OK well there's been a debate going on, mostly between just a few people, so let's see if we can judge a wider opinion on this with a poll.

There are people here from all over the world, and some I imagine would have difficulty in reading even well written English, as it isn't everyones native tongue, so an illegible post would presumably be nigh on impossible for them to read. Do you think that it is rude of a person to be lazy and sloppy with a post, with no thought to spelling, punctuation and grammar, especially if it is in their native tongue?

(I should point out too - if a person is dyslexic or has problems with the language then no-one would expect them to do any better than they could, the people I refer to are generally native English speakers who use txt speak and generally give no thought to their posts)