- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I find it interesting that the folks from overseas get excused from these sorts of discussions, yet someone who may not have gotten a good education (for whatever reason) gets slammed. Why not be consistant? There are a ton of reasons why someone might not use good grammar. Dyslexia, english as a second (or 3rd, 4th etc.) language, poor education, low IQ, or in the case of l33t speak a different culture, the list goes on.
Yes there are tools out there that help, perhaps not everyone has access to them, or are simply not inclined to use them, as that takes time. I certainly fall into that category, I cannot be bothered to run every post that I make through a checker.
Similarly I cannot be bothered to get all worked up when someone uses improper grammar when reading posts on messageboards. Just because someone might use improper or unconventional gramar or spelling, does not make thier posts or ideas invalid. I do however, manage to get worked up with threads like these ; )
Personally, I find these types of threads to be kind of elietist and obnoxious. But that is just one man's opinion.