invention_45
New member
...being persnickety.
I'm writing this because, while I am sure some people comment on the form (grammar, spelling) of others' posts out of pickiness, there is a really good reason to at least try to get it close to right.
I personally could not care less how another person writes. As I have said before, I can translate most poorly written things into something I understand. But even I have my limits. The result is I stop reading.
If you write your whole post in all caps, it is very difficult to read. That means what you wrote is not likely to get read. If you write a page-long post in a single paragraph, it is very hard to read. It is not likely to get read. If you don't put some sort of structure in what you write, like capitalizing the start of sentences, it's really hard to read. It's not likely to get read unless it's very short.
I'm not trying to guarantee that there aren't people who just like browbeating people over their writing skills. I'm just not one of them.
What I'm trying to say to those who need to brush up a little is the whole point of posting is so everybody else reads what you have to offer. If you make it impossible to read, a lot of people will just pass it by. You are costing yourself the opportunity to be heard.
I'm writing this because, while I am sure some people comment on the form (grammar, spelling) of others' posts out of pickiness, there is a really good reason to at least try to get it close to right.
I personally could not care less how another person writes. As I have said before, I can translate most poorly written things into something I understand. But even I have my limits. The result is I stop reading.
If you write your whole post in all caps, it is very difficult to read. That means what you wrote is not likely to get read. If you write a page-long post in a single paragraph, it is very hard to read. It is not likely to get read. If you don't put some sort of structure in what you write, like capitalizing the start of sentences, it's really hard to read. It's not likely to get read unless it's very short.
I'm not trying to guarantee that there aren't people who just like browbeating people over their writing skills. I'm just not one of them.
What I'm trying to say to those who need to brush up a little is the whole point of posting is so everybody else reads what you have to offer. If you make it impossible to read, a lot of people will just pass it by. You are costing yourself the opportunity to be heard.