The reason I am no longer posting

[Beermaster]

Well i have agree, that the spelling and grammer have gone downhill, but you know what?

Suck it up Princess

[dunl]

I don't see how refusing to post is going to improve grammar. Now, if we had a problem with Bob's grammar.....

[Beverly]

Great link, Invigor

I, too, have trouble understanding some posts. Some posts are by younger members who write in Internet-ese, or whatever it's called, and other posts are by members who should really know how to spell better.

Of course, this board and others like it are not English class. There will be a certain portion of posters who are excellent spellers and others who are not.

Bottom line for me is that if I don't understand what a poster is talking about with relative ease, I ignore them, no matter how much I might want to help with their reef related problems.

Gads, look at all those run-on sentences Did anyone understand what I was saying???

[Razz]

Really, is it all that bad, sure some use comp short lingo, but we also have some great people that may have trouble either using a keyboard or the language itself. Why not just let those that use the board keep up the good, or great info and questions and those that are concerned with poor language not respond, sure wont take any effort to help or ignore? Just a newbie wondering why this even came up.

[reeftec]

I have been a member of this forum for some times,personaly i like to read & learn more rather than post.
I have read your posts in the past & i would say you have a habit of insulting people with your comments,however this last one should get you banned in my opinion.
Canada is a multicultural country,with many languages,yes many of our citizens might not be perfect in english however that does not make them any less of a canadian than you sir.
HOWEVER ,THE FACT THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO USE THE WORD GOOK IN A PUBLIC CANADIAN FORUM,IS VERY MUCH UNCANADIAN.
I am not asian,but as a canadian i feel that you have insulted me & every one else here with your language & i do not think you should have the previlige of using this great forum.
Moderators & people on this site work too hard to offer us a great community,which should not be tainted by your racial comments.

[Skimmerking]

Well Said man

well said

Originally Posted by reeftec

I have been a member of this forum for some times,personaly i like to read & learn more rather than post.
I have read your posts in the past & i would say you have a habit of insulting people with your comments,however this last one should get you banned in my opinion.
Canada is a multicultural country,with many languages,yes many of our citizens might not be perfect in english however that does not make them any less of a canadian than you sir.
HOWEVER ,THE FACT THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO USE THE WORD GOOK IN A PUBLIC CANADIAN FORUM,IS VERY MUCH UNCANADIAN.
I am not asian,but as a canadian i feel that you have insulted me & every one else here with your language & i do not think you should have the previlige of using this great forum.
Moderators & people on this site work too hard to offer us a great community,which should not be tainted by your racial comments.

[Willow]

don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[kuatto]

"HOWEVER ,THE FACT THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO USE THE WORD GOOK IN A PUBLIC "

I dont think he used the word in the sense you thought,"gobbly-gook",just a slang or phrase to mean mixed up.

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by kuatto

"HOWEVER ,THE FACT THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO USE THE WORD GOOK IN A PUBLIC "

I dont think he used the word in the sense you thought,"gobbly-gook",just a slang or phrase to mean mixed up.

I'm know that you are correct. Many people use "gobbly gook" as a slang term for mixed up. (I only pointed it out in my first post as not being propper English. Nothing more!)

Bob would not mean anything other than that.
Of this I am 100% positive!

[Pan]

Originally Posted by kuatto

"HOWEVER ,THE FACT THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO USE THE WORD GOOK IN A PUBLIC "

I dont think he used the word in the sense you thought,"gobbly-gook",just a slang or phrase to mean mixed up.

"gook" "kike" "spik" etc are just symbols...don't let them bother you
black people did the right thing by reappropriating the "N" word, it made it quite powerless. It may just be me, but I find it quite funny when one has that much power of someone with one word. This is not to offend anyone so please READ before you yell at me, use your mind and take in what I said...don't just "go off"

Step back from people and define things for yourselves...it is quite empowering