
> (1).
I thought as much! I was just asking Jeeves too. : )
Damn, ok, i'll go home now, sorry.
spelt (2) (splt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spell (1).
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spell (1).
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