Some People Don't Get It.

[GuidoHunter]

Originally Posted by TD_Project

I guess you can try to correct the grammar, but it's a pointless effort.

This isn't true at all. I frequently PM members with horrible orthography and ask them to type better. More often than not, they do. And I don't just do it because it's easier on my eyes. I try to get them to understand that they will be ignored and thought less of if they type poorly. Y'know where that's especially true? Places that aren't the internet. Real life, if you will. Getting people to type better on internet forums and chat rooms is just a step; it's a habit that is then carried over into all forms of writing, which is only beneficial to everybody and not harmful to anybody.

It doesn't matter if you like it or not; but if you can't effectively communicate, you won't be taken seriously. It's true that this fact is less apparent online on flash game forums and the like, but that's no reason to disregard it completely.

Would you honestly rather read gaiaonline than FFR, where most of the forum regulars use good spelling and grammar?

P.S. @carbo: that's not a concrete rule.

Originally Posted by ToshX

It's either "people need to present themselves" or "the individual(but I'd accept they because this rule sucks) needs to present themself."

Uh, "themself" isn't a word. You'd do well to avoid reflexivity as much as possible in this case, but either make it gender restrictive and say "himself" or gender neutral and say "him- or herself".

--Guido

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