Banned for Wanting Grammar!

[virus003]

Originally Posted by ~kitty~

Uhh?


Complaining about horrid grammar doesn't make you seem less intelligent. Those people can help typing horrible. Grammar exists for a person to understand English easier than others. If one isn't so good at grammar, they will not be judged for trying, I don't think. But, it is obvious when you don't try at all. In fact, in this case, it was a deliberate grammar and spelling error, which makes it take longer to understand than reading a grammatically correct statement.

Grammar is mandatory in other forums I've seen before, because they see this decline in use of correct grammar outside of the internet. I believe they see that this use of "leet speak" elicits some use of poor grammar into the real world at times. Not only that, but forums are often used as a source of information. You should try to make yourself to be as clear as possible, correct? I, too, did not first understand why. I only started understanding after I read the book, "Eat, Shoots & leaves". Read it, and you'll understand why I say all this. Being uptight about grammar is better than being careless about grammar.

Did you copy and paste all those words? Sounds like a crapfull to type. =P

[tsugomaru]

Just because the post was longer than one sentence doesn't mean it was copied off of somewhere.

~Tsugomaru

[Beethovens mask]

Lol, that thread is such a fail.

The guy was like, go get a scan.

What scan?

Brain Scan

/thread


i wuz liek pwnz0r3d.

[robertsona]

Originally Posted by virus003

Did you copy and paste all those words? Sounds like a crapfull to type. =P

that post wasn't really that long at all

[tsugomaru]

And the fact that half the posts in your typical Chit-Chat thread is "oMg FaIl" isn't helping our case.

Before coming here, I had sworn never to actively participate in a forum because the last one I posted at was filled with stupidity and repetition. Every single time I visited the forum, I would see the same thread and I would make the same response over and over again for over 2000 posts and it just wasn't very fun and a big waste of my time. However, when I first came to FFR, I was impressed that the threads here weren't completely stupid, different, and even funny.

Part of that was because grammar is mandatory here. When I read each of your posts, I give you a voice and I tend to read posts with terrible grammar with an idiot voice in my head. The way that I read your post will ultimately change the way I view your message and the meaning can be completely different from what you actually said. I do realize that not all posts with bad grammar are stupid and all posts with good grammar are smart, it does certainly help differentiating between the two.

~Tsugomaru

[sonic-fast-fingers]

Originally Posted by tsugomaru

And the fact that half the posts in your typical Chit-Chat thread is "oMg FaIl" isn't helping our case.

Before coming here, I had sworn never to actively participate in a forum because the last one I posted at was filled with stupidity and repetition. Every single time I visited the forum, I would see the same thread and I would make the same response over and over again for over 2000 posts and it just wasn't very fun and a big waste of my time. However, when I first came to FFR, I was impressed that the threads here weren't completely stupid, different, and even funny.

Part of that was because grammar is mandatory here. When I read each of your posts, I give you a voice and I tend to read posts with terrible grammar with an idiot voice in my head. The way that I read your post will ultimately change the way I view your message and the meaning can be completely different from what you actually said. I do realize that not all posts with bad grammar are stupid and all posts with good grammar are smart, it does certainly help differentiating between the two.

~Tsugomaru

I'm sorry but are you talking about virus?

I think not only did they ban my username, I think they banned my IP.....

[robertsona]

yes he's referring to virus

[ursername]

Originally Posted by sonic-fast-fingers

I'm sorry but are you talking about virus?

I think not only did they ban my username, I think they banned my IP.....

Did someone say web proxy?

IMO noblock.us works the best, just register with that ip and then post goatse and tubgirl all over the place for revenge.

[Squeek]

Originally Posted by virus003

Did you copy and paste all those words? Sounds like a crapfull to type. =P

And you wonder why you have less than a 0% chance of getting into ffya.

[blackbuterfly451]

Originally Posted by ~kitty~

Those people can help typing horrible.

Originally Posted by ~kitty~

I, too, did not first understand why.

Try learning about commas and logical word order before you lecture about grammar.

[virus003]

Originally Posted by Squeek

And you wonder why you have less than a 0% chance of getting into ffya.

I dont wonder, i was tricked into doing the stupidest thing ever to try to get in it. =P I blame irishknight. :P

Originally Posted by tsugomaru

And the fact that half the posts in your typical Chit-Chat thread is "oMg FaIl" isn't helping our case.

Before coming here, I had sworn never to actively participate in a forum because the last one I posted at was filled with stupidity and repetition. Every single time I visited the forum, I would see the same thread and I would make the same response over and over again for over 2000 posts and it just wasn't very fun and a big waste of my time. However, when I first came to FFR, I was impressed that the threads here weren't completely stupid, different, and even funny.

Part of that was because grammar is mandatory here. When I read each of your posts, I give you a voice and I tend to read posts with terrible grammar with an idiot voice in my head. The way that I read your post will ultimately change the way I view your message and the meaning can be completely different from what you actually said. I do realize that not all posts with bad grammar are stupid and all posts with good grammar are smart, it does certainly help differentiating between the two.

~Tsugomaru

You have a voice in your head?! i want one!!!!!

[operationstrawbarry]

Originally Posted by foilman8805

And having bad grammar makes you look less intelligent.

Really? Because ignorant statements like this doesn't make you any better than people that have bad grammar. In fact, this statement is kind of prejiduce on certain levels. Just because you have bad grammar doesn't mean you're not intelligent. So are you saying people that have bad grammar are stupid? Plz think before you start writing this kind of BS because crap like this doesn't make you look intelligent either.

Here's my 2cent, because I'm sick and tired of grammar whores and these gayass threads about grammar as well as people like, foilman who should think, before making statements like above.

The fact is, if you read something and you understand what is being said, isn't that good enough? Grammar whores like this is one of my pet peeves because its so not needed. If the grammar is so bad that you can't understand whats being written, thats one thing. But if you do understand what is being said but you have to create drama like this, then thats another thing. I just dont understand what youstand to gain on picking on people's grammar when you understand what they are saying. Some people aren't native English speakers (like me), so in many ways by you're attitudes, are they less intelligent if they posted something and their grammar is bad?

Edit: deleted this paragraph. I still wouldn't be surprised if you got banned for flamming someone for grammer in that thread. You were being annoying for being so obssesive on grammar and for nitpicking and flamming Micester for something so stupid like grammar that only you on that thread couldn't understand. Yes I read the thread and to be honest, there was no reason for you to start the drama on the thread.

But in all honesty, the fact that grammar is mandatory on the FFR forums is kind of nice. Ill give you guys that of course, but this obssesion on pointing out everyone's grammar on every thread has got to stop. Its just not needed and it shows that you are more interested by people's grammar than what the author is really trying to say. If a forum doesn't require grammar, deal with it. Why make a big deal about it like Sonic did?

Flame me all you want for thinking this way, but I dont think humiliating someone for bad grammar and saying that hes retarded/stupid for having bad grammar is intelligent either. I found grammar whores take bad grammar personally and take offense to it like you just kicked him in the nuts. This is the internet. You will never see these people in you're life. So why is bad grammar or how intelligent they sound so important. If you understand what they write, that should be enough. If not, then Ill side with you grammar nazis.

Can people stop making threads about grammar and please find something else to do with you're time?

And people wonder why there is drama in the FFR forums. There. Thats my 2cent on this issue.

[poleaxe]

Wow that is ridiculous that you got banned for wanting a little grammar in the forums and also Virus003 don't double post...

[sonic-fast-fingers]

Originally Posted by operationstrawbarry

Sorry sonic... but I definatly dont sympathize with you nor agree with you. You are banned because you flamed someone for their grammar.

Wrong. I didn't get banned for flaming. I was banned for sharing information that the Supports told me. You would have known that if you fully read and understood my first post.

[devonin]

Originally Posted by virus003

I dont wonder, i was tricked into doing the stupidest thing ever to try to get in it. =P I blame irishknight. :P

You say that like irish's trick "ruined" it for you.

[tsugomaru]

Originally Posted by sonic-fast-fingers

I'm sorry but are you talking about virus?

I think not only did they ban my username, I think they banned my IP.....

I wasn't talking about you in specific. I was talking about every post I read.

Originally Posted by virus003

You have a voice in your head?! i want one!!!!!

Everyone does. When you read something in your head, you always give it a voice and that can affect what you are reading. When communicating, very little of what you have to say has to do with the words you are using, a lot of it is body motions and tone of voice. The same message could mean many different things depending on the voice.

~Tsugomaru

[x After Dawn x]

Proper grammar truly is mandatory...I couldn't imagine what the FFR forums would be like without it.

[virus003]

Originally Posted by devonin

You say that like irish's trick "ruined" it for you.

It pretty much did.

Originally Posted by tsugomaru

I wasn't talking about you in specific. I was talking about every post I read.



Everyone does. When you read something in your head, you always give it a voice and that can affect what you are reading. When communicating, very little of what you have to say has to do with the words you are using, a lot of it is body motions and tone of voice. The same message could mean many different things depending on the voice.

~Tsugomaru

Cool! I think mine just spoke to me..... It says its time to eat.

[5.points]

He's probably 10.

[poleaxe]

Virus PLEASE stop the double posting! I mean I come to read the thread and you double post. I just can't ignore this.