CB Demands Proper English in Posts!!!, posting using english syntax/textspeak Options

[hardbodyactiv]

So here I am, basically a newbie to this forum, although I post on several other forums and have done so for some considerable time.

Even though I have only been on here for a few days, I have already fallen foul of some of the 'Keepers of Good English' brigade who have flamed me for using textspeak, which is what most people here in the UK tend to use.

Now, I'm not bothered by sarcastic responses, but I do take offense to 14-16yo kids patronising me, telling me to learn how to spell. How lame is that.

Many people, even adults have terrible problems with spelling, not me by any means, but to have these spelling Nazis trying to appear to be so superior is just pathetic and does not give me respect for them.

It appears that textspeak is regarded as only suitable for the kiddie pre-teens/dunces and that everybody else must conform by spelling correctly and posting using the correct syntax. otherwise to face flaming and have their actual post content ignored.

The CB Head Honcho should have an obvious edict about this. If there is one, its not very obvious as I (briefly) read through CB rules on posting as every forum is different. But I have no problem with posting in 'Correct English' and will do so for this forum as it is appropriate.

sO wAt U FiNK BouT dIs 1 Cb lololol

[starlette]

really, its just a matter of something being readable. iF yEw tYpErrZZ lYkE dIz, pPl cNT riLLiE fIggURRZ oUt wUtt dA hEkkz U iZ lYKe sAyINz. I mean, I use thing I like u instead of you all the time, and no one seems to care. just dont mae it complicated. Really its just condieration for your reader. And proper english appreciated too, as in use your grammar skills. Dont is beez talkinz for to in a way be at that people cannot be gettings. lol. It shoes some sense of maturity. Thats why you will see a lot of people making fun of a topic by going OH EM GEE I lyKe tOtaLLy lUvvErs pArIs hIltOn OMG OMGOMG OGMOG OMG !!!!!111!!1!11

Because stupid people write like that. And if you are like me and make an inhuman amount of typos because ur fingers are slower than your brain, just go back and edit your post, for the sake of others.

[hardbodyactiv]

I totally agree with you Karamelle, but I got slagged off for using 'c u 2' or 'ur' or 'newayz', or '@ wot point'.... I also believe that 'Oh bOi DaT waZ LYke sooo KeWl' is completely pointless and is in fact gibberish. I would never post in that form, but did not think I would be SO slated for minor and obvious phonetic abbreviations.

Yes, I also would slag off stupid dumb-ass unintelligible crap, but to be so prissy and pedantic just shows to me that some here really do not have a life.

Anyway, thanks for the post.

Peace Out

[jaeman]

Yeah, it's just so people can read what they have to type.
And anyway, I think it is easier to type normally instead of doing the whole internet slang and textspeak thing. Plus it'll help by getting people used to typing correctly, it's just a good thing.

[*mona lisa*]

I don't expect it from people still learning English, but some of those who already do don't even bother being kind to others. I don't bother to read the post if they don't type in proper English. I mean, they don't need my help if they're not going to be friendly. Yes, I think of it as TYpIng Lyk Dis is stOOpid =/= friendly.

[hardbodyactiv]

thanks for the post gotnoheart.

You're a Xanga Staff member. I'm not sure if that really means anything in terms of actually being able to do anything about this by communicating with CB Staff regarding this issue.

By looking to inform Posters perhaps with a link to the passage in CB Rules of Posting (and since it is apparent that this is an issue, if there isn't one, it should be inserted) will surely reduce incidences.

If this is ignored then a Warning is appropriate, just as happens on other forums for inappropriate behaviour; this would maybe cut down on the incidences of ridiculous Textspeak and perhaps as Honorguard suggested, get posters used to good typing.

If this was introduced and generally accepted then threads would read far more smoothly and would not involve Members slagging other Members for this issue as it would be the Mods responsibility to enforce this and everyone would know that.

Peace Out

[starlette]

you know honestly, it the anal epople that take it so far. I mean, most people use laugh out loud, and thats internet speak and no one complains. So I mean, it goes both ways. Just try to keep the readers in mind when you type. everyone has a style, its stupid for people to expect you to completly conform. No one speaks in complete proper english, so why should you have to type that way? I mean, I rarely capitalise everything I should, and I don't always use proper punctuation, because I type conversationally, that same way it would come out if I was speaking. So yeah. Just ignore the really anal ones. If they get onto you for saying "u' are cool" or whatever, it still wont get you kicked off or anything. Just don't be annoying lol.

[whomps]

Not all members do that.. I can see how they can become annoyed though, imagine trying to help someone out in Xanga Help over there and they're replying consistently in short posts that take more than 5 minutes to read. "i sTiLL duN get itz the pag3 iz NoT lo4din` 4 sUm r3asOnz"
There is no rule in CB that says you must post in proper English though. People just become too anal. Something that irks me however is when people TYPE IN ALL CAPS (AND ZER0'S) MAKING THEM SEEM DEMANDING F0R A S0LUTI0N BECAUSE THEY'RE T00 G0DDAMN UNPATIENT.

P.S. See how much Xanga Staffers see this issue around CB as well? Don't think less of them/us because they're/we're called "Xanga" Staff.

[hardbodyactiv]

P.S. See how much Xanga Staffers see this issue around CB as well? Don't think less of them/us because they're/we're called "Xanga" Staff.

thanks for the post angawhomps. No, No!! I would never think any less of any Staff Mambers on any Forum. You all have a valuable job to do. I only asked for Xanga to communicate with CB because after all, for all I know you're based in NYC and CB staff could be in Atlanta and never the twain shall meet (except 'those' Xmas parties!) and I just assume, perhaps incorrectly, that there are demarcation lines. But its all cool.

Peace Out

[FoOd]

::shrugs::

It all just depends on the post if its readable.

Some posts... I'll edit later...

wells this girl told me if my n my bf break up wit ya go out wit me.. n i was like yehh n shit.. n nwo it like 2 days after.. n now shes tellin me i aint like him no more.. im about to break up wit him.. but i really dono how to ask her ya kno?? i dont wanna ask her outta no where... she a big flirt too but i like it lols

Some are so unreadable and its unhelpable(word..?) to understand the concept. Some people are anal about spelling words, and some people can be nitpricks.

[*paul murphy*]

wtf? just cuz sum ppl don't type prprly dsn't mean anything. U can still understnd it so this angers me. U just want evrything 2 b perfect cos u think that's da way it shud be. Excuse us for not being part of JEFFERSONS RICH PEOPLE'S COUNTRY CLUB. Sheesh

[FoOd]

^

I thought you quited with that Wiccan friend of yours...

And we never said something about joining the Jeffersons Rich Peoples Country Club. And not all of us are rich. Get your facts straight.

[*paul murphy*]

^

I thought you quited with that Wiccan friend of yours... 

And we never said something about joining the Jeffersons Rich Peoples Country Club. And not all of us are rich. Get your facts straight. 

Nope I'm still here and it was just a joke, dude. Lighten up

[*AngelicEyz00*]

[points to "How to post a decent topic on a forum"]

[Ington]

Paul, you just proved the point. I couldn't understand one word you said in the first try, I had to read it again.

Please. Do it for the children.

[misoshiru]

hahahah. ermfermoo, you crack me up.

i think some shortened terms are fine, such as "u" or "w/." just as long as it doesn't take us more than 5 minutes to read what you've written. and as elba said, it's all in "how to post a decent topic on a forum"

[xMayleex]

As long as its readable i dont mind but tYpIn LyKe DiS gEts oN mA nErVes!

[racoons > you]

actually... its much easier just to type normally. give it a try, if only for the sake of common courtesey

[AngelTears]

wtf? just cuz sum ppl don't type prprly dsn't mean anything. U can still understnd it so this angers me. U just want evrything 2 b perfect cos u think that's da way it shud be. Excuse us for not being part of JEFFERSONS RICH PEOPLE'S COUNTRY CLUB. Sheesh

They aren't talking about typing perfectly!

They're saying they dont like it when people type shit like this, LyK OnGsH! i ToTaLlY DUnnO Wat ThE HeWwell uR TaWlkIn BoUt!

Its annoying and no one can understand it, it takes about 5 minutes to read when people are constantly typing like that.

I could read what you said.. mostly..

But I do personaly find chat speak of all types besides 'brb and lol' annoying. But thats just because I Role Play and I'm used to being forced to type properly.

But I deal with it.. but I cant stand when people type every other letter upper case and crap like that.

Nope I'm still here and it was just a joke, dude. Lighten up 

And, after someone gangs up on you its a joke..? Ha.. no, not funny.

actually... its much easier just to type normally. give it a try, if only for the sake of common courtesey

He speaks the truth..

It actually is.

[Heathasm]

im cool with it, i just ignore it.
I'd only get pissed if people started teaching a sort of e-ebonics for it haha

[Spirited Away]

Goodness, there isn't a need for proper English in an online forum. Perhaps we should expect it, however, as James said before due to common courtesy. But surely there isn't need to write correctly when the majority of the English speaking population have a hard time with it. If we were an educational institution, then I would see the light of your concern, but here, in an online forum, the concern seems overly solicitious. I would appreciate good grammar, but it needn't be made a big deal. People who aren't well-versed with the language will be ostracized.

[multifaceted]

some people just shorten words too much. that makes it hard to read. can just people type right?

[*iNyCxShoRT*]

Ahaha i use to type like thiz endinng everything sentence with the z. I mean you have to admit everyone used to TyPe LiKe ThiS once in their life cause they thought it was cool.

[mouse_3k]

I dont understand ur question but I think u type fine...Except with you type like this

sO wAt U FiNK BouT dIs 1 Cb

I dont like when ppl type like that because I cant read it or understand it.

[wayne]

as long as you dont type with sticky caps... and i understand what the f**k you are saying.. you are good in my book.

[hardbodyactiv]

Time to spam my thread...COOL we got our 1st vote for Draconian measures.

Feel the lick of my whip....

[ItzOnlySydney]

It TaKeZ LoNguRR 2 ReEd PoStz WeN Dey iZ WriTteN lyke dis.

i do use u, becuz,and itz sometimes but thats is it. ^ that is the truth you know.

[*jooleeah*]

I understand where you're coming from. People need to learn how to type correctly instead of TyPiNg lYk thIs. But honestly, you can't make a whole online forum type correctly. People are free to do what they want, even though what they do might become annoying.

[racoons > you]

Time to spam my thread...COOL we got our 1st vote for Draconian measures

oh, i actually was going to choose that, but i didnt really read the options properly. so, if you like, count it as two votes

[hardbodyactiv]

But honestly, you can't make a whole online forum type correctly. People are free to do what they want, even though what they do might become annoying.

Well actually jooleeah, since this is apparently quite an issue on this Forum, if the Administrators decided that they had seen enough poorly presented postings and the frustrations that it caused Members by detracting from posts, then it would not be a problem to introduce measures to advise all Members that only proper English spelling/syntax would be acceptable, with a small amount of abbreviation, and that after a polite reminder, a warning would be issued followed by a total ban, then yes, it could be introduced.

There are many forums out there that do not entertain anything other than the most basic of textspeak. A warning followed by a ban is usual.


Peace Out

Edit: i have really got to get some sleep. I am starting to ramble and become incoherent now.

[*jooleeah*]

hardbodyactiv Posted Apr 29 2005, 5:35 PM
Well actually jooleeah, since this is apparently quite an issue on this Forum, if the Administrators decided that they had seen enough pooly presented postings and the frustrations that it caused Members by detracting from posts, then it would not be a problem to introduce measures to advise all Members that only proper English/syntax would be acceptable, with a small amount of abbreviation, and that after a polite reminder, a warning would be issued followed by a total ban, then yes, it could be introduced.

There are many forums out there that do not entertain anything other than the most basic of textspeak. A warning followed by a ban is usual.


Peace Out

Really? I didn't hear about that. A ban is going a bit too far, IMO.

[*mona lisa*]

since this is apparently quite an issue on this Forum

Um..how do you know that it's "quite an issue"?

[racoons > you]

Um..how do you know that it's "quite an issue"?

because he typed in a stupid way in the boys locker room, and several people called him on it, plus its kinda obvious that a lot of people dont like bad grammar/english here. there are always people being told off for it by someone or other...

like i said, i think its discourteous to type in way which makes it hard for people to read, so if someones doing it, i tell them to stop

[inthemudhole]

Personally, I'd love it if everyone typed perfectly or as close to perfect as possible.... But I know that's not going to happen and it shouldn't be up to me.
I'm fine with "u" and "ur" and stuff like that, but when you start mixing 1337 with regular typing and sticky caps and fake words and shit like that... Yeah. That's just too much.

[WrathOfOnigo]

I'm fine with textspeak like taking away a few letters to make the word shorter,taking the "g" off of "ing", raplacing "s" with "z", and some of the common things like "lyke", "Neways", "b4" and so on. But it makes it really hard to read when you just add in new letters to different words and capitalize random letters, which makes it all the more challenging.

[*mzkandi*]

What is hard about typing in regular english...see its easy

I went to school today vs. I went 2 skool 2day.

A alot of people on this forum have never met each other personally. So a lot of judgement (well not really judgement, but you know what I mean) comes from how you present yourself on a forum. And how you present yourself plays a role in how people precieve you. Whether you arguements will be taken seriously, etc. This includes the way you type. I am personally not usually the one to call out someone on their typing unless its horribly bad. But seeing that english is the main language spoken by most people here, it really shouldnt be that hard to formulate coherent sentences

[parallel]

Um. I didn't get some of the choices. But oh well. So I most likely voted for the wrong thing. x]

People just need to type accurately or at least to where it's actually readable. Whatever. I feel like I'm making words up now.

theres no need, as LoNg Az PpLz DuNt TyPe LyKe DiZ, then its fine

[jennyjenny]

actually... its much easier just to type normally. give it a try, if only for the sake of common courtesey

It really is. I see some poeple typing "yOoh" as you. I mean, sometimes I type it as 'u' to be easier, but really, "yooh?" ew.

And I don't think we need PERFECT english with spellcheck and all of them. There has been a lot of topics on "TyPiiNg LyK DiiZ iZ RiidicUl0z" and stuffs. But I think some people should learn to type or else they're gonna type like that when they're older. I don't think they would get much respect if they do when they're older. They don't now.

[lovescream]

WTF.

It appears that textspeak is regarded as only suitable for the kiddie pre-teens/dunces and that everybody else must conform by spelling correctly and posting using the correct syntax. otherwise to face flaming and have their actual post content ignored.

I find that offensive, kthnx. (: I'm very sensitive on how people treat me as my age. Really. They think I'm a freakin' moron. Especially where you put slash dunces.. k...


but kkkk, I think people should type normally, with words. Capilization doesn't matter for me.. but just not typing in words that aren't words!

[hardbodyactiv]

WTF.
I find that offensive, kthnx. (: I'm very sensitive on how people treat me as my age. Really. They think I'm a freakin' moron. Especially where you put slash dunces..  matter for me.. but just not typing in words that aren't words!

I assume that you read the complete thread in which case you should be able to understand that this is not my opinion. It is what has been made apparent to me by other posters in other threads that I posted on because of the way that I posted when I first came onto the forum.

Every Forum is different and it is apparent to me that I just happened to take interest in posting on threads which already displayed a very truncated textspeak style, which lead me to believe that this was generally acceptable on CB.

It is obvious now that posters are able to type in any style that they want as it is not Moderated, but they will have to expect to be flamed if that style is not deemed acceptable by other posters on a thread.

This is why I added a poll to this thread once I could see that it was generating some interest.


Peace Out

...knackered now...time for my bed

[soulless727]

purple ponies (self-deleted 12/06)

[miss barnes]

Goodness, there isn't a need for proper English in an online forum. Perhaps we should expect it, however, as James said before due to common courtesy. But  surely there isn't need to write correctly when the majority of the English speaking population have a hard time with it. If we were an educational institution, then I would see the light of your concern, but here, in an online forum, the concern seems overly solicitious. I would appreciate good grammar, but it needn't be made a big deal. People who aren't well-versed with the language will be ostracized.

dido

i type the way i want to. i dont care how others type. i'm not gonna let some elementary school teacher wannabe tell me how i can type. i understand if you cant read it but yall can. it jus may take a little longer..oh well

[aznxdreamer]

i dno if we should go as far as to having a spell check thing. that would just be annyoing to the maximum. but i do think that people on cb should TyP lYk DiZ cuZ iTz sToOpId aNd HaRd 2 ReEd! just type normallly..seriously. i would safe everyone a bunches of trouble.

[angel-roh]

really, its just a matter of something being readable.  iF yEw tYpErrZZ lYkE dIz, pPl cNT riLLiE fIggURRZ oUt wUtt dA hEkkz U iZ lYKe sAyINz.  I mean, I use thing I like u instead of you all the time, and no one seems to care.  just dont mae it complicated.  Really its just condieration for your reader.  And proper english appreciated too, as in use your grammar skills.  Dont is beez talkinz for to in a way be at that people cannot be gettings. lol.  It shoes some sense of maturity.  Thats why you will see a lot of people making fun of a topic by going OH EM GEE I lyKe tOtaLLy lUvvErs pArIs hIltOn OMG OMGOMG OGMOG OMG !!!!!111!!1!11

Because stupid people write like that.  And if you are like me and make an inhuman amount of typos because ur fingers are slower than your brain, just go back and edit your post, for the sake of others.

I agree too. It should be more clearable to understand what they meant. I do hate those gangsta like words where they use "yew R sho aweshum!" Well I understand some, but bit annoying to read. Well I try my best on grammars. The only thing I'm bad is grammars. I messed up with past tense these days. It's just that I type so fast and don't think what I'm typing sometimes. That's why sometimes I go back and edit it if I did something wrong. But even if I checked it again, there are still errors. I can't make perfect grammars. I don't think anyone can except those English professors.

[rOckThISshYt]

I would just like to say something.

Everyone in CB who talks ghetto just... stop. Please. It's so annoying. Especially if you don't live in the ghetto. I mean, soon, hillbillies will start talking ghetto! I live in the ghetto and look how I type! I talk like this, as well. North Philly, baby. Come join it. You'll see ghetto there. The people in the burbs talk more ghetto than the people in the ghetto because the suburbian "ANGSTAS!!!" try wayyyy too hard. I mean, I'm told that I have a Philly accent. But that's just how the words I say sound. Not that I'm saying "My homie G, dawg FO' SHIZZLE!!!!"

[Spirited Away]

Too many topics like this one. Merged with most current like topic.

[shortiiex]

i think peeopel should be able to type however tehy feel like it.....even though it is hard to read

[gelionie]

I think proper FULL English is the best.

You don't need to type in full English if you don't want to, but it will be your fault if people misunderstand you. TyPiN lYk DiS is too confusing, don't you think so?

[DanielleMaria05]

I agree that there needs to be something done. Yeah, even I misspell words. I mean, I'm not the greatest speller. I think thats fine. I don't like sticky caps, or typing wierd.

And, how is it easier to type lyke than like? Same number of letters?? Anyway, I don't type like that. I type like this all the time, and what I typed that was "different" was harder than the rest. Maybe it's just because I dont use it as often.

[toodlepops.]

Why do people TYpE lYk d1s, anyway?
It's so hard to type and even harder to read.
So, for the love of God, just learn to type properly. ;]

[Eryi]

I agree with everyone in this topic. It's not worth your time reading posts that are l1Ke TH1Z. It takes up like 10 min. of your life trying to read that crap. I did do it when i was first introduced to AIM or the internet, but it has disimproved my ability to spell correctly these days. You'd see some '1's' on my essays and etc.. You probably get millions of headaches trying to read that stuff.

[Angel_Cece]

Proper English and spelling at ALL times, except the basics: b4, u, @, lol etc.
if its anything too crazy like "wuts ^, lyke that sk8ter boi at da parc wuz so c0Ol." no.. thats annoying. not to mention, hard to read.

[hardbodyactiv]

hmmm...seems like the vast majority who have replied to this thread are sick & tired of ridiculous textspeak...good spelling and grammar is all down to education, so we should excuse that up to a point when its quite obviously not done just to piss others off using a lazy style.

So why does the Admin not do something about it? Surely if CB was cleaned up a bit, it would make everyone's enjoyment in reading and posting, improve.

To have a self policing Forum just leads to petty arguments and the threads get ignored.

If you care that much, like I now do, pm the Admin with this thread title. If it is shown how much people care about this, attention might be shown and something done about it.

Click on this=======>>>ADMIN CONTACT PAGE


Peace Out

[racoons > you]

you cant actually force people to type a certain ay (freedom of speech infringement?)

still... it would be niceif everyone could type properly

[hardbodyactiv]

you cant actually force people to type a certain ay (freedom of speech infringement?)

still... it would be niceif everyone could type properly

I agree, you cant force them. But if there was a restriction on using textspeak in this Form and people were warned about it by the Mods, but continued in flagrant disregard of the Forum rules, then a ban would be in order.

Thats how you get conformity. And as for Freedon of Speach infringement. Not in the least. People are free to post whatever is deemed PG-13, but it is the style that they post in that is in question here and restricting it does not infringe with anybody's rights under any constitution.

Also, please remember, this Forum is available in every country that allows the use of the Internet. We are not, thankfully, all governed by the Constitution of the USA.


Peace Out

[Soleil]

It does get annoying when people write their comments up filled with mistakes, in a way it shows you dont care. I know we all make mistakes but come on some of them are horrible.

[*FreeStickers*]

Well I try my best on grammars.

I don't have a problem with acronyms like "lol" and "brb." I do it myself. It's bad grammar that gets me, really, like...subject/verb disagreement. *shudder*

[Just_Dream]

Sorry, but I just take it as if the person is trying to be quote-unquote ghetto if they use "textspeak." I've never heard anyone use that term before, but I understand what you're getting at. Although it does bother me at times, I don't go all out flame-mode just because someone can't type. Rather, I try to contribute an answer to whatever question they're asking, ONLY if what they're asking is coherent. You see, even with "textspeak," what those who use that type of language are still capable of forming coherent messages.

There's a difference between "OoOo sHe WuNnA gHeT DoWnZ N MeEH FiNk iSh LyKe WoAhZ N ShTuFf" (I suck at forming incoherent phrases, sorry) and "He LuV'd MeEh En MeEh BrOkE hIs H34rt. MeEh FeEhL sHo SoWwIe."

^ Even if you don't notice it first, there's a noticeable difference between the first phrase (incoherent, imho) and the second phrase (sound it out and it sounds coherent). I don't mind as long as a certain point is addressed or a certain question is being answered that people can easily contribute to. I'm just tired of people only pointing out that they didn't even read the thing because it was incoherent to them. If they didn't even read it, there's not much use in posting. It's not going to change anything. I even had to close a topic a few days ago because there were 10 replies saying virtually the same thing (you can't type; I don't understand; I didn't bother to read)

The only reason why I it doesn't bother me so (as much), that people type in textspeak, is that I used to type like that back in 6th and 7th grade (4-5 years ago). I'm capable of understand what those who type in textspeak are trying to say. I find it rude when someone has a major problem and all someone can say is "Sheesh, learn to spell" or "learn to type" or "I didn't bother reading because everything you said was stupid." I'm not pointing any fingers, but I've seen this happen before. Actually, not just on createBlog, but it's happen a number of times on cB.

Doesn't bother me that much--as long as they're not breaking the rules (such as spamming and flaming).

Although it should be enforced, people are entitled to their own internet lingo. Even if it is annoying to others, it's not something that could be easily stopped.

[EddieV]

Yo We ShOuLD DeF TyPe LyKe DiS

[magicfann]

r0f1 wh03v4r t3h FuXX th07 t15 sh13t Up 15 oN3 fUnNy n1gg4!!!!!!11111oneoneoneononeoneoneleven 0MGWTFUXBBQSAUCE~!!!!?????!111ELEVEN

[lilangryaznangel]

r0f1 wh03v4r t3h FuXX th07 t15 sh13t Up 15 oN3 fUnNy n1gg4!!!!!!11111oneoneoneononeoneoneleven 0MGWTFUXBBQSAUCE~!!!!?????!111ELEVEN

I hate it when people write in L337 (Leet). It gets very annoying trying to figure out which letter are they tring to communicate to me. so please refrain from it.

[pinacoolada]

^ hah. same. it bothers me.

[Rachel]

Yo We ShOuLD DeF TyPe LyKe DiS

YOooO i AgReEzIe!

[no-name]

I hate it when people write in L337 (Leet). It gets very annoying trying to figure out which letter are they tring to communicate to me. so please refrain from it.

agreed

[KissMe2408]

ah. . . who brought up this topic again?


No matter what you do there will be people in the world who type with the mixture of caps and lowercase in a single word. However, most of them do grow out of this phase. It only lasts for a short amount of time anyway.
If it bothers you, don't read it. Or let me rephrase that: Try to read it.
It doesn't exactly show maturity when they type like that, but again, they usually grow out of it. Kinda like when girls grow out of dotting their i's with hearts or bubble circles. (c'mon, I know a lot of you have done that in elementary school).
So, yes then a new generation of typers emerge that can't type whatsoever, so the best thing to do is ignore it and wait until they grow out of it.
If it bothers you so much, well...I guess the best thing to do would be hang around places were you are able to find less kids that type like that.

[*Weird addiction*]

Yo We ShOuLD DeF TyPe LyKe DiS

I w@nN@ eFfInG fcUK y0U r19Ht n0W.

[bballchick1]

I definitely agree that people should type properly, with the exceptions of the basic lol, omg, lmao, etc. at a minimum!!

I think for people that type badly often should get warned.

It gets annoying, honestly.

[AngelinaTaylor]

Well it's up to you, really. You wanna be seen as an idiot - type like an idiot.

[jue]

It gets annoying when I have to read like a whole paragraph when it's in stickycaps/all caps/or when numbers are subsituted for letters. At times, online I would talk to some of my friends using stickycaps just for the heck of it. I don't know how they do it. It takes me forever. It's easier for me to type normally, but it could be different for others. They might find typing in stickycaps to be easier. =|

[wildncrazyath3rt]

kinda makes sence.. bc u can understand it.. lol

[marzipan]

i'd rather have someone type where it's actually legible instead of doing this crap: OMG LiKE i tOtaLlY wOUdNT dOO tH@T.

[technicolour]

English all the way.

[forza]

^ That's a pretty awesome smilie.

[xlilaznchickx]

i dont think i really matters....if the ppl wanna type like that then let em....i mean if its readable i think its ok...but if u cant read it...well then uh..yea..

[*ECD & C0*]

i use like u,r,@,w/ and stuff i dont think its that bad.

[*Shinji_Mimura*]

So I see that demanding proper english keeps Jason from posting in topics. I will take not of this.

[PrincessAda]

I don`t care most of the time unless its like.
hEy iim amii3 !
I think if its readable its fine.