The state of grammar on FFR...

[Moogy]

I'll put it bluntly : The average user of FFR has atrocious grammar and spelling. I seriously don't know why only about 100 out of the ~30000 registered users consistently post with correct/grammar and spelling (minus sarcasm/jokes and the occasional typo, of course). Anyway, I've devised a few ways to help improve the grammar of you dropouts.

1. Coherency is a must. This means, basically, to post like English is your first language if English is your first language.

2. Line breaks and tabs are your friends. Paragraphs increase legibility, whereas GIGANTIC BLOCKS OF TEXT (see : Specforce's posts) decrease it. (This means Jello and Nima, especially, too.)

3. AOL slang/internet abbreviations are retarded. This includes using the letter "u" in place of the word "you", "y" in place of "why", "gr8" instead of "great", etc. No one wants to read that crap. Don't type like that; that's not how you speak in real life, so why speak like that online?

4. Punctuation exists for a reason. Capitalization exists for the same reason. Properly punctuating and capitalizing your posts goes a long way towards making them more legible and intelligent-appearing. And no, this doesn't mean Typing Like This.

5. Overuse of emoticons is stupid. Don't do it. Or at least disable smilies, those things look homoerotic.

That's pretty much all I can think of. If anyone has any addendums to this, please feel free to post them.