[Closed] idiots that bring nothing to the forum

Op, I had a look at your wee rant on the pedals thread and thought it came across poorly, getting breathlessly ad hominem seemed unnecessary (you cockjockey)TBH, perhaps you were PWPU.
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Edit, for irony....lol

Spelling and grammar mistakes do annoy me and, although I would never post to correct someone, I do tend to pass judgement on that person in the privacy of my head. I would certainly never buy something from the classifieds through a poorly written advert. As this is a forum, rather than IM, there isn't the time pressure to respond, so it isn't hard to spend an extra 30 seconds checking over what you are going to post, particularly as most browsers now have spell checkers.

Maybe it is snobbish, but as far as I'm concerned if you think something is worth posting about, and you want others to take you seriously, then you should write like you think it matters.

Edit: The exception is rants - these must always be poorly spelled with bad grammar and random capitals. It's just how things are done.

I think OP might have been a bit inebriated; that's what I thought when I first read it anyhoo.

He's probably just woken up with a hangover, and possibly Susie Dent.

I don't bother with this grammar/spelling joke, with the exception of picking up on the spelling or grammar of posts which are already picking others up on their spelling/grammar. I mean that's just asking for trouble! 😀

PS I lurk on another non-bike forum where they really are serious about all this, and zealously moderate/delete what they see as lazy typing or text/yoof speak. 😯

OP, you need to understand the subtle difference between light-hearted sarcastic banter and in-jokes, and actual attacks on people and their postings. Your post in the peddles thred was unnecessarily ad hom, and showed your complete misunderstanding of the whole Orange5/ Audi/IT management theme. I don't really want to spell it out for you, as it goes a lot deeper than a few clique-based in -jokes, and you'd probably accuse me of snobbery and intellectualism.

The spelling and grammar zealots piss me off too. Whilst I realise I may be a bit precious about it but teaching kids all day who are too pissed off with the whole thing to write anything I dont think some smart arsed **** carrying on doing it to someone in adult life is funny.

and I do realise I am taking it far too seriously.

Ps my spelling is crap because I use a phone, have fat fingers and the shite screen means I often cant see what I'm writing, that and I'm too lazy to be bothered pressing more buttons than I need to.

I think it's good that people point out spelling errors etc.
Spelling is fairly important after all. You need to set certain standards otherwise stuff just becomes indecipherable.

Taking the related thread further above, I was wondering what the bloke was selling, but it turned out he wasn't selling anything.

a_a, actually, I think it should be spelled "****"

You ****. Hows. That. 😉

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Much better. Have a [s]gold[/s]premier star.

OP, you need to [s]understand the subtle difference between light-hearted sarcastic banter and in-jokes, and actual attacks on people and their postings[/s]remove your heading from your semi colon.

Your post in the peddles thred was unnecessarily ad hom, and showed your complete misunderstanding of the whole Orange5/ Audi/IT management theme.

I think you mean meme. HTH 😉

That looks like a nicely brewed tea.

I think you mean meme. HTH

4/10 for the rant OP. not EnoUGh RandoM caPiTalizaTion and speelin MistaKS.

HTH.

I may try a flounce, but will it limit me in being able to return with more useless and unhelpful advice?

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Spelling and grammar mistakes do annoy me

TBH I see it as a bit pointless to correct most of the time. It is pretty rare that the grammar is so bad that you dont know what they mean
Most times its just someone showing to the world they are a bit anal and think they are clever and like to adhere to archaic rules that add little to the world of communication expect to make some folk feel smarter than others. I use it as a method of outing and annoying those types.

I agree with the view of here on first sight I forgot what it was like as it seems rude and aggressive but most times it folk who know each other or just banter or argumentative types who bear no malice in having a debate/moan/whinge

I rarely get flustered enough to insult folk on here.
I used to in the past, but after a while you learn who is ok or who is a t wat, I fall into the latter tho........ 8)

It is why I put so much effort into my posts to avoid them

Missing full stop there fella.

I think we all need to put the biscuits down and have a big hug

FWIW its ok when its funny....better luck next time 😉

They annoy so many folk. It is why I put so much effort into my posts to avoid them

The thing is, there's actually a difference between your (sometimes) poor grammar and spelling and that of those who really can't be arsed. It's quite obvious that you do make a bit of an effort, and most of us who've been here long enough recognise your posting style - I'm finding it somewhat disconcerting when you have a post with no spelling errors!

It's the ones who just can't be arsed and think that rather than them making any effort to make their posts easier to read the rest of us should have to put in extra effort to comprehend who are irritating, and I will happily pedant them all day.

I don't care about spelling and grammar, I do that shit for a living.

Poor manners are what gets my goat. People posting endless inane questions and then arguing when they don't get the answers they want.

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I find the spelling police on here a bit much sometimes too. Mainly for two reasons,
1. I am dyslexic and so spent a good part of my early life being told I was thick or stupid and laughed at because of my spelling. Small unrequested corrections can appear a little condescending and rude.

2. I have a lot of friends for whom English is not their first language. The thought of correcting them when they speak would be nasty and uncalled for. Unless they specifically ask me to help them.

As always, the Daily Mash is on the ball.
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roper - Member
I find the spelling police on here a bit much sometimes too. Mainly for two reasons,
1. I am dyslexic and so spent a good part of my early life being told I was thick or stupid and laughed at because of my spelling. Small unrequested corrections can appear a little condescending and rude.

2. I have a lot of friends for whom English is not their first language. The thought of correcting them when they speak would be nasty and uncalled for. Unless they specifically ask me to help them.

I bet you spell checked this 3 times!!

Thing is, stuff like picking up on spelling mistakes often IS as a bit of a joke. Just like commenting on the state of someones grass/fence when they've posted a photo of their new bike, or complaining that the logos on the tyres aren't lined up properly. Down the pub, you'd call it banter. You can take it that way in a forum too - or you can choose to be offended. Me - I tend to read everything as if the author is having a bit of a laugh

Well said.

Life is nt perfect.

I like the spelling nazis, they make me laugh when they get all upset over peoples spelling and punctuation on a forum about bikes and random stuff.
Anyone would think its a job application or a magazine article they are scrutinising not a post about their middle class bauble car or their niche bike.

I don't even care enough to reply.

Oh no, I di'nt???

The dialogue on this forum is conducted through the written word, those who are not able to express themselves well through this medium are at a disadvantage and should welcome attempts made by more learned forum members to lift them up to an appropriate standard.

There's a repot post button that will get our attention

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It's quicker to just post a picture of an enormous horse cock.

gwaelod - Member

The dialogue on this forum is conducted through the written word, those who are not able to express themselves well through this medium are at a disadvantage and should welcome attempts made by more learned forum members to lift them up to an appropriate standard.

That's a bit rich from someone who just bashed the keyboard when choosing a username.

+1 for assuming that correcting spelling/grammar is just banter. What else could it be?

Down the pub, you'd call it banter.

Down the pub anyone who behaved like the OP is complaining about would quickly get invited out to the car park.

I like the spelling nazis, they make me laugh when they get all upset over peoples spelling and punctuation

Nobody is getting "all upset" by bad spelling.

It's pointed out either for a laugh, or to score an easy point.

The only upset seems to be from people who don't like their errors being pointed out.

Get a grip.

It's quicker to just post a picture of an enormous horse cock.

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Ps, don't google blackadder horse ****

I don't mind the odd spelling/grammar error, but when you have to read a post twice, and slowly, to get any sense of what the poster is trying to get across it's a bit much. Some people clearly don't bother reading through what they've just typed before hitting the Send Post button.
I wouldn't bother correcting other's mistakes, but I can understand why it happens. It's a bit like saying "Again, in English", to one of your mates with a regional accent when they've just blurted out something unintelligible. It's just a bit of banter, nothing more.

Get a grip.

Wow this internetz is serious biuisness! Don't let this escalate until Koffi Annan gets here and we can sort this out.
(He's busy so we may have to make do with William Hague)
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This be the internets...it's what people do.

Some people do it to be funny/ironic...they don't really care.

Wow this internetz is serious biuisness! Don't let this escalate until Koffi Annan gets here and we can sort this out.
(He's busy so we may have to make do with William Hague)
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Probably not the best way to demonstrate one has a grip.

It's quite obvious that you do make a bit of an effort

I don't mind the odd spelling/grammar error, but when you have to read a post twice, and slowly, to get any sense of what the poster is trying to get across it's a bit much. Some people clearly don't bother reading through what they've just typed before hitting the Send Post button.
I wouldn't bother correcting other's mistakes, but I can understand why it happens. It's a bit like saying "Again, in English", to one of your mates with a regional accent when they've just blurted out something unintelligible. It's just a bit of banter, nothing more.

Amen

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its a bit of both.
Post can be so poor they are unintelligible, then again perfectly well crafted and grammatically correct posts can be utter pish as well

I care more about the ides it conveys than the method. It may occasionally make the message harder to see though its rare you cannot tell IME.

The dialogue on this forum is conducted through the written word, those who are not able to express themselves well through this medium are at a disadvantage and should welcome attempts made by more learned forum members to lift them up to an appropriate standard

That is issue, those who care about grammar also insist they are the brightest- its not necessarily a sign of intelligence or a good argument though it may be of their arrogance.

I love this place. 😛