[rane]

Originally Posted by 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.

Well, then I suggest you mail the owner of the board, asking to get an information box on the top of the forum pages saying "Remember that in order to post, you must feel 100% up to it when posting. That means noone is allowed to post if they're tired, a bit excited, a little frustrated or just a tad lazy."

I know, bad joke. But you cant seriously expect every poster to be that thorough with their posts everytime.

[Thomas Anderson]

I'm not asking people to be thorough, I'm suggesting that people be more considerate to the fact that not everyone can read txt speak, and if they are making a point which they want to be taken seriously they should put the effort in to making it at least legible.

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

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.

Personally, I had no idea that "idiot" could be translated to "senseless" if you havent mentioned it. And I think its common knowledge that the word "idiot" in general is a lot stronger than "senseless". And how was I to know you meant senseless back then?

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

I'm not asking people to be thorough, I'm suggesting that people be more considerate to the fact that not everyone can read txt speak, and if they are making a point which they want to be taken seriously they should put the effort in to making it at least legible.

And that can be asked in 2 ways: Nicely or rude. What would you prefer?

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

Personally, I had no idea that "idiot" could be translated to "senseless" if you havent mentioned it. And I think its common knowledge that the word "idiot" in general is a lot stronger than "senseless". And how was I to know you meant senseless back then?

Perhaps because I posted the dictionary definition of it?

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

And that can be asked in 2 ways: Nicely or rude. What would you prefer?

I don't really care.

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

Perhaps because I posted the dictionary definition of it?

Yeah, you did that after I confronted you with your use of the word in post #26.

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

I don't really care.

Nice to know. I'd think most decent people would choose the polite way, but I guess the world is getting meaner and meaner.

[Thomas Anderson]

Originally Posted by rane

Nice to know. I'd think most decent people would choose the polite way, but I guess the world is getting meaner and meaner.

If a person is not considerate enough to post in a legible manner then I'm not going to bother being polite to them.

[rane]

Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson

If a person is not considerate enough to post in a legible manner then I'm not going to bother being polite to them.

What...are you being too lazy to write a polite response?

Seriously, I dont get that point of view of yours. It must be modern to act cool and rude towards people. Maybe we should make a poll asking people if they'd be polite or rude? I wonder how that'd go if no cheating was involved

Anyway, I'm off work so will respond to any posts later today or tomorrow. Cheerio