using text format in the forum

I'm easy, and you can take that any way you like. More than that though I'll give it to you any way I like

Personally I don't care how it is written as long as I can interpret the meaning. Heck, who said anything about all posts having to even be in English let alone words out of an English dictionary?

no more smilies too?

i don't like text speak on forums, i think it shows a lack of intelligence in the user, i don't think i could have a serious conversation/ debate with someone who types like a mong.
i don't mind abbreviations and smiles though, they've become part of forum culture.

How about just pics & vids posted by sm© & josh1979 and a thanks button........sorted

BigChuck Wrote:i don't like text speak on forums, i think it shows a lack of intelligence in the user, i don't think i could have a serious conversation/ debate with someone who types like a mong.
i don't mind abbreviations and smiles though, they've become part of forum culture.

I agree. It's almost as annoying as people who don't capitalise!

i'm not saying all posts should be in perfectly written english, but some txt speak is incomprehnsible! you could have the best post in the world, but its messed up cos its in text speak. the whole point of that is for mobile phone texting, not the internet.

as for moaning, its a public forum, people will voice their greviances don't like it then don't read it......

The Master of my Domain Wrote:

BigChuck Wrote:i don't like text speak on forums, i think it shows a lack of intelligence in the user, i don't think i could have a serious conversation/ debate with someone who types like a mong.
i don't mind abbreviations and smiles though, they've become part of forum culture.

I agree. It's almost as annoying as people who don't capitalise!

WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO OVER CAPITALISE?

ok what if we get rid of everything about this forum looks like thats the only way to keep you people happy

BigChuck Wrote:i don't like text speak on forums, i think it shows a lack of intelligence in the user, i don't think i could have a serious conversation/ debate with someone who types like a mong.
i don't mind abbreviations and smiles though, they've become part of forum culture.

that is one of the most unintelligent quotes i have ever read. because i put u instead of you occasionally im lacking intelligence.

the fact of the matter is, i doesn't matter how people write on the forum as long as it can be read, this is not a grammar or spelling forum, its a giggle, does it ever occur to u that some people may not be so confident with their grammar and spelling and use 'text speak' as a way of masking this so that some of the small minded prats on here cant take the piss when they say something that isn't spelt correctly? i have witnessed this myself and can imagine this being quite degrading.

BigChuck Wrote:WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO OVER CAPITALISE?

tHEY sHOULD aLL bE sHOT, aS sHOULD pEOPLE wHO tRY tO cAPITALISE wITH tHE cAPS lOCK oN!