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The Lounge What is on Your Mind? Abbreviated text/text talk Post 302123488 by Neo on Monday 25th of June 2007 11:24:56 PM

06-26-2007

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Quote:

Originally Posted by porter

Note, this does not refer to posters who use English as a second language.

I must admit I dislike posts which appear to have been relayed by somebody texting while driving and wearing a straight-jacket.

Perhaps I am an old conservative but I find them both hard to read and also makes me more reluctant reply, if they can't make the effort, why should I? Being a traditionalist I would expect people who are asking for help on these forums to be

(a) polite
(b) try to explain there problem as fully and concisely as possible
(c) demonstrate an attempt to solve the problem themselves.

It is surprising the number of titles that just say "help" with no clue to their content, similary the number of posts which demand immediate fixes rather than request assistance with their understanding of a problem, perhaps that's actually another topic.

Perhaps posters who litter their posts with "ur" and other appalling contractions only want replies from other ten year olds.

Thoughts?

In the "good ole days" here at UNIX.COM, I used to correct posts like those - or simply delete them - since they are against the rules.

Neo

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