Attitudes to text lingo on forum

[xbgs351]

What do people think of text lingo on this forum. Personally I hate trying to decipher the jibberish. So fill in the poll and let me know.

[Casper]

There is almost a zero tolerance for it.... it is unacceptable

[Mr Cube]

Its a forum, its internet based and short hand is the emerging language of the internet.. I read an article re: teenagers and the MSN talk phenomen.

Sometimes it does get a bit much, more the acronyms I get lost with

[fiery]

It would have to be the most irritating thing to read in any post.
This is not like a phone where you try to fit as much as possible without as many letters...... nor is it MSN etc where its ok to shorten words.

I dont know how many times I have sat and tried to work out what on earth someone is saying just to give up because frankly I dont feel like getting irritated.

Is it that hard to spell correctly (or as close as possible)?

*hopping off soapbox now* lol
:

[FordFan86]

i rEallY haTe rAnDOm CapItAlisAtIon aSwElL
Not only does it take 5 x longer to write the message, it annoys the hell out of you aswell.

[KEV EB XR8]

Don't like it at all on here. creates a horrible messed up untidy aspect to the English language

I have learnt to use edicate/punctuation while learning to express myself using a keyboard

"So should the text generation"

[honer]

Its ИИИИed !

[chief]

I do not like it. I mispell some words every now and then but dont intentionally intend to.

[Hitman]

I cannot stand it, any post that has sms type langauge in it doesn't get read by me.

[Falcon Coupe]

I hate it and judge by it, i get the feeling the person is uneducated or lazy and take their posts with a grain of salt, i'm no english proffessor and spelling mistakes are fine, but some people refuse to have a go.

[biomechanic]

When aliens come across our world in a few hundred years time, they'll find nothing but ИИИИroaches and mobile phones full of:

+ omg r u 2 fune!!~
+ k thx bi
+ c u l8r

and

+ omfg rofl ur fukd

[honer]

o rly ?!

[stiddy]

I hate it, and im the same as Falcon coupe, it comes across as being uneducated...
spelling mistakes- gees im a shocker, and they happen alot, but even so its still not even close to being as bad as the stupid text lingo that sometimes happens on here...

[FordFan86]

i rly cnt c wot ur pplz prblm iz wit it
hahahaha
I tend to annoy randoms on MSN by correcting even the slightest grammatical error. lol.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Ive grown up in the "lingo" era and it seems normal to me. I text message a lot, i also spend a lot of time on msn and this "lingo" saves time and i find it easy to read. I dont really use it (try not too) on this forum because everyone frowns upon it and judge you for using it so i stear away from it.

But i voted that i like it because its a little slice of my technological backgroud.

[max]

Perhaps AFF should formulate a Code of Practice and install an Ethics Committee! :lookedat:

[Jase]

So you going to ban lol, and rofl?

Nothing wrong with a bit of it, just dont be a spanner and make a whole post with it

Some ppl need to have a teaspoon of cement n harden up :P

[Psycho Chicken]

I think lol or rofl as an expresion of humour is a bit different to omgz ru 4 reel???!?!/1111oneoneone

I don't understand how people can even type like that. My iq drops just reading it.

[Casper]

Originally Posted by max

Perhaps AFF should formulate a Code of Practice and install an Ethics Committee! :lookedat:

We have one, its called the Admins/Mods.

It also comes with these extra random features:
"I'm drunk, your avatar is getting changed"
"I've had a bad day and you just became my random victim for the night" and the always fun
"SMS writing? Lets see you SMS write 1 m 8ann3d" :yeees:

[EA2BA]

I use the dictionary on my mobile for texting, why bother with all the complex short cutting, when you can write a readable message just as quick, or are todays kids just to dumb to work it out in all reality.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Were not dumb were just full of energy :

[XA-Coupe]

death to SMS talk. I don't even use it when I SMS

[XAGSV8]

Hate the SMS crap. When people use it on here it looks like they are uneducated. Don't understand it because I don't own a mobile phone (means annoying people can get in contact with me) and have never sent a text message. Ban them I say or at least give them a Barbie Avatar and a slap in the face.

[LUXO_8]

i dispise the sms talk....as mentioned it shows the person's lazyness

[Penelope Pitstop]

Ok so I have been accused of being pedantic on more than one occasion but I abhor poor grammar, spelling and punctuation. The occasional typo is OK we are after all human… some of us more so than others… I admit I do judge people on the way they present themselves and on this – a public forum – it is the written word that reflects our characters.

I do not use SMS speak ever– not even on the mobile phone and trust me I do a lot of text messaging it is just so much easier to use predictive text. I tend to not read posts that are riddled with this other language and often feel sorry for the writer wondering if they just don’t realise they are doing it – that it has become that “normal” in today’s society that they just don’t know any better.

It’s all a bit sad isn’t it…

[zetec]

Originally Posted by FordFan86

I tend to annoy randoms on MSN by correcting even the slightest grammatical error. lol.

Lol should have started with a capital "L" because you began a new sentence there.

[XR8 Uterous]

I use it when im on MSN or writing a text message, But It shoudn't be done on the forums.

[Pinkbits]

Originally Posted by FordFan86

i rEallY haTe rAnDOm CapItAlisAtIon aSwElL
Not only does it take 5 x longer to write the message, it annoys the hell out of you aswell.

When my daughters use this as well as text lingo I ignore them, they soon learn to send proper messages

[XRated]

I can't stand the "lingo" either, even when people use it when chatting on MSN or phone messages... It drives me crazy. Half the time I'll make them spell it properly (or at least attempt it) before answering.

Originally Posted by honer

o rly ?!

Hahahah I p!ss myself every time I see that picture in your avatar!!!

[Rob]

Having been a member of countless forums, I can say with certainty that this forum is a model of civility, however sometimes the lingo can be taken too far. You get that these days, though.

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