[rane]

Originally Posted by Iceman

So you're actually agreeing with us?

I have no idea how you come to that conclusion. Please read my post again? None of what I mentioned, figured in the original posters first post. Im agreeing on the tendency among people (young people mostly) , writing this way ON PURPOSE. Whos to blame, I dont know. Maybe it's the rap/hiphop culture?

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

Dont draw conclusions so fast, Thomas. Please show me where i've written "its ok to type like an idiot". But thats typical...start with the namecalling personal attacks (you're indicating the original poster was typing like an idiot).

d·i·ot /ˈɪdiət/ [id-ee-uht]
–noun
1. an utterly foolish or senseless person.

That's a dictionary definition. It isn't a random insult, like just calling someone a twat or a cunt, it's an observation. If a person makes a post in such a sloppy manner then it's logical to assume, unless they can prove otherwise, that they actually are, in fact, an idiot.

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

You're forgetting though - people who write like that are annoying, but we are the rude ones for pointing it out to them

Read my post properly and drop the sarcasm as its wasted in this case

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

d·i·ot /ˈɪdiət/ [id-ee-uht]
–noun
1. an utterly foolish or senseless person.

That's a dictionary definition. It isn't a random insult, like just calling someone a twat or a cunt, it's an observation. If a person makes a post in such a sloppy manner then it's logical to assume, unless they can prove otherwise, that they actually are, in fact, an idiot.

So the original poster is utterly foolish or senseless...on purpose? I dont see it.

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

I have no idea how you come to that conclusion. Please read my post again? None of what I mentioned, figured in the original posters first post. Im agreeing on the tendency among people (young people mostly) , writing this way ON PURPOSE. Whos to blame, I dont know. Maybe it's the rap/hiphop culture?

The key part of that being 'ON PURPOSE' which you even highlighted yourself.

I'll try to re-itterate; this board has visitors whose first language is not English, and as such even well written English will be difficult for them to read. When a person intentionally starts abbreviating and using txt speak then it means that probably a lot of people here won't be able to read it easily. That means that the poster is not only being lazy, but they are being rude and thoughtless.

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

Read my post properly and drop the sarcasm as its wasted in this case

Why, don't you understand sarcasm?

Originally Posted by rane

So the original poster is utterly foolish or senseless...on purpose? I dont see it.

They are showing themselves to be senseless

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

The key part of that being 'ON PURPOSE' which you even highlighted yourself.

I'll try to re-itterate; this board has visitors whose first language is not English, and as such even well written English will be difficult for them to read. When a person intentionally starts abbreviating and using txt speak then it means that probably a lot of people here won't be able to read it easily. That means that the poster is not only being lazy, but they are being rude and thoughtless.

The original poster clearly stated afterwards that it was NOT on purpose. So I dont really see where your getting at.

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

Why, don't you understand sarcasm?


They are showing themselves to be senseless

Sure I do. Are you indicating im too stupid to understand sarcasm?

Everyone knows the word "idiot" is much stronger than what the dictionary claims it to be. Besides..you forgot to mention the 2nd part from the dictionary when looking up the word "idiot":

2. Psychology. a person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.

Hmm...looks like an uppercut

[Thomas Anderson]

Well I doubt many would think "I'll post in crappy txt speak just to annoy some people" but when a person writes a message which is not up to their ability then it is very much on purpose because they are being lazy.

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

Everyone knows the word "idiot" is much stronger than what the dictionary claims it to be. Besides..you forgot to mention the 2nd part from the dictionary when looking up the word "idiot":

2. Psychology. a person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.

Hmm...looks like an uppercut

Just because a word has multiple meanings doesn't mean that a person using it means every single one of those. I picked the meaning relevant to make my point with.

Also, people 'know' a lot of things which are very, very much wrong. Just because something is common knowledge certainly doesn't make it true.