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I don't see people's problem with text talk. Sure, if overused, it's annoying. I'll give you that. But, really, what's the problem with a few "u"'s or "r"'s rather than "you" or "are". And you know what I've noticed? Not a single person cares about it if somebody who's famous types like that. Why should it be any different for people who aren't?

And if it bothers you that much, don't read/comment about the post 
Commenting about it probably annoys people more than text talk does!
By the way, do you wonder why I type like this?
Because almost every user ANNOYED me and some were just real JERKS about me using text talk.

Discuss the above ^

Oh, and:

Paddle2See wrote:

Well, people really shouldn't be getting all up in each other's faces about the way they type.  As long as the message is clear - that's really what matters.  It takes all kinds to make a world...and some of them use text-talk abbreviations     

Let's try and be welcoming and helpful no matter how people type.

Paddle2See wrote:

Paddle2See wrote:

Well, people really shouldn't be getting all up in each other's faces about the way they type.  As long as the message is clear - that's really what matters.  It takes all kinds to make a world...and some of them use text-talk abbreviations     

Let's try and be welcoming and helpful no matter how people type.

Let's try this again.  Straight and simple.  People talk in different styles (accents, word choices, etc).  People also type in different styles.  It's not a big deal - we do not have a standard typing style defined on these Forums.  Communication is the key thing.

There are some areas in life where grammar and punctuation are very important (international treaties, writing laws, writing computer code) - but this is not one of them.  Read the Terms of Use - do they mention anything about how you should type?  They do not.  They do state that you should try to keep the community friendly though - so give that some thought.

Last edited by imnotbob (2012-01-14 22:30:09)