Originally posted by: Azmatazz
I'm sorry my friend but this sound a little too rude... Its an open forum and everyone her is from different age groups, different culture... different backgrounds... infact totally different walks of life and you need to understand that you just can't expect everyone to be perfect... Besides we are not in a literature / language class...
I did not mean to sound rude but i guess your post does!!!
I can completely see why, in a forum where no such discipline has been imposed, standards will become lax. However, my request is by no means as the draconian expectations of most moderated fora. For example, one simply cannot post on the Guardian or NYT website without a modicum of legibility. There, standards are not only requested, they are ENFORCED.
Mistakes are permitted--as is somebody trying to express themselves in a language with which they are unfamilar. It is the complete lack of effort from people who communicate a significant portion of their thoughts in some form of English in any case that is galling, and reeks of disrespect. I mean, how hard is to spell-check your post? And by promoting and encouraging good communication skills for the very young people visiting this forum, we are actually making their online time more useful, enjoyable and cumulatively productive.
Hence, I must respectfully decline all charges of rudeness for my initial post.